Best products from r/computerhelp

We found 24 comments on r/computerhelp discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 44 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.

9. Neeyer SATA to USB Cable, USB 3.0 SATAIII Hard Drive Adapter Cable for 2.5 Inch SSD & HDD Support UASP, 9 Inch

    Features:
  • QUICKLY ACCESS A SATA SSD/HDD: Neeyer SATA to USB 3.0 Adapter can easily connect a 2.5" SATA SSD or HDD with your computer to expand storage, upgrade system, back up files, retrieve and recover data, and transfer data. It is awsome for booting up old spare hard disks and recovering important files of broken PC. (Note: 1.Not support 3.5'' SSD/HDD! 2. Not support IDE interface! 3. No power cable! Not need additional power cable!)
  • 5GBPS FAST SPEED WITH UASP: With standard USB 3.0 and SATA III connectors ready, it supports super data transfer speed of 5Gbps. Plus accelerated transmission protocols--UASP and TRIM, it performs 70% faster at reading and 40% faster at writing than conventional USB 3.0 when connected to a computer that also supports UASP. The advanced ASM 1153e chipset greatly improves the performance of data transfer.
  • NO DRIVER & EASY USE: No need to install driver or install the SSD/HDD inside an enclosure, just plug and play. Supports Windows/Mac OS/Linux/Chrome OS laptops, game consoles like Sony PS4/PS3/Xbox One, Smart TV, Router, etc. Hot-swap supported. No request for extra power supply.
  • USER-FRIENDLY DESIGN: The LED indicator lets you know the working status easily (Red Light: Power status; Green Light: Activity status). The Auto Sleep Mode helps to extend the lifespan of your hard drives. The S.M.A.R.T function allows you to check the status of your HDD or SSD on computer easily. Built-in USB Cable allows it to work out of the box. Lightweight & slim design makes it a portable solution while on the go.
  • BROAD COMPATIBLITY: Fit with most 2.5" SATA III / II / I HDD (Hard Disk Drive) & SSD (Solid State Drive) up to 5TB, compatible with WD Blue SATA PC HDD 2.5, WD GREEN 2.5 SATA SSD, Seagate Barracuda 2.5, Seagate FireCuda, Samsung 860 EVO/850 EVO SATA III SSD, SanDisk SSD PLUS, Crucial BX500/MX500, Kingston A400 SATA SSD, TOSHIBA TR200, PNY CS900, DREVO X1, Integral, HITACHI. WARRANTY: 45 Days Money Back Guarantee & 24-Month Worry-free Warranty.
Neeyer SATA to USB Cable, USB 3.0 SATAIII Hard Drive Adapter Cable for 2.5 Inch SSD & HDD Support UASP, 9 Inch
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19. COMeap (2-Pack) 6 Pin Male to 8 Pin (6+2) PCI Express Power Adapter Cable for CoolerMaster and Thermaltake Power Supply with 6 Pin Port 20-inch (51cm)

    Features:
  • 『6P - 8P(6+2)』6 pin male end to plug into the power supply (only works with Cooler Master & Thermaltake power supply with standard 6 pin PCIe port) and 8 pin(6+2) male end to plug into the video graphics card;(NOTE: the 6 pin end and 8 pin(6+2) male end cannot be used interchangeably)
  • 『Only designed for graphics vedio cards, it doesn't work with motherboards』Compatible with 6-pin & 8-pin graphics cards from popular manufacturers such as: ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte, Radeon, Sapphire, NVIDIA Tesla GPU, etc. (The 8 pin (6+2) end could be used as 6 pin or 8 pin end by sliding on/off the 2 pin.);
  • 『Compatibility』Compatible with CoolerMaster and Thermaltake power supply with standard 6 pin PCIe port; (NOTE: this cable is Not compatible with EVGA, Corsair and Antec PSUs.)
  • 『Parameter』Length(including connectors): 20-inch(51cm), Gauge: 1007-18AWG(standard tin-coating copper wire), Quantity: 2pcs, Self-adhesive tape*1pcs (only designed for graphics vedio cards, it will not work with motherboards);
  • 『Note』Please do not connect this cable with 6 pin peripheral connector, it will burn or damage your device. This cable was only designed for the brand and model as listed in the 3rd Point. If you use other incompatible brand PSUs or types, it will definitely burn or damage the PSUs or graphics cards and we won’t take any responsibility for wrongly using or installing. Please check the compatible types or contact us if you are not sure if it supports your power supply;
COMeap (2-Pack) 6 Pin Male to 8 Pin (6+2) PCI Express Power Adapter Cable for CoolerMaster and Thermaltake Power Supply with 6 Pin Port 20-inch (51cm)
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Top comments mentioning products on r/computerhelp:

u/Aiml3ssCalam1ty · 1 pointr/computerhelp

Oh, that's easier, it's a simple SATA power and SATA data connection. Any enclosure with a SATA connection should work just fine, although I'd recommend using one with a USB 3.0 output and the HDD can read and write much faster than the 480Mbps limitation of USB 2.0. Something like this would work great and it's super cheap-

https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Tool-free-Enclosure-Optimized-EC-UASP/dp/B00OJ3UJ2S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519971772&sr=8-1&keywords=2.5in+hard+drive+enclosure

The SATA connections have a sideways 'L' shaped connector for both the separate power and data connections and will only plug-in one way.

u/Lastrastuff · 2 pointsr/computerhelp

Download, and run this guy. You will need a flash drive and some time. Once it installs do the following:

  1. Boot into the flash drive using your boot menu (let me know if you have trouble finding that)

  2. Show me what options you have from there.

    The idea is that you do a repair install that should let you reinstall the OS without moving any files. It should seem straightforward but if you feel uncomfortable take plenty of screenshots and I'm happy to walk you through it.


    Edit: ALTERNATELY if you have a way of removing the hard drive and mounting it to another computer using something like this (you can get these from Best Buy or Walmart in a pinch) you can see all of your files that way, and then using the reinstall tool you can reinstall the operating system without worrying about lost data.
u/drz400dude1 · 2 pointsr/computerhelp

I just found this board on Amazon Prime Day deals for cheap and I am a fan of Asus, from what I can tell it looks pretty similar to the MSI one you posted. Do you see any issues? It's on sale for $76 which sounds pretty good.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FKT5CTH/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

u/JasonHenley · 5 pointsr/computerhelp

Your motherboard does not have an M.2 slot on it.

You can buy a PCI-E x4 M.2 adapter that fits the 500GB Samsung EVO 970 plus (like this one https://www.amazon.com/EZDIY-FAB-Express-Adapter-Support-22110/dp/B01GCXCR7W/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=pci-e+m.2+adapter&qid=1562715160&s=gateway&sr=8-4), but it requires a PCI-E x4 slot.

Your motherboard has four PCI-E x1 slots (won't fit) and two PCI-E x16 slots (it will fit in this slot but only if you have one free -- i.e. you don't have two video cards).

If you're looking for a cheaper alternative, consider getting a regular old boring SATA III SSD. True, they aren't as fast as NVMe SSDs, but this is $30 cheaper (https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-500GB-Internal-MZ-76E500B-AM/dp/B0781Z7Y3S/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=500GB+samsung+evo+SSD&qid=1562715888&s=gateway&sr=8-3) and for gaming you actually won't notice much of a difference compared to the NVMe drive you spec'ed. NVMe gives you bigger performance boosts when reading/writing large blocks of sequential data, so for example video editing. Source: https://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/sata-3-vs-m-2-vs-nvme-overview-and-comparison/

u/returner00b · 1 pointr/computerhelp

The hard drive is PROBABLY fine, it sounds like there is probably a problem with the mainboard if it won't power on - but this doesn't guarantee the hard drive is OK. BUT, it's probably fine.

You want something like this

You can then remove the hard drive by following these instructions and plugging the hard drive into the USB adapter, powering it on, and plugging it into a different computer. Then, just find the files!

u/TalesOfTorment · 2 pointsr/computerhelp

Hey man,

So 3.0 ports and 2.0 ports are interchangeable in some aspects. 2.0 runs on 3.0 without a problem, but trying to run a 3.0 on a 2.0 can cause some issues. Mainly because the transfer rates are so different. My suggestion is to get ahold of another computer and transfer the photos to a folder. Then, instead of an external hard drive, just get a large usb 2.0 flashdrive. (I've listed my favorite). Other than that, I don't know what to do man. =/

Best of luck to you.

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Cruzer-128GB-Flash-SDCZ36-128G-B35/dp/B01EHG3GVM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1504927305&sr=8-4&keywords=usb%2B2.0%2Bflash%2Bdrive%2B128gb&th=1

u/furrball12 · 1 pointr/computerhelp

You could take out the hard drive and use something such as this to plug it into another computer and it will show up just like a USB thumb drive(assuming that the problem is not the hard drive failing).
*this may require you to boot into a Linux live cd if the hard drive is failing/is the problem

If it is the hard drive failing(less likely, typically the hard drive would be making unusual sounds, screeching loud ticking, etc.)you could still try the above idea but that may hurt the hard drive more. If the data is externally valuable it the best solution would be a professional data recovery company (these can run into the thousands of dollars)

You could also try to take it to a local computer repair shop and ask for their opinion on it.

The first idea is probably fine tho.

I have recovered data with the first idea before.

u/muellernash · 1 pointr/computerhelp

External monitor would be the way to go. Beyond that, you could pull the HD and plug it into another computer. They make adapters which are cheap on amazon that allow you to plug drives into other computers via USB.

Things like this: https://www.amazon.com/WAVLINK-Dual-Bay-Docking-Station-Functions/dp/B018FTE87S

Or this: https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-UNITEK-universal-Optical-Include/dp/B06WWLCYC3

But make sure it is compatible with your drive before buying.

u/Sleepy3135 · 2 pointsr/computerhelp

You shuold be able to. Either but something like this https://www.amazon.com/Inateck-FD2002-Dual-Bay-Docking-Function/dp/B00N1KXE9K/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1522154062&sr=8-5&keywords=hard+drive+docking+station or if you're using a new desktop just connect the new hard drive to sata and power cables it should come up. Just make sure the computer is off then you do it.

u/The_Dragonn_29 · 1 pointr/computerhelp

Out of curiosity, what do you mean by the one you bought from Amazon? Is it just a audio adapter like this?

If it is, I would try plugging a flash drive into the USB port you had it in. Preferably, one that you tested as working using your rear USB.

If the flash drive works in the back but not the front, then I would open up your case and check that all the wires going from the front panel to the motherboard and make sure it's still plugged in properly.

u/Ash6121 · 1 pointr/computerhelp

Is it just a single 3.5mm jack? if so most desktops don't have the 4 ring 3.5mm jack found in an Iphone or laptop allowing to use a mic and headphones with just jack. You will need to buy a splitter that turns it into a headphone jack and a mic and then plug those into their respective jack. They are on amazon for around 10$.

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-MUYHSFMM-Headset-Splitter-Adapter/dp/B0058DOWH6/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1520281055&sr=8-16&keywords=35mm+splitter

if the problem is what i think it is grab one of these and you are good to go!

u/Harrybobo4290 · 1 pointr/computerhelp

You could buy a new HDD such as this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-500GB-BarraCuda-2-5-Inch-Internal/dp/B07D9698HW/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=500gb+hdd&qid=1572354524&sr=8-3

Or this one on Amazon.co.uk:

WD Caviar Blue 500GB SATAIII 6Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM
£20.00

u/ARAR1 · 1 pointr/computerhelp

This should probably work, but I do not have personal experience.

http://www.amazon.com/Dualcomm-Ethernet-over-Adapters-DECA-100/dp/B009AGCLVG


Cannot run TV and internet over the same cable at the same time. You would have to switch both ends of the coax cable to accomplish this.

u/HelgoDuck · 1 pointr/computerhelp

If you think the mouse is completely done for, you may want to find something like this or this

u/DangerousToken · 1 pointr/computerhelp

Okay, I have found a card I might want.

https://www.amazon.com/XFX-Radeon-1386MHz-Graphics-RX-580P8DFD6/dp/B06Y66K3XD/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=graphics+card+1080&qid=1570498214&refinements=p_36%3A1253506011&rnid=386442011&s=electronics&sr=1-1

This card sounds great. Like I said, I am a newbie to this stuff, and I could be making a very stupid mistake. But hey, I'm here to learn.

u/particlegun · 1 pointr/computerhelp

You could remove the hard drive from the laptop and plug it into a desktop pc in a spare drive bay.

Or alternatively, get a USB to SATA adapter and use it as an external drive so you can grab the files off the drive.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-comUSB-SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable-Black/dp/B00HJZJI84