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Dreaded it, but expected it. I'll pick up a new one tomorrow. Hopefully it fixes things.

@Flight1sim I'm well out of warranty on this board. It's probably nearly 3 years old now. Should I just go ahead and buy a new board? At this point, it's down to the mobo and that's pretty much it.

I actually did, but it didn't seem to make a difference.

Alright, my system specs are as follows: AMD FX 4350 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 EVGA SC GTX 970 Corsair RM750 Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB 1866mhz RAM WD Blue 750GB HD Corsair K70 RGB Basically, my system was taking progressively longer to longer each boot, and in its final moments of operation took nearly a full 2 hours to boot. This occurred immediately after I installed my GTX 970. Now it's reached a point where it fires up, and all the lights come on and fans spin, but the screen remains black. Interestingly enough, my K70 does the rainbow demo as if the computer isn't turned on at all. So far I've tried many things, switched to my old HD7770, tried one and two sticks of Ram, and switched to one and two sticks of some old PNY rami had lying around. I've also reset the CMOS and have already replaced the power supply. I can't do things such as check the BIOS version, because I don't even get the mobo splash screen. Any ideas?

Freaking patent trolls. If I win this, I fully intend on taking my current rig and dumping it in the oil.

Take the cheapest thing you have, and upgrade it.

Alright guys, I'm building a dream PC and I was looking at a few different GPU and CPU solutions. My CPU's that I'm considering: 4930K, or going all-in and buying a 4960X (don't know if they're actually worth the money). I'm not super up-to-date on the CPU market , it seems to be in a bit of a flux with Haswell and all the other -wells Intel is working on My GPU's that I'm considering: two R9 290x's, two 780ti's, one R9 295x2 (pushing it a bit, I'd prefer not to go with this one), or a single Titan Black. As you can tell, my budget is right around $1200 for the GPU (though it's a bit flexible). I primarily play Dota 2, Minecraft, CS:GO, Planetside 2, and whatever else I pick up on Steam, and am going to be using it to run programs such as Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Maya, 3DSMax, and a few others. I'm majoring in Motorsports Engineering, so there will be a lot of simulation programs and such added to the list. So, thanks for reading, and let me know what you guys think. I want the CPU and GPU to be somewhat in balance, to avoid bottlenecks. PS: I know having such a powerful PC is unnecessary, so I'm open to other suggestions. I just want something that will run anything and everything I will throw at it for at least (hopefully) the next 5 years, while I'm in college.

I like HTC's aesthetic approach to the M8, and I love the front-facing speakers.

Honda has created a new website to release 3D renders of several of their concept cars from the past and present. Admittedly, they aren't very high-res, but still very cool. You could print some awesome little cars or something. Link: http://www.honda-3d.com/ (Warning for headphone users: There is an autoplay video on the page. You're welcome.)

When I was about 7 or 8, I took apart and put back together my Dell tower that I got for Christmas that year. I was in love with taking apart and putting together computers ever since.

The fat version is already selling for around 100$, so I feel like the price isn't going to drop much more for many, many years. In fact, the price may go UP after the initial scramble to make a down payment on a PS4/XBone.

I agree with Glenwing. If you aren't limited by a budget, an aftermarket cooled R9 290X would be the best bang for your buck at the current time.

Woah, Intel and Gigabyte are awesome. Thanks! Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/samysamyking Twitter- https://twitter.com/SamuelStoner