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@Notree It's 600 watts so I think it's enough. I haven't encountered any shutdown, just dem black screens. by the way here's the manufacturer's site http://www.cougar-world.com/products/power_supplies/cougar_sl.html and some extras http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817553019

I have a Cougar SL 600 watt power supply and I keep getting these black screens with my Sapphire R7 260x 2GB OC Edition. Don't know if this is my graphics card's fault or my power supply's. Before it was just a random black screen crash. A black screen on my monitor with sound still playing in the background, it can happen anytime whether gaming or not. Now with 14.9 and 14.12 drivers I crash when I play games totally losing signal from monitor, although it rarely happens when I'm not gaming. I gave the benefit of the doubt to my psu because the random black screen crash is a known issue with amd r7 and r9 cards because of it unstable memory clocks and bad drivers. Now I'm thinking it's a power issue. My specs: Operating System Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit CPU Intel Core i3 4130 @ 3.40GHz 36 °C Haswell 22nm Technology RAM 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24) Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H81M-DS2 (SOCKET 0) 28 °C Graphics 2250W (1920x1080@60Hz) Intel HD Graphics 4400 (Gigabyte) 2048MB ATI AMD Radeon R7 200 Series (Sapphire/PCPartner) 41 °C Storage 149GB Seagate ST3160215AS (SATA) 37 °C 465GB Seagate ST500DM002-1BD142 (SATA) 32 °C Optical Drives HP DVD Writer 1265d Audio Realtek High Definition Audio I want to make sure my power supply is the real culprit before I spend money on a better one.

The R7 260x is a buggy card. Its memory clock meter is broken. Try underclocking it

I'm going to the store and buy a LED monitor on monday and I need help picking a brand. HKC N2112 LED MONITOR http://www.hannsg.co...&productId=1009 I don't care if it's IPS, TN or VA. All I need to know is which of the two is reliable so I can decide which one to buy. My budget is fixed and I've narrowed everything down to those two monitors. Please help me, no one's been replying useful information to me these past few days so I really need opinions on those brands. Thank you..

I've narrowed everyting down to availability, location and price. So I have to choose between those 3. I also want to know if it's worth it to transition to 1080p since the monitor I'm planning to buy is 21.5-22 inches from my current 20inch monitor.(small difference) My specs are i3 4130(gonna get i5 in the future), R7 260X, 8GB RAM

Thanks bro! Sorry bout this HKC 21.5" N2112 LED MONITOR http://www.hkcelec.com/product_detail.asp?id=724 HANNS-G HL227DBB http://www.hannsg.com/PH/EN/Products/22%20Wide/Common.aspx?categoryID=122&productId=1009 PHILIPS 22" 222EL1SB/97 http://www.philips.com.ph/c-p/222EL1SB_00/56-cm-22-inch-w-e-line-1920x1080-full-hd

http://www.kagoo.com/TVs-Monitors-Projectors/PC-Monitor... That's my monitor My friend wants to buy that. If I sell it to him I'll be buying either of these 1080p monitors PHILIPS 22" 222EL1SB/97 LED MONITOR http://www.enigma-phil.com.ph/?page=prodinfo&id=50&pid=... HANNS-G HL227DBB 21.5'' LED MONITOR http://www.enigma-phil.com.ph/?page=prodinfo&id=50&pid=... HKC 21.5" N2112 LED MONITOR http://www.enigma-phil.com.ph/?page=prodinfo&id=50&pid=... I know it's worth it to upgrade to 1080p but I don't know if I can trust those brands. Which one should I get?