Recent content by mcmahoon12

After looking at some reviews, it seems like stock Intel Coolers seem to have an unfortunate reputation for being notoriously loud and ineffective at cooling. The extra $30-$40 for the upgrade. if within your budget, would seem like a wise choice. Again, this is based off others experiences and...

What is your current set up? What games are you running? Ryzen is current gen. and would outperform the i7 when it comes to running multi threaded games. It is also on par with the I7 in terms of singe core performance. It will be optimized over time. If it is within your budget, I don't see a...

Could it be your cmos battery needs replacing? Or, it sounds like your MOBO or PSU went complete kablam. Perhaps you would benefit from working through the troubleshooting guide step by step: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems Good Luck!

Could it be that your GPU is not fully seated correctly?

Gonna have to upgrade the MOBO, RAM, and GPU if he opts for Ryzen, right? The GTX 970 is a slimy card anyway with the 3.5GB VRAM limit.

How were you able to determine what the latest Bios version was?

I use the Asus VG248QE 3d monitor. Works great and relatively inexpensive! https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rkphP6/asus-monitor-vg248qe