Recent content by gpotter511

Good afternoon, and thanks in advance for comments and assistance. I'm planning on purchasing components for, and building, a new desktop computer this week. The primary resource-intensive use for the system is non-competitive home gaming (ranging from Cyberpunk 2070/Witcher remaster to Paradox...

Good afternoon, and thanks in advance for comments and assistance. I'm planning on purchasing components for, and building, a new desktop computer in January-February 2023. The primary resource-intensive use for the system is non-competitive home gaming (ranging from Cyberpunk 2070/Witcher...

All - I'm hoping for some suggestions about potential upgrades to my current build, listed here: [url=https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PMGVZ8]. The monitor, GPU, and power supply were installed in December 2015, while the remainder was constructed in May 2014. The primary purpose of my unit is...

My current intentions are to purchase a new HD, remove the existing two hard drives in place, and attempt to fresh install W10 onto the new one. I'm hoping this will circumvent the Windows 10 issue as well as any suspected motherboard issues. Thoughts and suggestions remain greatly appreciated.

Some additional strange behavior: throughout this entire experience I have not seen the POST or boot screen. With Windows 7, there was a Gigabyte screen with a Boot Screen option (F12). Since installing Windows 10, this no longer appears. The first screen I see is the login screen. If I insert...

Good evening - This afternoon I attempted to reinstall Windows 10 from the USB, in an attempt to move from 32-bit to 64-bit. Repeated attempts to reinstall failed at the restart point - the screen would go to black. Upon hard restart, I would get a SAFE_OS message. I next attempted to "Reset...

All - Since building my rig in May 2014, I have experienced stretches where the computer will frequently BSOD and restart, resulting in a "Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown" message that offers no particular insight. The failures most often happen when the computer is on, but...

Thanks to everyone. This is extremely helpful. It's amazing to me what you can accomplish for such a reasonable amount.

Thanks for the reply aadithya - I knew I forgot something! I have been thinking of the 770 as well, but was originally slated for the GTX 750 Ti. Thoughts? I had planned on avoiding liquid cooling for the sake of reducing cost. It may be something I upgrade to later - is it desirable or even...

Hello, everyone - I'm hoping to get an evaluation of the following collection of components for the purposes of gaming. I'm particularly interested in any recommendations for where I can improve on certain components. The initial cost on this unit came in around $1,100, but I'm willing to...