joselrl

So, I bought about a week ago a new laptop - didn't really use a modern laptop for over 6 years as I've been using mostly desktops and decided to go with an LG Gram 17 (17Z90R) I've had it for just over a week and something weird happened twice already. The laptop goes to sleep (lid closed) and after some time when I go back to the laptop, it just won't wake up. The power LED blinks, the LED of the camera activated (to use Windows Hello to enter?) but there is no image, fans don't spin, no video output to external display, no keyboard backlight. Pressing the button power button for 5 seconds until the power LED stops blinking and then turning it back on "solves" it - power on normally. It has enough battery (>50% both times) I heard some months ago about a Windows standy issue but it doesn't seem related to this behavior. Is this something software related or do I have a potential hardware issue?

have a 970, seems it will be put in the dirt by the rx480 by a bit in dx11 and by a big margin in dx12 so a litle upgrade would be nice

I have the exact same config, stugling to chose the motherboard aswell, I found for @ 100€ on my country the Gigabyte Z97P-D3, MSI z97 PC mate, Gigabyte Z97 HD3 and ASrock Z97 pro3, I think all of them offer the same, see the price on your region

So, I decided to reuse this post... I read on the web that some motherboards aren't compatible with devil canyon CPU's out of the box and they need a BIOS update first, and for that I need a older CPU to be able to do that. Should I be worried about this or since it has been some time since the release I won't have any problems?

Thanks; I think I made my mind

EDIT: double post, sorry

Oh, I though you needed to purchase your own, -5€ then, thanks. Btw, it's a bit on the wrong forum but I chose a carbide 200r as my case, Following the corsair website the case hold up to a 165mm tall CPU cooler, the 212 EVO has 158.5mm, Are the measures given by the manufacturer trustworthy?

Okay, thanks, I think I made my mind then

Hi, so, I'm still picking the parts of my new build and I'm far way more confused than I was at the beggining. My current dilema is between this two options Core i5 4690k (will OC) + MSI Z97 G43 + CM Hypere 212 EVO + thermal past Artic Silver 5 for @ 400€ (portugal btw) AMD FX 8350 (will OC ofc) + MSI 970-Gaming + CM Hypere 212 EVO + thermal past Artic Silver 5 for @ 325€ This will go with a g1 gaming 970 So, I will use the computer for some college work, coding and gaming (lots of gaming) I like to play LoL and the AAA titles like Assassin's creed, Far cry, Watchdogs (It isn't only Ubisoft titles, I swear) So, what would you do? Please don't come with things like AMD sucks, or Intel is overpriced, I came to this forum because I'm tired of reading that on the web when i search for this question.

Thanks guys, I will get the corsair then, I'll stick with the 550W as I don't fancy SLI configs. Preffer the stability of a single card

So, Is this one good enough? http://www.corsair.com/pt-pt/vs-seriestm-vs550-550-watt-power-supply 550W, 42A on 12V, 80+ (white)

So, I desmantled a old computer (10 years or so) before making my new PC, everything was trash except the PSU that was replaced more recently The PSU is this one: http://www.extreme-computers.ro/Detalii/NOX-Urano-600--AT-600P12P---PSU-/ 600W, not 80+ (<72%) with 38 amps on the 12V (by my math atleast) with all connection I need for the new RIG (2 SATAS and 2 6+2 PCIE pins). The new PC will have a 4790k and a g1 Gaming gtx 970, So, do you think it's safe to go with this one and use the budget somewhere else (monitor most likely) or buy a new PSU?

Thanks for the input so fa, I didn't know it only has one connection, I will get 500 or 600 just to dont have to buy the molex to pcie adapter, what about the dilema on top, should i stick with the i5 and the 980 or swap for i7 with 970 for easier upgrade later?

So, in the next couple months I will be building my first Rig, @1500€ bidget including monitor KB and mouse and this is what I have so far CPU: INTEL Core i5-4690K MB:GIGABYTE GA-Z97P-D3 RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 2x8 gb 1600Mhz GPU: MSI GTX 980 PSU: CX430 80 PLUS Bronze Case: Corsair carbide 200R Display: ASUS VE247H So, what I need help is in the motherboard, is it good? Should i replace it? I was also thinking in changing the CPU to a i7 4790K to make it more "future proof" and go down to a 970, I can easily upgrade a GPU later but if the socket changes I can't swap CPU, would love to know your input. Is the case good for 1st time builds? Enough airflow or need to get more fans? Know ZERO of displays, don't want anything very fancy and I though this one was good. RAM was the cheapest I saw on my store as 16gb 1600mhz go. And please shoot away keyboard+mouses, I will probably just buy the ones that fit in the budget and please my eyes Thanks to everybody with patience to read all of this and sorry for any errors EDIT: forgot about the storage, 250gb 850EVO+2TB WD green

I really need somethign to watch TV series on my TV....