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You can also Ebay, amazon, download etc.. most builders have several different Windows disc laying around and with the free upgrade to windows 10. Well you get the picture and Linux is also a good choice but may require a learning curve and a lot of reading to get one that works as close to windows as possible. Installing it is not the problem it is namely activating it, now I hear windows 10 may not even require that anymore because hell they making money off spying on you anyways. That is just rumor mill not 100% on that.

All you missing is the dance pole because your woman going to have to do something to get your attention away from that beautiful setup.

Ops, but it is a head turner jajaja, I went ahead and fixed it.

.delete, really no delete option lol.

Friday going to build my updated daily driver. Mainly at work this week so this little project will have to wait till then. Will document and maybe video record the build. Parts list. I7-5820 MSI Godlike MB 8 x 8g Cosair Dominator Platinum 64g 2400mhz AX860i psu Cosair XT 960g SSD Cosair link Cosair Airflow Platinum 980ti Sea Hawk I actually will be using RAMdisk applications of 32g or more depending on performance / CPU useage. That is main reason for ram. I also use multiple programs running video, playback, gaming and streaming MB selection was took into consideration for this issue not overly happy with killer NICs but if I can tweak them a bit they should do what needs to be done. I also like MSI RGB with Corsair link RGB lighting set up I plan on using the color lighting based off temps. This should help me see when the computer may need a good dusting or at least if I am having issues. I foresee an dramatic increase from a 5 year old AMD system. I have other builds but my daily driver needs serious update / overhaul. I pretty excited about this build and hope everything works as planned. This build could have been done cheaper with airflow SLI and less ram but would not have gave me option of ram disk for my budget I foresee the increase in RAMdisk in performance out weighing a small increase in SLI. Plus I can always get a another 980ti when the budget allows.

You could try this as well ACPI Function - disable in bios for troubleshooting reason http://www.pearsonitcertification.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2024310&seqNum=21 This a good article on the subject. Acpi driver would say lets kick back voltage and cpu when not in use when needed such as gaming it kicks it into full gear. With it disabled your running at cpu settings not power saving settings. Might help a bit. I got to run let me know what you find out.

Try using asus motherboard monitor software should have came with your mb. It should tell you. If your dont have the software try asus website under support and downloads for your mb. Ps if you want to feel around for a hot spot turn have power unplug, wait for a min use the back side of your hand to feel for hot spots you should not need to touch anything i have pumps here at work 110c and you feel the heat.

Not sure have two sensors showing 122 thermocoupling fail two ways a short causes highest reading and open causes a static reading wherever the opening is. Normally also an open will not move around. So it might be telling thruth of 122c which is fairly high. Any idea what those temps are tied too? 122c would be hot to touch thermo cam would be would be handy know anyone in the fire department. Im a bit new here but been working and building for 20years. Troubleshooting is finding something that fits. I wonder if you can rollback your driver. Sorry on phone typing reading. Seems fire fox blocked some of your post.

If it is a psu problem try checking voltage outputs. Higher voltage could cause higher temps and those built in trips on the MB could be kicking in. Just wondering what psu, mem, gpu, are you using? Asking because i see alot of builds that have lets say a gtx 960 but a 350w power supply. The card alone requires 400w as a min requirement. If you are overworking a underpowered psu it may work great but start having issues as it wears out faster. Driver issue could be related to upgrades in power usage settings which could also cause the needle that broke the camals back. You can try underclocking as well to draw less power to troubleshot issue. Monitor power usage all that good stuff. Hopefully your motherboard lets you do that. I am sure you tried this but blow out all the dust too there may be a fan going bad or heatsink plugged up. Psu and heat related it seems. Depending on what you are running it seems those voltages are a bit low but im not sure. http://images10.newegg.com/BizIntell/tool/psucalc/index.html?name=Power-Supply-Wattage-Calculator I assume ddr4 but says 763w min. May be a bit higher with ddr3. In general you would want to run at .8 full power load rating for longetivety. Min requirement is 763. I run 850w to keep it closer to .8 vs 1.0 loaded rate. Hope this helps.

Just got word my all my parts arrived. I guess it might help if I list the parts. GTX 980ti sea hawk i7-5820 Msi Godlike x99 8x8g 64g Corsair 2400mzh - namely for Ramdisk applications which alot of reviews on ram forget to mention. Honestly low ram is like having a F350 that cant tow nothing but a mower really good at towing the mower and only that. Ax860i PSU H100i GT cpu 280mm cooler Corsair Graphite 780t Corsair Airflow Corsair NeutronXT 960gb Basically alot of these parts come with the cosair link for monitoring system temps. Main objective is to with rgb is to color the lights with run temps. Basically to let me know when dusting is needed. Two temp leads i have open will may go on the radaitors been thinking about it a lot but I like to hear some ideas on temp lead placements.

Basically I just bought a MSI GODLIKE overpriced X99, It has a lot of built in temps, I am also using a corsair link for overkill. I would love some ideas on where to place my two temps out of 4. Basically I have PSU, CPU, Mem, SSD, MB, and Case all covered. I have two more leads for the corsair link and need some ideas on where would be a good place to put them. Thank You.

I started a topic close to this one here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/520897-budget-gaming-rig-update/ i3 is a good choice but in real world use you would get more out of the FX6300 and MB for what you spend. If you dropped the SSD to a HD and 8g ram You would be maybe a bit under $450. Hope this helps.

Did not really consider the i3 but it is a good choice and keeps the rig closer to 500 then the i5. Stock speeds and min system end you would get better performance on single applications but might be bottle-necked by just 2 cores. Those Intel chips are good for a budget system, You are right upgradability is better, you found an awesome price on r9 380. I wonder how it would work R9 with an i3 in a real benchmark vs the other 6300 r9. Instruction sets are a bit limited on the i3. I would almost say it would be close and interesting. They should do budget rig showdowns , like Lemon races. (update) Just checking the benchmarks seems FX 6300 is higher, according to passmark. Which is a bit interesting but with those benchmarks you never know what else effected the results FX-6300 = 6,314 vs i36100 = 5,527. i5 4460 = 6,628 but the i5 places the build a bit higher. Value wise FX 6300 = 63.47 i3-6100 = 42.52 i5-4460 = 34.89 Understandably we are talking marginal gains in the differences, value wise it shows FX 6300 but I know different builds effect benchmarks. For example using a 240g SSD, 16g ram may give better results vs 1t HD and 8g ram for a budget system. Everything should be consider that can inch up the performance. The end results may be different if all the builds where the same but it drives up the cost on the Intel systems. Trying to keep it under the 500 range while optimizing overall performance is not an easy task.

I5 4460, 7950, 8gbs of ram, everything else, $320. Get on my level. I5 = $189 7950 amazon about $190 Ram $30 bucks MB low end $79 240SSD or 1t = $60-100 Case and power supply $100 $600 to $569 give or take prices change. I think your build would work better but may run a bit higher. i5 would run better as well in most areas 15 to 30% in most benchmarks with higher end systems running those benchmarks. You do pay for those increases a bit value wise I think that would be good. I was namely trying to keep it under 500 with higher ram for real world use.

I kind of poked around for 2016. Jan 2016 $480 = 510 depending on SSD I would go for 240g for main drive pick up a cheap 1t if you need storage. This would make a good budgeted gaming system. I wonder how this would stack vs Linus $500 build. Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 RED LED Black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case BIOSTAR TA970 Ver. 5.3 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS Thermaltake TR2 TR-600 600W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply(could have gone a few bucks cheaper but needed a 600w from a dependable name for graphics power recommendation) 4 x Avexir Budget Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model AVD3U16001104G-1BW = 16g AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W FD6300WMHKBOX Desktop Processor Corsair Neutron XT 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CSSD-N240GBXT/RF2 SAPPHIRE DUAL-X Radeon HD 6970 DirectX 11 100314-4L 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card -- This is the best value on the market. Anyways here it goes, personally I like to see Benchmarked and compared to the $500 Linus build. Linus Build..http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/484112-holiday-buyers-guide-2015/ GTX960 is better on speed but lacks in other areas in real world performance but cost more double compared to the HD 6970. For a bit more you could go with an R9 for about the same cost as a GTX960. AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD FX-6300 While the 6300 is older you can get more real world work out of this CPU then you can with the 860k chip. 6300 is faster with boost. Plus the money you save on more MB selections kind makes the 860k not really a great pick on value because you pay more for the MB. MSI A68HM-E33 V2 vs BIOSTAR TA970 About the same but I believe the Biostar to be a better value overall. I know some people do not like Biostar but I have had a few budget builds that worked great with them. Kingston 8GB DDR3 - I went for a bit more Memory for the hungry windows 10. 4 x Avexir Budget Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model AVD3U16001104G-1BW = 16g Other then post issues that might come up with just picking the cheapest memory this is an awesome deal. Cooler Master Elite 350 vs Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 RED LED Black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case, namely just preference honestly So far with the money I have saved I can get a decent power supply. I also like to point out the 350 may not be enough for power recommendations on the newer GTX960 (Minimum System Power (W)400) This is not including CPU, MEM etc.. You would have issues running a heavy load on the GTX960. Namely why I went with the Thermaltake TR2 TR-600 600W to meet system min requirements with a nice case. Seagate ST1000DX001 1TB vs SSD 240g You can get a bigger storage later if needed. These run from $60-100 That is almost less then .50 cents pre G. It is enough for a lot of games and windows. Anyways just like to bring up an alternative build for a budget system, I like to see real world results but I think mine would be a solid choice, but personally I would spend a bit more for R9 for expanded life. Such as the Radeon R9 270. I am a bit new to this forum but wouldn't mind seeing more budget systems reviews. Personally just build a 3k machine researched for about a month on it. Namely how I came across Linus channel, I really like his team and tip videos so please keep up the good work.