ZEJ

Tested and it's fixed!
Yay!

THEY PATCHED IT! WOOOOOOOO

This is the best way anyone could have answered this question. Bravo

the fx-9590. that thing flopped hard everywhere it launched!

Literally, just pick a task that you do every day that you think you can program automation for. It doesn't even need to be something you intend to use after you've completed it, its all about the learning experience. 

I'd take a look if you want to post it, can't guarantee anything tho.
 
If it is indeed the drive, it is likely mechanical issues and needs to be replaced (as if it was software you'd probably get a crash report). 
 
To be honest, this one sounds like it could be a combination, your PSU could indeed be going bad (could be causing the hard crashes and very long boot up times). The PSU going out could have then caused your HDD to start faulting, which would explain the disk errors you've been getting. 

Just noticed this issue myself, I have 1 30" 2560 x 1600 and two 27" 1920 x 1080 monitors, and any time I maximize steam on the 27"ers it tries to go to 2560 x 1600. Pretty sure its something with steam, people claiming that "its just a normal window" obviously don't program applications, you can override / overload the maximize event, they could very well be doing something behind the scenes (and judging how that app works, I wouldn't doubt it). 

My first question would be, what are you using it for, because you're comparing machines at face value, but not factoring in what you're actually going to be using it for. 
 
Also, in your sig it says you already have the first option, is this thread just to validate your decision or are you curious if you made a poor decision? 

@ZEJ. Man gigabyte makes it's website a tad difficult to see which board has the LED logo on it. I definitely see the Red LED on the PCB. Thank you very much man.

Additionally, if it is the harddrive (which it sounds like it is) you wouldn't be getting crash reports because they wouldn't be able to dump to disk. 

Ahh, I didn't notice the top mounted PSU (granted, only really glanced). That is a red flag indeed, although as stated, you can get around that with proper ventilation. It also depends on the CPU cooler you plan on getting. 
 
Now that I look into this thing more it throws some additional red flags, I apologize for skimming the first time. As @GeekySole9354 joked, the name alone is a tad ridiculous, and the GPU length is 340 not 350, but then in the pictures it says 330mm max. Still not a problem for your GPU, but always annoying when the listings contradict themselves. 
 
They also boldly claim liquid cooling support, but I'd love to see where they expect you to mount a rad, considering the rear fan is 80mm and there is no room without removing the front drive cages. 
 
There is also no top mount fan options (would be nice if they left a hole there so you could flip the PSU and draw air from the top of the case). And you likely wont be making much use of the side panel fan mounts as the GPU and potentially CPU cooler will be in the way (unless you mount them on the outside of the case, which will look trashy). 
 
I see people skimp on cases all the time, I used to be the same way, then I finally went and bought a full tower case with plenty of room and will never go back. Putting a system together in one of these small compact cases always ends up being a nightmare, case manufacturers have to cut corners somewhere to claim the features this case is claiming, and you're likely going to have a frustrating time putting a build in this case because of that. 

Don't get the impression that using a library make you less of a developer. I work for an enormous company with over 30 financial web applications. We use TONS of library's. jQuery is an industry standard, if you don't know jQuery people are going to be turned off. Bootstrap isn't quite that level, but I've hired a few people that told me they had experience with it and it just showed me that they are out their actively learning new things.
 
Also, using Free Templates is one of the best ways to better yourself when it comes to front end design. I used to just download them to deconstruct and learn how they were made. Because again, the best way to get good at anything is to do it with people who are better than you . 

@jameshumphries47
 
I would suggest looking into Twitter Bootstrap for overall UI, it's an awesome front-end library, and has saved me a ton of time in the past. You can customize the library on the website before you download it, there are even SASS options (although it doesn't sound like you'll need that option). 
 
If you are more interested in back end web development than the front in design, you can also head over to https://wrapbootstrap.com/ for cheap templates (~$10) if you have your own money (I know I was working at your age, don't know your current situation). Or you can just google "Free Bootstrap Themes" and will get a ton of results. I've used them for quite a few small projects for friends to turn out a quick front end so I had more time to focus on the back end development. 

Yes, these kids seem over ambitious, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Do they need a powerful server right now for their website? No. The only time that would ever be relevant is if their website took off. Are they going to replace YouTube? I doubt it, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't make it. I got my start working on World of Warcraft emulation engines when I was their age. The knowledge I gained then set me on the path to be the programmer I am today.
 
They put their age requirement at 13, they appear to be looking for some young developers like themselves to start on a fun learning experience. The kid who made this post is just trying to manage this project as best he can, if he's sounding over ambitious like hes going to launch this for profit someday, hes just trying to be professional. There is nothing wrong with that. 
 
5 servers to get this thing off the ground? You have no idea what you're talking about. They aren't going to have the demand that YouTube has off the start, if ever. In what world would they need 5 servers to start this project? And in what world should you not do something because someone else is already doing it? The best way to learn and get better at something is to surround yourself with people who are better at it, and in the programming world that can equate to just building something that someone else has already accomplished. 
 
Also, for someone with 10 years of experience, your numbers seem off. I just recently built a home server just by shopping around for good deals online (Newegg) and in my local MicroCenter. I was able to build a dual Xeon (E5-2609, cooled with 2x Corsair H55's) in a clearance S2600CP2 Intel Board, 24GB Crucial ECC RAM, 2x 128GB 850 Pro SSD's, and an HX850i PSU (+Case and fans). All for around $1500, I could have easily downgraded a few components, and went with two WD Reds instead of 850 Pros to make this a $1000 6TB web server, that would still be sporting some powerful specs. Saying $1000 for a tiny server is just showing you've lost the ability to get the best bang for you buck. All of those components, save the PSU (which is honestly more stable than server PSUs in the same price range) are server grade components, its not like I skimped on reliability to build cheap. 

Yes, these kids seem over ambitious, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Do they need a powerful server right now for their website? No. The only time that would ever be relevant is if their website took off. Are they going to replace YouTube? I doubt it, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't make it. I got my start working on World of Warcraft emulation engines when I was their age. The knowledge I gained then set me on the path to be the programmer I am today.
 
They put their age requirement at 13, they appear to be looking for some young developers like themselves to start on a fun learning experience. The kid who made this post is just trying to manage this project as best he can, if he's sounding over ambitious like hes going to launch this for profit someday, hes just trying to be professional. There is nothing wrong with that. 
 
5 servers to get this thing off the ground? You have no idea what you're talking about. They aren't going to have the demand that YouTube has off the start, if ever. In what world would they need 5 servers to start this project? And in what world should you not do something because someone else is already doing it? The best way to learn and get better at something is to surround yourself with people who are better at it, and in the programming world that can equate to just building something that someone else has already accomplished. 
 
Also, for someone with 10 years of experience, your numbers seem off. I just recently built a home server just by shopping around for good deals online (Newegg) and in my local MicroCenter. I was able to build a dual Xeon (E5-2609, cooled with 2x Corsair H55's) in a clearance S2600CP2 Intel Board, 24GB Crucial ECC RAM, 2x 128GB 850 Pro SSD's, and an HX850i PSU (+Case and fans). All for around $1500, I could have easily downgraded a few components, and went with two WD Reds instead of 850 Pros to make this a $1000 6TB web server, that would still be sporting some powerful specs. Saying $1000 for a tiny server is just showing you've lost the ability to get the best bang for you buck. All of those components, save the PSU (which is honestly more stable than server PSUs in the same price range) are server grade components, its not like I skimped on reliability to build cheap. 

Air Display is a software solution, it depends on your network connection so you could very well have a good amount of input lag. It has a $20 price tag (at least for the windows version), but if it works you could easily be saving yourself some money. 
 
I also know of software called iDisplay, however I don't know if that one supports another PC as the secondary display, i think it only works with phones/tablets.

To get your head moving, something you can't overlook from the beginning is you're going to need some way for your calculator to determine WHAT formula is currently provided by the user input, because your parser is going to vary heavily as you get into different formulas. Regular Expressions are going to be your friend here, and learning those will absolutely help you down the road as a programmer. Once you can identify formulas from user input you'll then need to start building your methods to handle parsing out those formulas. Try to be as modular as you can, keeping certain chunks that you know will carry over to a number of formulas their own methods so you can re-use them. 
 
From a Programming standpoint most of the basic math is going to be very simple, you're going to find determining what formula you're dealing with and parsing said formulas to be the hardest part, as you will need a deep understanding from a Mathematical point of view, and then you'll need to be able to put that understanding to code. 
 
Good luck! And don't let the haters make it sound impossible, there are TONS of programs out their that charge a ton of money for their services, it doesn't mean its not approachable it just likely means it will take a good portion of time and knowledge. 

This is absolutely no small task. The programming aspect might not really be your hardest proponent with this one, you'd need some VERY strong mathematical skills once you start getting into some complex formulas. This could definitely be a fun project to keep yourself busy and learn, however with this one you'd be learning more about Math than Programming, so its up to what your end goal is. 

I think I see your problem, but without telling me where or how you are getting this error, or even cutting the classes up into individual sections, or even attempting to fix the spacing, or adding any comments to tell us what is happening, I'm going to pass. Hell you didn't even give a sentence to explain what your code is TRYING to do. 

I do the same haha, I always say how cool it is that ninite will update your software for you, yet I don't know if I've ever actually used it for that purpose. 

I have a utility I wrote a while ago to parse an Excel document into multiple XML files, so I wrote quite a bit of utility methods to help with the XML process. The one I use most frequently is my own personal serializer for any object (serializable or not), was pretty helpful for a few of the outdated projects I was working with that I didn't want to change too many things around with. 
 
.NET makes working with XML pretty easy, the whole System.Xml namespace has a ton of helpful methods. 

I have helped develop a very robust automated testing application written in VB.NET (slowly converting to C#). This one is for work so I can't exactly release anything (although I do plan at some point to take my experience and work on an open source tool similar to mine, likely using Selenium as the back end). We house some 20,000 tests and are constantly growing, it started out as a fun project between colleges (we despised Quick Test Professional, the program the company was using at the time) and has grown into the tool it is today.
 
I've also been working with Bootstrap to spice up my front end web design, and damn has it been awesome. I've always been a back end guy, but I've found myself really enjoying building websites with bootstrap. 

If you are only worried about one browser for this, and simply logging in, creating an extension is probably your best bet. If you want to be able to use any browser, and be a little more flexible, I'd suggest looking into Selenium.