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I am currently building a new system and both are priced about the same as of right now on Amazon. The systems purpose is gaming at 1080P @ 144HZ. RYZEN 7 1800X: https://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-YD180XBCAEWOF-8-Core-Desktop-Processor/dp/B06W9JXK4G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511712310&sr=8-1&keywords=ryzen+1800x Price: £289.99 CPU: i5-8600K Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0759FKH8K/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=AFXON1SGSPLH4&psc=1 Price: £299.99 I will be purchasing a Corsair H100i and will be overclocking either or to the limit. Which would be the better choice?

Will take a look at pcpartpicker, thanks!

I currently have an FX-8320 and a GTX 980. I'm looking to build a new system minus SSDs, HDDs and a GPU. Currently looking at: RAM: Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) DR x8 DIMM 288-Pin - CT2K8G4DFD824A Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B019FRD5O6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 Price: £131.37 [From: £166.79] PSU: EVGA 750 GQ, 80+ GOLD 750W Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B017RO39TK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 Price: £67.98 [From: £86.99] Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 240MM Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B019EXSSBG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 Price: £100.47 [From: £119.99] CPU: i5-8600K Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0759FKH8K/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=AFXON1SGSPLH4&psc=1 Price: £299.99 Case: Corsair Carbide Series 270R Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M35FI12/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 Price: £50.00 [From: £64.99] Motherboard: ASUS Intel 1151 Socket Z370 Chipset Prime A D4 Link:https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0764H6HC8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 Price: Price: £165.77 [From: £184.99] Any suggested changes to that current build?

You would go for the ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 [Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-Z370-Extreme4-Motherboard-Socket/dp/B0763BS899/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511637231&sr=8-1&keywords=asrock+z370]?

I plan to overclock So the ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 would be the best choice?

I currently have an FX-8320 and a GTX 980. I'm looking to build a new system minus SSDs, HDDs and a GPU. Currently looking at: RAM: Crucial 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) DR x8 DIMM 288-Pin - CT2K8G4DFD824A Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B019FRD5O6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 PSU: EVGA 750 GQ, 80+ GOLD 750W Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B017RO39TK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 Cooler: Corsair CW-9060024-WW Hydro Series H80i V2 120 mm Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B019954Y2Q/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 CPU: i5-8600K Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0759FKH8K/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=AFXON1SGSPLH4&psc=1 Case: Corsair CC-9011052-WW Carbide Series SPEC-03 Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J63LFTW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 I'm not sure what motherboard to purchase. I don't really want to spend more than £150 or so and would apprecaite recomendations and possible changes to other parts. Thanks!

I have an FX-8320

I attempted to flash a new BIOS on my MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4G which was unsuccessful and results in a black screen when I turn on the PC. I have placed my R9 280X back in the PC. How would I go about re flashing the GTX 980 with my backed up BIOS? I still have the GTX 980 in the system but it is not powered with cables as my PSU only has two. Would it be possible to reflash it using the R9 280X as my display device or does the GTX 980 require power cables to be flashed?

It's not an issue with the monitor, rather it is an issue with the DVI port. HDMI works fine with the 980.

"These green pixels only appear when using DVI and not with HDMI though I need to use DVI as I have an ASUS VG248QE 144MHz monitor. These green pixels to not appear when using DVI with my R9 280X. From this I can deduce that the DVI port is faulty on my 980."

The thread posted twice, hence why it was deleted. New: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/514460-should-i-rma-my-msi-gtx-980-gaming-4g/

Yes, hence why I am considering purchasing a display port cable rather than RMA'ing the card because I don't want to go for weeks with out the 980.

Read the original thread, the 980 works perfectly when using HDMI but using Display Port results in the green pixels as seen in the images. It is not a PSU issue. An FX-8350 will not be utilized at a rate of 100% when gaming, hence no bottleneck though obviously I would get more FPS with an i5-6600K for example.

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Upon installing a MSI GTX 980 GAMING 4G it into my system [Note: The specifications are below] and booting it I noticed green pixels as can be seen. These are completely random and tend to be more prevalent on dark backgrounds. I also formatted my machine following this and installed the latest version of Windows 8.1 x64. Upon booting there was green pixels still prevalent on the home screen. After installing the latest Windows Updates along with NVidia driver the green pixels were still prevalent. I also ran "MSI Live Update 6", there was no newer BIOS or driver updates available. I have also restored my bios [Which is the latest version] to factory default settings but the issue still persisted. These green pixels only appear when using DVI and not with HDMI though I need to use DVI as I have a ASUS VG248QE 144MHz monitor. These green pixels to not appear when using DVI with my R9 280X. From this I can deduce that the DVI port is faulty on my 980. Should I RMA the card or just purchase a display port cable? What's making me not want to RMA it is having to wait to get a new one, which could be weeks. CPU: AMD FX-8320 - 4.5GHz CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2x4GB) - 1866MHz SSD: x2 Sandisk Ultra Plus 124GB - RAID 0 HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Video Card: MSI GTX 980 GAMING 4G Case: Zalman Z11 Plus Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W Operating System: Windows 8.1 x64 Monitor: ASUS VG248QE