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    Overclocking and PSU

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    FHD downscaled to HD

    Hello, As said above, the only way to attain the best image quality is to use the native resolution of the display. However, you must not experience any problems going from UHD resolution (3840x2160) to FHD resolution (1920x1080), as UHD employs exactly 4x more pixels. Check the refresh rate...
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    Overclocking and PSU

    Hello, With the Hyper 212? It's a matter of luck and depends of the particular CPU you'll get; a safe bet is 4 - 4,2 GHz on all cores (not going over 65C at full load). Decent PSU, but an overclocked FX + R9-390 system can bring it to its knees. Try to find a single-rail PSU, such as Fortron...
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    My Creative S750 setup died. What about Logitech Z906?

    Hello, It will work OK, just not as loud as the original Logitech speakers (so you may need to dial down the bass a little).
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    Legacy or uefi

    Hello, If you want to use Win8/8.1/10, use the UEFI setting (best functionality). For Win7, Vista or XP, Legacy is the way to go.
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    Liquid cooling an i5 4690 with an antec kuhler 920

    Hello, For liquid cooling, the fans must be set either in "push" (fan --> radiator --> case) or "push-pull" (fan1 --> radiator --> fan2 --> case) configuration.
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    GTX 970 or R9 290

    Hello, Go for the GTX970; the R9-290 you listed has the blower-like cooler, which means it's running hot (causing thermal throttling) and it is very noisy. A Sapphire R9-290 Vapor-X TRI-X is a properly cooled 290, but it sells at the GTX970 price, and for 1080p resolution the GTX970 is better.
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    Default Resolution "Prob"

    Hello, For the LCD screens. the best resolution is their native resolution, so 1680x1050 in your case. What are your system' specs? An old Pentium dual core with on-board video (HD4500) and 2GB of RAM should have no problems playing 720p videos. If you want to lower the screen resolution, at...
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    Pc shutdowns automatically while playing games just after getting new graphics card

    Hello, While not the best or decently priced PSU on the market, Corsair VS450 should be OK, especially when new. Moreover, your system will not draw more than 300W at full load, so 450W is plenty enough. Check the PSU voltages in BIOS / Windows (idle/load: use HWMonitor or HWInfo), especially...
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    Faulty PSU or GPU?

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    NH D15 in a Phantom 410 with Ripjaws X

    Hello, You can use the NH-D15 in a Phantom 410 case without issues (it has 170mm clearance for the CPU cooler, and NH-D15 has 165mm height fully equipped). As for the RAM: you will just need to readjust the position of the first fan (which can slide onto its retention wires).
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    Fx 8320 stable temps?

    Hello, For the stock cooler and 20-25C ambient temperature, 67C at full load is OK actually. As for the stability: you are the only one who could say if the system as a whole is stable, meaning there are no occasional freezings, lags, audio problems, video stuttering or artifacts.