IgnorantBastrd

So I want to resurrect this a bit because I'm still having this issue. I checked with Gigabyte and they told me pretty much check every component on the board. Here's what I can gather so far. I don't think it's the CPU because as far as I can tell it's running at normal temps and speeds before the crash (I don't run an OC). RAM isn't on the motherboard support list, but it's 2021 that shouldn't really matter. Plus, it's a good brand not some no-name crap. I've tried turning off the base XMP profile and the problem still occurs. Possibly a bad CMOS battery even though it's a brand new board? The BIOS resets every time this happens but I wonder if that's because I have to cut power from the PSU instead of a proper shutdown. Could be the M.2 I'm running, but it was brand new and it also looks to be running at decent temps. I have no reason to believe that its the GPU, as the crashes always occur at relatively low usage. Either on the lock screen, or just watching videos. Never while gaming. Could be the power supply. It's an 850W EVGA G2, which is a good PSU, but its more than a few years old now. Please, if anyone has some advice, I'd love to hear it before I go ordering an entire new system worth of parts.

Hi all, I upgraded my computer about a week or two ago and a new issue has popped it's head up over the last couple days. When I boot up the computer, everything goes well and it gets to the lock screen but I stepped away for less than a minute and I came back to a black screen and the system is completely unresponsive. The CPU fan sounds like its running near 100% and the computer doesn't respond to the power buttons so I have to flip the switch in the PSU. When it boots back up, the BIOS has been reset and I have to re-apply my settings. My first thought is that it's a bad BIOS battery, but I was reading some issues from other users specifically regarding the B450 Elite boards and they couldn't figure it out. I'd appreciate your thoughts on this. CPU: R5 3600 RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix Motherboard: B450 Aorus Elite V2 GPU: MSI 2080 Super PSU: EVGA 850 Supernova G2

No Im near Sac.

Thanks for mentioning that! I did see there were rumors for new cards to be launched by the end of this year, but seeing as how AMD has been off with their release dates I kinda dismissed them. If they really are going to release the RX 600 cards then I would be willing to wait, but so far as I can tell there's nothing but speculation as to their release and nothing regarding the specs aside from they're gonna be based off the Vega architecture. If AMD were really going to release them by the end of the year I feel like there would have been something official by now.

I've been looking to upgrading my system and I wanted to go with an all AMD build. The new Ryzen processors are awesome but I know AMD's gpu market is less than desirable. If I can get a decent enough deal on a Vega 56, I might go ahead and grab one. My big question is this: How reliable has AMD (specifically Vega) been with regards to drivers/performance on release for gaming? I've only ever known Nvidia and they always tend to have drivers out ahead of big game launches to avoid issues. I know Vega is less of a gaming card and more of a workstation card, but people are still using them for gaming and I want to know AMD has supported them over the last year or so. Also, I know the 1070ti is in the same price range with better performance, but I also know that Freesync monitors are cheaper than G-sync and it may be worth it just based off that.

We didn't get that model here in the states (at least not with that 2.5 liter engine, we got the 3.5 liter), but in general, the G-Series Infinitis are pretty reliable cars. They can be kind of expensive as far as maintenance goes, but that's the nature of owning a "luxury" car with a complex engine design. Here in the states (probably the same everywhere but idk) luxury car parts are more expensive than their "non-luxury" counterparts. Even if the parts are the same, Acura parts are more expensive than Honda parts, Lexus parts are more expensive than Toyota, and Infiniti parts are more expensive than Nissan. You will always run into the same issue with any used car though, and that issue is whether or not the car has been taken care of. I ran into this issue with my latest car. I thought I was getting a good deal but the guy I bought it off of lied about pretty much all of the work he said was done to the car, and I got stuck dumping about 3 grand into my Lexus.

Down payment on a house, invest a decent chunk, then buy a better car than the one I got right now.

I really don't like the way Intel has handled this whole situation. If I had the money, I'd switch to an AMD rig. At least they're getting on their shit, and their product line is nowhere near as ridiculous as Intels has become.

My 970 had no problem with gaming at 1080p 144hz, a GTX 1080 will crush 1080p.

I put this build together kinda quick so there is a chance I might have missed something. To start off, I think you would be able to save money and get the same (or near enough) performance out of Skylake rather than the 5820K build. This build would definitely be better if you were to overclock, and while Im not saying you need to go balls to the wall with OCing, I think you should definitely give it a consideration. You would save money on the CPU and Motherboard alone by going for Skylake, and using XMP enabled RAM helps to get more performance out of a "lower" clock set of RAM for a little bit cheaper than a regular set of "higher" clock RAM. I think you should consider going for a regular 2.5" SSD like the Kingston HyperX Fury since you can save damn near half the cost and the performance is still up there. I left your raid 5 setup alone since I don't know much about mod development and the storage requirements of what you do. As far as graphics card go, I really think you should wait for at least the 1070 to release if not just go all out on a 1080. I was able to save you a little bit on the case but that's entirely personal preference so you can do whatever you want for that. The power supply you had selected is really the best possible choice IMO. Lastly for your peripherals, If you're going for such a high end card like a 980ti and up, there's really no point in getting a 60Hz monitor so I picked out a good 144Hz monitor. I've owned the Devastator 2 bundle from CoolerMaster and while the keyboard is fine except for the wobbly keycaps, the mouse is absolutely atrocious. Like literally it's uncomfortable to use, I'd highly recommend picking something else up. As for the headset I think you'd be better off with a set of Hyper X Clouds. I might be biased since I own a pair, but they're cheaper than the Strix headset (they're on sale right now on Amazon for 65$) and honestly they're quite amazing. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($137.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($114.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($73.99 @ Adorama) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.22 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.22 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.22 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.22 @ Amazon) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX Video Card ($629.99 @ NCIX US) Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ Amazon) Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($45.85 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($129.95 @ B&H) Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 144Hz Monitor ($248.00 @ Amazon) Keyboard: Cooler Master Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Micro Center) Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Headset ($74.99 @ Amazon) UPS: CyberPower BRG1500AVRLCD UPS ($169.95 @ Amazon) Total: $2510.52 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-07 02:37 EDT-0400

What's nice about cable management is you can always go back and mess with it later on pretty easily.

Thanks. Like I said though, there is still some stuff I have left to do, but it's pretty much in it's final stage.

This looks utterly rediculous... Carry on.

That's just a GPU brace I bought from Puget. I built both iterations of this pc completely by myself.

Thanks! lol. I was originally going to just use a stickerbomb vinyl that I found on ebay but it turned out that it didn't look all that good in person, so I found those one amazon and just went to town haha.