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It depends what wattage your components require. Otherwise, that specific Coolermaster PSU is only "80+ Bronze" efficiency while the Antec is "80+ Gold efficiency". With the same wattage, better efficiency will be better. This link compares the efficiencies and what they mean...

https://www.asrock.com/support/faq.asp?id=286 5 beeps should be your video card Ensure it's being powered and that it's connected to your PCI-e 16x slot properly.

Getting a new graphics card for that budget in the current market might not be getting you anything with substantially better performance. Without getting a new motherboard, a processor like an i5 7600 or i5 7600k should still help. You could also go for the i7 7700k, which has double the...

Your card recommends a MINIMUM of a 600W power supply. If there's a problem with the power supply or the cable connections, that could explain the issue you're having. Especially if the PSU wasn't bought new, it could not be performing to specification. You can use a program like HWiNFO64 or...

The "overclocking community" generally considers 85C peak temps to be a stable, safe overclock for Intel processors. Some believe the most accurate temps can be observed with Prime 95 Version 26.6 using Small FFTs. Your processor, under real load, should never go past the point this shows. 90C...