How to Fix Slow SSD Write Speeds After the Cache Fills
You copy a huge folder to your new SSD, watch it fly at 3,000 MB/s,...
Storage & Memory
SSD, NVMe, RAM and storage guides for gaming PCs: speed versus capacity, DDR4 versus DDR5, installation steps and compatibility checks.
How to Monitor NVMe SSD Temperatures and Avoid Throttling
Gen4 and Gen5 NVMe drives are fast partly because their controllers run hot. Push sustained...
How to Recover Files From a Failing Hard Drive
A hard drive that clicks, freezes Windows, or disappears from Explorer is telling you its...
Two vs Four RAM Sticks: Does Populating All Slots Help Gaming?
When you want, say, 32GB of memory, you can get there with two 16GB sticks...
How to Install a Second NVMe SSD Without Losing Data
Adding a second NVMe SSD is the single best storage upgrade for a gamer who...
How to Format a New SSD: GPT vs MBR and Allocation Unit Size
A brand-new SSD often shows up as unallocated space that Windows ignores until you initialize...
How to Clone a Windows Drive to a New NVMe SSD
Upgrading from a slow SATA SSD or a cramped 256GB boot drive to a roomy...
How to Maintain and Defragment a Mechanical Hard Drive
SSDs get all the attention, but plenty of PCs still rely on mechanical hard drives...
NAS vs DIY Home Server for Storage: Which to Choose
Once you decide you want central, always-on storage at home, a second fork appears: buy...
How to Set Up a Two-Tier Storage Strategy for Gaming
You do not need to put every game on the fastest, priciest SSD, and you...