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Brand new ASRock CL27FF monitor right out of the box: Plug monitor into wall outlet Press power on button Blue power on light in back comes on (solid) No monitor illumination Nothing at all Just an unlit black screen Press joystick /power button to open OSD menu No monitor illumination No...

I'm currently running an AMD Athlon X4 870K, so pretty much any Ryzen 5 or better is a vast improvement.

I'm seeing articles saying that AM4 has been replaced with AM5 and that there likely won't be CPU upgrade paths on AM4 after 2025. Is it worth skipping AM4 and jumping to an AM5 board for the CPU/APU upgrade path?

There was a lightning strike very close to my house and most of my telecom equipment got fried, to include a couple of 8-port unmanaged switches and the ethernet port of the GA-F2A88XN-WIFI motherboard in my rig. I need to replace the motherboard, which is a socket FM2+. Is it worth picking up...

Thanks for all the input, the various builds presented gave me a lot to think about. I ended up spending more than I wanted to, here's what I purchased. Still have to fork out the cash for Win10. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($222.98 @ Newegg)...

Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next 3 weeks. Budget Range: Cheaper is better, but up to $750 System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and watching YouTube videos Are you buying a monitor: Not currently, but will buy something bigger later. Currently has/will use Samsung...

Yes, but I'm not putting an unactivated copy of Win10 on a PC for a family friend that isn't PC-Savvy.

I have been to the Columbus MicroCenter several times. I also happen to be flying out of, and back into, Columbus this coming weekend.

Building a PC for my son's friend (15 y/o, not PC savvy). He doesn't have one currently, so I will need everything. He wants to have a PC so he can play PC games/have mods running on PC versions of some Xbox titles. It will likely sit on the TV stand in his bedroom next to the Xbox as it...

I haven't done anything with mini cases before, I always use MT cases so I have room. Guess I'll just get the one for home office use and look into building a something in a MT case for my son. Thank you for your speedy responses.

Given the form factor, will the suggested GPU fit in the case?

HP EliteDesk 705 G4 Mini PC - AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 2400GE 3.2GHz, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Vega Graphics, 2x USB 3.1 Type-C, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - 4HX42UT#ABA About to buy the above PC for home business use. Thinking about getting a second one if I can reasonable turn it into a mid-level gaming...