"Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong"
When playing BF4 on the XI server I found this out.
I noticed something was wrong when the level loading took longer than usual, and when I finally joined the game was freezing and stutter, a lot.
I also noticed my HDD making a very obnoxious ticking sound, and before I knew it my game froze, then my computer, and on restart I was staring at a BIOS screen.
My HDD is dead, on my birthday, on a long weekend I had hoped to spend in part gaming.
I've tried recovery on another computer, its totally fried mechanically, I don't have the know-how to open the case up and replace what I assume is a broken arm.
The good news is I've ordered a new, bigger HDD and a smaller SSD (so I can give recording a try!)