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performance wise, the motherboard offers little performance benefit in relation to cost. if you're gonna spend on it, spend on the features that catches your fancy, like USB3.1 ports, SLI/CF support, CPU OC support, etc. otherwise, it really doesn't matter save for build quality, which you can't...

at only a $250 budget, I'd stick with that i7. it may not be as good as some of the modern CPUs now, but it should still do you fine even with a 1070. even if you insists on a CPU + mobo upgrade, about the only option is waiting for the Ryzen 5 & a $80-90 mobo if there's any. intel's choice will...

$1.3k-ish including the 2TB WD Green drive for archiving. built in early 2013. hadn't upgrade since.

assuming you've already done the standard AV scan, try Malwarebytes. worked for a colleague who also had the same issue, though for a different site. your mileage may vary.

you're much better off getting a Z270 if you're going with a Kaby Lake CPU. otherwise, you have a fair chance of not seeing that PC booting up, unless you can confirm they're shipping that mobo with the latest BIOS now. M.2 slots share the same bandwith with a SATA express port. Use an M.2...

in most cases, that i7 isn't worth the extra cash for small performance gain. for a mainly gaming PC, an i5 is the most you wanna go for. may as well save a bit with the RAM going with a DDR4-2400. in most cases, the performance difference isn't all that big compared to the DDR4-3000 mobos...

if you're on a tight budget, getting an i7, 1080ti, and 32 GB ram is really not a wise decision. as Native Text has asked, you're gonna wanna start with giving us your budget. CPU - for gaming alone, an i5 at most should be sufficient. any more, and you're looking at some diminishing returns. a...

Arma 3 and Ark are poorly optimized games, so expect to see very poor performance. H1Z1 i'm not all quite sure. you may want to check their respective pages in the PCgamingwiki for some possible tweaks. I reckon you meant the Athlon x4 860K? Not a great CPU to pair with a 1070, but it will do...

CPU - stick with an i5 at most. you didn't exactly specify a budget, but considering you went with a GTX1050 ti, i imagine it's not a lot. if you're OCing, then you want a K-series processor. otherwise, you're not gonna be overclocking much, and getting a Z170/270 motherboard becomes a wasted...

go to pcpartpicker and pick your parts. make sure there's no warning at the bottom to ensure best compatibility. feel free to buy from the stores there, or you can search & buy them locally if that's not an option. as for assembling them, you may want to see if you got RELIABLE friends that can...

well if you're not gaming, any of the subpar PSUs like the Corsair CX will do. I'd imagine some off brand PSUs will do you just fine as well, if the PSUs in prebuilt are to go by, but it would be reckless of me to strongly suggest you do so, so do try to find a decent brand at least. it might...

the CPU is fine if you don't mind toning down the graphics settings. the PSU however is a bit worrying. consider looking for a better quality PSU. while true the setup could run at 350W, but best to be safe and add some extra headroom going with a 400-450W PSU. a link for reference &...