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Sigh...one of the unfortunate things (or perhaps fortunate depending on the slant) about being me is that when I have a problem and ask for help about it, actual help is exceedingly rare because most of the time no one else knows the solution either. Thanks anyway, guys.

A few days ago, my Youtube layout has changed to something simply horrible. I hate everything about it, and that's aside from the fact that half of my features are either a pain to find if not impossible to find. The one feature in particular that would be VERY nice to have would be filtering...

I vote for the 690 as well. You really can't go wrong either way, but the 690 does have advantages. The combination of less heat, less power, no chance of possible SLI issues, and more Vram for very similar costs and pure performance seems to be a no-brainer. Also, everything else being...

I second what vistakid said. Thought I had accidentally woken up in 2005 there for a second. :)

You haven't seriously been constantly switching out components for years, never pulling the trigger because something new is always comes out...have you? Just curious. Either way, grats on the build.

He isn't building one, he is buying one. I agree that you should go with the AMD system.

Just wanted to throw this out there too, just in case: If you didn't want to spend ANY additional money on your drive, you could simply put it in the case as is. It would be "loose" rather than screwed in, and it wouldn't look the best, but it's an option. Sort of similar to people taping...

Yes, Phenom 2 is two generations behind Piledriver. Phenom 2 > Bulldozer > Piledriver.

I see a lot of posts that say an SSD larger than 60GB is essentially mandatory, but in every single case the posts cite games and game folders. The truth is, a 60GB would be a great size for someone that exclusively or almost exclusively uses it for Windows and their programs. Yeah sure, if...

I agree that a 7770 is a capable card and is very nice for the cost. However, I still stand by my opinion that an i3 with a better gpu would be the better route than an i5 with a lesser gpu. Performance-wise, currently the i3 setup will simply do better than the i5 setup. And it should last...

This is all sorts of wrong. First off, I would heavily recommend that the OP stay with an i3 and go as high as he can with the video card, rather than DOWNGRADING it, as you suggest. Your % statements are completely irrelevant to this situation, and literally any even half-realistic situation...

Explain yourself. I would like to know what in my post was condescending, unless you count simply disagreeing with someone as condescension. Also, I am curious as to what in my post was unrealistic and contradictory. Anything specific? By the way...overclocked crap is still crap. An FX...

Assuming it's not your memory or psu, and everything is connected correctly and nothing is shorting out, my guess is it is the mobo. I've only built two computers, but one of them had a bad mobo...same symptoms as you. Replaced it and she started right up.

I disagree about your "a decent line" comment. I don't see how it could be viewed as decent, considering that at least from a gaming/majority standpoint it performs nearly identically to the LAST generation. I mean really, the fact that this thread itself exists says everything that needs to...

My main advice to you (which should cover the majority of cases), would be to simply learn how to reformat and reinstall Windows. Beyond that, it would be more of knowing how to handle specific problems, both software and hardware related. For the software side of things, knowing how to keep...

The reason is because your laptop specs suck. Laptops and games don't mix very well, and yours is far from high-end. Now may I ask you a question? Do you know why so many people have a fetish for gaming on a laptop? And why most of them also seem to think they should be able to get a...

I would go for the 2700k, $20 be damned. You obviously want it for enthusiast/overclocking reasons rather than a need for more performance since you already have a 2500k. Your call...can you swing an extra $20 for one of your hobbies? I would.

This concept for this situation is more or less pointless. Considering how close in performance Sandy and Ivy are now, and even more importantly the state of games and most programs in general (aka complete CPU overkill), when Sandy starts getting long in the tooth, Ivy will be right there with...

Not necessarily. It all depends on the prices. Theoretically as an example, if I could buy a 2500K Sandy for $30 less than a quad Ivy that is ~10-15% faster, it would be far from a no-brainer, particularly for those on specific budget points. Let's say you're a gamer. Either one would work...

No, I hadn't been using any third-party themes or extensions to my knowledge. Barebones Chrome, or barely so with the most common, basic plugins. Personally I can't see a difference in speed between Firefox and Chrome, they're both pretty fast, but I do prefer Firefox's UI. They are both...