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I resolved the issue. Everything works, not sure why it didn't first time. I have a separate, operational PC running the same i9 processor on a Gigabyte Auros Z390 Ultra motherboard. I ran all new parts on that MB and get them working. I ran all existing parts on the new MB and they worked...

Putting together a brand new build as follows: ASUS WS-Z390 PRO MB Intel Core i9-9900K. Noctua NH-D14, Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 2280 1TB, G.Skill Ripjaw V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 3200 RAM Silverstone Strider Series 600W ATX PS (PS-ST60G-TI) Phanteks Eclipse P600S case. I intend...

Thanks Smorizio I purchased the Corsair PSU about 3 years ago. http://www.corsair.com/en-us/professional-series-gold-ax750-80-plus-gold-certified-fully-modular-power-supply From what I understand of your response, by running the 6 pin and 8 pin to the MB, that will provide power to the GPU...

Building a new desktop using some new parts and some existing, hoping for feedback on if my existing PSU will work for the new MB with GPU. CPU: Intel i7-6700K (new) MB: MSI Z170A XPower Gaming Titanium Edition (new) GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 DirectX 12 GTX 970 GAMING 4G (existing) RAM: G...

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Thanks for the advice Wolfshadow - I took your advice and freed up HDD space on the OS drive. I also tested the memory and found that two of my four 2GB sticks are bad. Tested a known good 2GB stick in each DIMM slot to confirm no MB issues. That seems to have fixed the issue.

I'm running 8GB of RAM (4 x 2GB) and actually have three HDD. The drive listed is OS and Recorded TV, then have two additional 2TB drives for recorded content (movies, etc.). OS and Recorded TV drive has about 150 GB remaining of 2TB. The other two each have about 400 GB of 2TB remaining...

Looking for feedback on an update to my HTPC. This update is exclusively for an HTPC - no gaming. Web browsing only for YouTube and Pandora type sites. WMC 7 and iTunes for media. I'm having significant BSOD issues, now even white screen of death issues, and am going to replace the MB and...

Made a few more configuration changes on the setup. Went with the Gigabyte MB and GPU. Upped the size to an ATX case and MB. Dropped the CPU from 3.2 Ghz to 2.9 Ghz (same processer family, just a bit slower). And increased the PSU - the GPU says it requires 400W. The enermax has great...

Updated my configuration above with the following components: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD204UI 2TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive @ Newegg - $89.99 SAPPHIRE 100293L Radeon HD 5570 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Low Profile Ready...

Appreciate the feedback on my new HTPC build below. I've been researching the boards from sometime and have had previous questions answered by rwpritchett and aznshinobi - thanks for helping get me this far. Approximate Purchase Date: next two week (by April 1, 2011) Budget: prefer $550 or...

I could only pick one answer as the best answer. But all the feedback is really helping me to focus in on the right solution at the right price. Personally, I'd always been an Intel fan, but no more. I'm now moving to AMD. Maybe I'll go back one day, but for the money, it appears to be the...

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Thanks for the feedback. Given that I don't believe my TV supports 3D playback, do I need to worry about HDMI 1.4 today, or can I go with HDMI 1.3 and then just upgrade the video card at a later date? If so, then is this ATI Radeon HD5570 a good card to select - I assume it is an HDMI 1.3 card...

I've been watching these boards for a while and am at an impasse for my HTPC build. I can't decide between a set up using an AMD chip with discrete GPU or an Intel i3 with integrated graphics. Throw in waiting for Sandybridge and I'm at a loss. My goal here is to spend less than $500 all in...