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The 620 watts will be more than sufficient for upgrading to the 380x. I went with a 750 watts since I will be adding another video card to crossfire when prices drop.

I use a cotton swabs dipped in 90% isopropyl alcohol for the cpu and graphics card heatsinks since it removes an 'invisible' layer of matted-ed web-like dust. Everything else I use a vacuum hose but I leave the computer plugged with the surge protector on to discharge any static electricity. I...

The Evo 212 won't fit over the G Skill heatsinks. Don't need memory heatsinks if you won't be overclocking. MSI Z170-A PRO LGA 1151 Intel Z170 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130892 There isn't really a reason to buy a graphics...

It might be a good idea to keep the fan speed up in the Corsair settings thing. The sickleflow are sleeve bearings so they won't hold up well when mounted horizontally.

The XFX TS 550 can easily handle the 280 and the rest of your components.

It is great. I have 6 of them. It is seasonic made and has the 5 year warranty which is the lowest warranty you should consider when buying a power supply.

Get this one instead if it is around the same price. EVGA 750 B2 $65 with a $10 rebate available making it $55 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KFAFRW6/ I own 3 of these and they are great.

EVGA 750 B2 $65 with a $10 rebate available making it $55 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KFAFRW6/ I own 3 of these and they are great.

It is usually the 6-32 and that was the size used for my NZXT source 210 non-elite but I had to use the M3 for my Antec GX 500, so if the motherboard standoffs are strange then try the M3.

Nope, the motherboard controls the overclock. The processor is just unlocked or able to be overclocked. You should probably get some sleep though. The BIOS thing takes like 10 minutes but it feels like an hour.

F5. It really depends on what voltage the motherboard is set to at the moment. The other gigabyte mobo that I helped with was set at 1.4 volts - it basically comes pre-overclocked. Download CPU Z and confirm your motherboard version in the 'Mainboard' tab...

I spent 3 hours trying to update the BIOS on my ASUS Z97 - P. It is just strange quirky things. Might as well get some sleep since once you get the BIOS updated. Things be better but almost everyone gets a new fansink for the 4790k though but the BIOS update should help with the temperature...

Essentially download the @BIOS program and the BIOS zip file, unzip it and then open the @BIOS and direct @BIOS to the BIOS file >.< There is an important part about turning off Hyperthreading in the BIOS (http://www.gigabyte.com/webpage/20/images/utiltiy_atbios_uefi.pdf) however I am unsure...

http://www.gigabyte.com/webpage/20/images/utiltiy_atbios_uefi.pdf

here is the digital version of the manual http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4955#manual