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Vince

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My brand new, bottom of the line gaming computer runs great. But when I'm on the web I hear the hard drive grinding It only does it then. Any comments?
 
Not sure what that is, I'd have to see it myself, but my guess is if you are gaming you probably have a Microsoft. As much as I bash Microsoft, I will admit that's where the games are and you can stay there for that (but check for viruses anyway).

My recommendation if you want to just surf the web, have a good, light "laptop" to take with you on vacations, and not have to worry about security or malware, then get a cheap google chromebook, they are cheaper refurbished which is what I have a full sized screen, solid as a rock for about $200. They are good for surfing, emails, forums like this, videos (you tube) or net movies, anything involving communication or entertainment. However, the apps (programs) are on the cloud so you have to have a gmail account which is free and easy to create. I have my phone number for recovery but a bogus name lest you worry about privacy (anything that goes on the web has that issue, though). So you can do free word documents, excel or powerpoint type office work (it's good for business usage,too). Your files are stored on the cloud so you never lose them.

You can't get malware because you can't install anything. Any app is really a chrome browser extension as the whole operating system is really just a browser. A rogue extension can seem like a virus, but you simply disable that extension. A feature called a "powerwash" erases everything and reloads it to factory settings.... then.... your google account reinstalls your settings so that a complete "format" takes literally two minutes. Blows anything "bad" away in moments. Boots up in 8-10 seconds, too.

For games, yeah, use the Microsoft. For serious surfing and any internet related function, get a chromebook and leave the Microsoft home. It gets malware just turning the thing on its so flimsy.
 
Can't imagine it would be anything else, but are you sure it is the hard drive? It could also be one or more of the cooling fans inside the case. Depending on the browser you are using, if you have quite a few tabs open you are using that much extra memory, which could cause the fans to work harder at keeping the components cool.
 
Yes I agree that more usage could do that but how is it that it does not do it with the gaming which is more resource hoggish than merely surfing? Gaming is about as resource intensive as I can think of unless..... you are trying to surf AND game enough to push the limits. The point of my previous post was perhaps to have a dedicated, secure computer for (dangerous) surfing these days and use your new gaming computer for just the games.
 
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