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I'm using an Audioengine D1 external DAC btw. After updating to windows 10 the mute button appeared not to work until recently when I used the line-in jack and discovered that the mute button was only working for that jack. Is there a way to reassign what jack the button works with or some other alternative?

Wonderful now only one section can see the post. You're so helpful Mod.<3 You could have at least put it in the section that is more likely to help.

After updating to windows 10 the mute button appeared not to work until recently when I used the line-in jack and discovered that the mute button was only working for that jack. Is there a way to reassign what jack the button works with or some other alternative? I'm using an Audioengine D1 external DAC btw.

Get this one http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx980tigaming6g or any card with multiple large fans instead of the base 980ti if you go that route. The stock cooler sounds like a jet engine. I imagine noise is important while editing.

Get a new cooler. Hyper 212 should be good enough. Even better, anything from Noctua.

3K? The price should be the same as before.

Trust me a 24in 4k monitor is going to be way too small (waste of pixels). Even 27in is a bit small for 4k. The power supply is total overkill unless you put another GFX cards in there and overclock everything, a Corsair AX860 should more than enough for this build. If I were you i'd get 2x16GB sticks instead of 4x8GB because if you want to upgrade down the road you have to get rid of the old sticks of ram which will be worth less if you want to sell them. Everything else looks good.

The way you have it should be good for all the games you mentioned (in 4k) except for maybe GTA V and Fallout 4. As for CS Go its better to have a monitor with a faster refresh rate (120hz+) but since FPS aren't the games you'll be primarily playing, you're good. In my experience gaming at 4K is amazing for the first 10-20 min. and after that you don't even notice unless you are looking for it. Personally I'd go with the (1440p 144hz) Acer Predator XB271HU ($769.99) and a MSI GeForce GTX 970 Twin Frozr V ($295.00). So you get an ips display for color accuracy and the lower resolution will be easier to run games at 60 fps while recording. You also wont need display scaling for windows which will be necessary on the 4k 27in. If you're set on 4k then go for it. Watching a 4K video on a real 4k screen is impressive 100% of the time, especially on an ips screen.

From what I've heard a 980ti should get you to around 4k 60fps in a lot modern games. What games specifically do you intend on playing? Do you mean recording for youtube or streaming for twitch or both?

A lot of it depends on what games you are going to play. I have a 31in 4k (4096*2160) monitor With two GTX 980 classifieds in sli i get around 55-75 fps in GTA 5 and about the same with BF4 on the 4k so if you're playing graphically intense games AND recording, maybe. You'll really be pushing it to get 30 fps in those games while not recording. In my opinion frame rate is more important than resolution. Also 4k on windows can be a real pain in the ass because most of the display scaling is horrendous.

Nope, 32GB, I want 64. To upgrade to a motherboard that can handle 64GB + a new 6 or 8 core processor + the ram itself is way too much money right now.

Currently 17.88 GB but usually 25-30GB.

Saying they're craps doesn't help. At least explain why they're crap.

broken monitor?

This is by far the best keyboard mouse combo for a HTPC.