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    Monitor shuts off during OS installation

    I posted this in another section but I guess I posted in the wrong one. Here we go again... I've been having a problem with my computer and I ran out of trouble shooting ideas. This is going to be a little long cause I've tried a lot of things. My build: CPU: i5-750 Motherboard: Gigabyte...
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    SSD on GA-P55A-UD3 Rev 1.0

    I should've mentioned - both the mobo and the SSD should be properly functional: 1. I have another HDD with Windows installed in it - Seagate 1TB something (7200 RPM). I never really cared which port I put it on, but it's always worked. 2. Whenever the install doesn't work/half work, I had to...
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    SSD on GA-P55A-UD3 Rev 1.0

    Hi everyone, I need help! I have the GA-P55A-UD3 rev 1.0 motherboard from a couple of years ago. I just bought the Samsung 830 series (128 gb) thinking I'd like to upgrade. This was a couple of months ago and I still couldn't install windows on this drive. What I've done: 1. Having only the...
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    Light Gaming, Some Matlab and CAD

    Best answer selected by KIDRoach.
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    Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 mobo on an Antec 300 case

    1. I believe sys_fan1 and sys_fan2 are for the additional fans, if you decide to buy one, two or three. These are so that you can control the fans with a software, I think... 2. I didn't plug anything on mine... 3. This had me confused for a while too. Only one of the two plugs should be...
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    Light Gaming, Some Matlab and CAD

    APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week BUDGET RANGE: $800 Total, preferably lower SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Mostly AutoCAD, MathCAD, MATLAB and Abaqus. Very CPU intensive I think... Also some very light gaming PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Monitor, Speaker, OS (I have a keyboard and...
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    Building an $800 PC for CAD and computations softwares

    I should've mentioned. I don't need OS either, I can get it for cheap (student)
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    Building an $800 PC for CAD and computations softwares

    APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Either this month or Next Month BUDGET RANGE: 600-800 After Rebates SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Running Matlab, AutoCAD, MathCAD and some simulation software for Finite Element Analysis (Abaqus); Browsing; Office Products like Word, Excel, Access...