Windows 10 seems to be struggling with you.
Windows 10 seems to be struggling with you.
Your machine is quite outdated—Intel i7-3930K from 10 years ago, running Windows 10 on a relatively new SSD. The blue screens and boot failures seem linked to both age and hardware limitations. I see you’ve faced similar issues with older drives, which suggests the storage component might be affecting performance. You’re considering upgrading to a newer SSD and installing Windows 11, but it’s worth confirming whether your CPU and other factors are contributing too. Think about testing with a different drive or checking BIOS updates before making changes.
After the machine stopped working, I think the storage unit might be faulty, or the power source could be harming the SSD.
Age remains a factor, though detailed information would assist in providing better support. It might be useful to consider an SSD nearing the end of its lifespan, as it can only store so much data before failing.
This suggests the SSD is showing signs of wear. The NAND flash isn't storing data reliably. Would you like me to run a health assessment using CrystalDiskInfo?
CrystalDiskInfo 8.16.4 © 2008-2022 by hiyohiyo Crystal Dew World: https://crystalmark.info/ OS : Windows 10 [10.0 Build 19042] (x64) Date : 2022/05/04 18:52:50 -- Controller Map ---------------------------------------------------------- - Standard SATA AHCI Controller [ATA] + Standard SATA AHCI Controller [ATA] - Samsung SSD 840 Series - Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB - SanDisk SSD PLUS 1000GB - ST2000DM001-1CH164 - HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH14NS40 + Standard SATA AHCI Controller [ATA] - Marvell 91xx Config - Microsoft Storage Spaces Controller [SCSI] -- Disk List --------------------------------------------------------------- (01) Samsung SSD 840 Series : 250.0 GB [0/2/0, pd1] - sg (02) Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB : 250.0 GB [1/2/0, pd1] - sg (03) SanDisk SSD PLUS 1000GB : 1000.2 GB [2/2/0, pd1] - sd (04) ST2000DM001-1CH164 : 2000.3 GB [3/2/0, pd1] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (01) Samsung SSD 840 Series ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Model : Samsung SSD 840 Series Firmware : DXT06B0Q Serial Number : S14GNEACA41030T Disk Size : 250.0 GB (8.4/137.4/250.0/250.0) Buffer Size : Unknown Queue Depth : 32 # of Sectors : 488397168 Rotation Rate : ---- (SSD) Interface : Serial ATA Major Version : ACS-2 Minor Version : ATA8-ACS version 4c Transfer Mode : SATA/600 | SATA/600 Power On Hours : 31551 hours Power On Count : 3897 count Host Writes : 2041 GB Wear Level Count : 132 Temperature : 31 C (87 F) Health Status : Good (86 %) Features : S.M.A.R.T., NCQ, TRIM, DevSleep APM Level : ---- AAM Level : ---- Drive Letter : C: D:
I connect my main monitor via HDMI. I seldom use DP for my pen display, which I had around six months ago.
Generally unlikely, in short, poor DP connections can return incorrect voltage through the PCIe bus via DP communication, leading to issues with NVMe drive stability. However, this doesn’t appear to be happening here.
It will provide more details like: error rate, error count, reallocated NAND blocks, etc.
I experienced a Mushkin Chronos 500GB SSD failure after reaching around 2TBW despite good health ratings. Performance slowed significantly for writing tasks, then it crashed during an update and wouldn't boot. Errors appeared when trying to access various boot files. After cloning the drive, I repaired the installation and it worked fine on a new Samsung SSD. It’s possible this happened due to a faulty SATA cable or connection. SSDs are inexpensive yet reliable—consider cloning to another drive and using Windows repair tools like SFC and DISM to verify the installation. Another chance is instability in the CPU or RAM. You have an i7 K processor but aren’t overclocked? Is 1866 the native memory frequency? What voltage is being used? What are the timing specifications?