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http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/ Even though this is an online tutorial, I found it to be quite helpful. Jumping Into C++ by Alex Allain. I haven't read this book, but I have read some articles posted by the author, and they have been very informative. The book has pretty good reviews on amazon. I've pasted the link below. http://www.amazon.com/Jumping-into-C-Alex-Allain/dp/0988927802/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456066372&sr=8-1&keywords=jumping+into+c%2B%2B Hope that helps!

No de-bug LED. Tried everything except reseating all of my power connections. I would really have to take my motherboard out of the case to do that and I'm just not up to the task today. I did try the shorting technique for the power on pins on my Mobo but still no luck. I think I'm going to have to RMA.

So there was a wind storm yesterday where I live and the power got knocked out for over half a day and now my computer won't start. I'm flabbergasted as to why my computer will not start given the following... The storm was not an electrical storm. My PSU is 80 plus gold rated and new. My PSU is connected to a surge protector. My computer was turned off during the storm (although it wasn't unplugged... I was away from home) A little information about my build. Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3P Rev 1.0 BIOS F1 RAM - GSkill 2x8G 3000Mhz DDR4 Processor - Intel core i7 5820k Storage - Samsung 850 EVO 256G SSD Graphics Card - Gigabyte Windforce GTX 970 Power Supply - EVGA 750 G2 80 Plus Gold Power Supply I already checked to see if the PSU was toast using the paper clip test. It passed the test. I'm not 100% sure that that means there is no problem with the PSU, but nevertheless it passed. So basically I have a PSU that seems to work fine on its own but a motherboard that shows no signs of life when pressing my case's power switch. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

@Sam Z Man There is no need to belittle others for asking questions.

@Sam Z Man I've read your responses in a couple of threads. You should probably calm down. Life is better when you're less of an asshole.

@TheRandomness and @App4that Thanks for the help and the tips.

@App4that Is there any difference in performance between a dual channel kit and a quad channel kit?

@TheRandomness Thanks for the info. I would go for a higher end graphics card but I will also need to buy peripherals with this build. $300 of headroom is probably just enough for a decent 1080p monitor, keyboard, and mouse

So based off of everyone's suggestions I have created the following build. Let me know what you think. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qHdDRB Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qHdDRB/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3P (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($183.98 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.89 @ OutletPC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.90 @ Amazon) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $1249.61 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-15 15:19 EDT-0400 Sorry, didn't know how to use pcpartpicker. This is my first build.

Hey man thanks. Yeah I didn't know that the 8350 was so old. Did a little bit of research and it doesn't look like AMD is going to be coming out with a new consumer desktop series of processor until sometime 2016, which is definitely too far off for me.

Yeah I was looking at the 5820K. I recall having read somewhere that X99 is only expected to be supported for the next couple of years, which I take to mean that newer technologies aren't going to be designed for X99. How does the z170 stand up next to the x99 at the moment? Does the increased bandwidth of DMI 3.0 result in notable differences in performance? And thanks for your response! Thanks for the response.

So I'm starting school in two weeks and I need a new desktop computer. As of the moment I am having a hard time deciding whether or not to go cheaper with a moderate build (Budget around $600 U.S.) or build a future proofed machine (budget around 1500$ U.S.) The build will be used for... Schoolwork (my program of study is computer science and software engineering, so work is cpu intensive) Audio recording and production Gaming CAD software Using CAD software is really just a long term goal. My priorities for a system are in its ability to handle cpu intensive programming tasks and audio production. Gaming is not a priority, but is nonetheless in the back of my mind; I don't game much even though I enjoy it. The computer of my dreams would be a powerful, all around workhorse, capable of handling just about anything I throw at it, however I'm worried that blowing $1500 on a computer now would be unwise given that I'll be busy with school for the next 2 years. By the time I would really be able to use the abilities of an expensive build I'm afraid it would be obsolete. So this brings me to the fork the road. Do I go for a cheaper build that will meet my immediate needs, or invest a decent chunk of change into a build that also gives me my wants. I know that really is a question only I can answer, but it offers some context. For the $1500 build I based the system off of the new skylake i7 6700k. For the cheap build I have been thinking of basing it off of an AMD 8350. This will be my very first build, so I'm quite green to it all. Any advice is greatly appreciated.