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if any problems arise, check for cap bulge in the PSU (protect yourself from dying ofc) and do a cap replace. Mostly in power supplies the only thing that fails is the caps

If your 
EVGA G2 850W if its still under warranty, i would personally keep using it if its been used for usual gaming/work loads, having said that, if you've used it for 24/7 mining for 1+ years, I would shave off a good 3-4 years from its life span personally, and retire it.

Since you already have a 1440p display, I suggest going for a 4k 144Hz monitor, there are plenty of sub 32 inch models out there and you likely will be able to benefit from it using tech like DLSS 2.0 or playing older games.
 
If that price range is too much, waiting is also a win-win as their prices should go down over time. I just don't think it would be worthwhile to get another 1440p. I have seen some good deals like that Gigabyte OLED 48" for $800, that's rather large for my tastes so there are also models like the Gigabyte M32U which sold for $600 a few months ago, (almost bought it myself) But with newer models coming in the next one or two years you're most likely to benefit from much enhanced backlight dimming tech as units like the M32U have a outrageously bad zone count of "around 16." Still better than edge lit I guess...
 
Of course there are more expensive models out there which should do great.

just grab any cheap one that meets your spec, they are all built exactly the same except some is made of mostly plastic vs metal.

Basically, PragerU, a non-profit conservative organization is suing Google for their content being blocked by Youtube in its "Restricted Mode," Citing that it infringes on their freedom of speech from the 1st US amendment.  Their videos are also demonetized though to a extent I do not know.  The demonetization could simply be missed revenue by having it not show up for the lost viewership.  I think this is relevant because Internet censorship is something we should all be extremely interested in and if its happening, should respond to appropriately.
 
 
 
 
 
Washington times:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/25/prageru-accuses-google-censoring-educational-sites/
 
The blaze:
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/25/conservative-prageru-sues-youtube-google-over-video-censorship-somebody-has-to-fight-goliath?utm_content=buffer3240a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
 
The hill:
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/356966-prageru-sues-google-youtube-for-censoring-conservative-videos

Basically, PragerU, a non-profit conservative organization is suing Google for their content being blocked by Youtube in its "Restricted Mode," Citing that it infringes on their freedom of speech from the 1st US amendment.  Their videos are also demonetized though to a extent I do not know.  The demonetization could simply be missed revenue by having it not show up for the lost viewership.  I think this is relevant because Internet censorship is something we should all be extremely interested in and if its happening, should respond to appropriately.
 
 
 
 
 
Washington times:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/25/prageru-accuses-google-censoring-educational-sites/
 
The blaze:
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/25/conservative-prageru-sues-youtube-google-over-video-censorship-somebody-has-to-fight-goliath?utm_content=buffer3240a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
 
The hill:
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/356966-prageru-sues-google-youtube-for-censoring-conservative-videos

Basically, PragerU, a non-profit conservative organization is suing Google for their content being blocked by Youtube in its "Restricted Mode," Citing that it infringes on their freedom of speech from the 1st US amendment.  Their videos are also demonetized though to a extent I do not know.  The demonetization could simply be missed revenue by having it not show up for the lost viewership.  I think this is relevant because Internet censorship is something we should all be extremely interested in and if its happening, should respond to appropriately.
 
 
 
 
 
Washington times:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/25/prageru-accuses-google-censoring-educational-sites/
 
The blaze:
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/25/conservative-prageru-sues-youtube-google-over-video-censorship-somebody-has-to-fight-goliath?utm_content=buffer3240a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
 
The hill:
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/356966-prageru-sues-google-youtube-for-censoring-conservative-videos

You should consider more than just College in your laptop purchase:
 
Do you game? 
Is this your only PC?
Can I upgrade my laptop without voiding the warranty?
Can I upgrade its RAM and internal HDD easily?
 
And lastly, the most important part:  Do you even need a laptop for what you are doing?  I have friends who do not have a laptop and do fine in community colleges.  Laptops are not necessarily a requirement, but it depends on what you do.
 
I am in Computer Engineering and would die without a laptop that is capable of gaming, (GTX 960M) my friend going to a community college is going into the automotive industry and still shares his desktop PC with his parents!
 
 
Edit:
As far as recommendation goes, AVOID any Chromebook.  What you will be using must be able to use Microsoft Word, I've personally had instances in which Google Docs failed to catch a dumb mistake (like a sentence fragment) while Word caught that same one.  That said, its not perfect either.  (one could go for Linux, but Windows is a lot more stress free.)

I am shipping the PC right now, hold on. Two weeks ETA.

If you only want to play these two games, you will probably only need a dual-core without hyperthreading.  The GPU is absolute overkill, but I didn't want to go to the 750 ti for $10 less.
 
 
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($57.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($40.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: PNY CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini Video Card  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($19.49 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $385.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-16 09:51 EST-0500

This may seem very stupid, but try wearing the headphones backwards,
Solved!
No more buzzing in the right ear!
 
 
More seriously:
Do you have an analog or USB headphone set?
Try another pair to test.

Or the IDE PCI adapter since we probably lack the super fast IDE standard on the motherboard!

While I guess you could be serious considering the internet, I'll call you out as a troll.
The only convincing argument that the moon was cheese was in Wallace and Gromit : The grand day out

Because it uses microwaves, if any bird managed to get in (somehow) It'd be cooked like the microwave does!  Anyone up for an early thanksgiving and fried eggs? 

Make sure that it actually works as the 295x2 seems to go at cheapest, for $500 still.  just a word of caution, unless you were lucky enough to win a bid at $150.

at least its a bit more powerful
 
This one is MIT's Nuclear Fusion "reactor" <--more for tests and is the smallest Tomahawk(doughnut) sized device.

On the bright side, this means World of Tanks is coming to Linux! 
 
But Russia is not America, I suspect that they are fine with it, probably eat up propaganda about US Spyware Microsoft, Apple.  stuff like that.

I like to call this build:
 
Flash the Sloth
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: *AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($33.33 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: *ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *Crucial 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1066 Memory  ($11.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Western Digital Caviar Blue 80GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($15.00 @ Amazon)
Case: *Logisys CS136BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply  ($32.70 @ NCIX US)
Total: $137.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-28 17:31 EDT-0400
 
Only pro:  fits in your budget, 14 time over.

I like to call this build:
 
Flash the Sloth
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: *AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($33.33 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: *ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *Crucial 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1066 Memory  ($11.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Western Digital Caviar Blue 80GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($15.00 @ Amazon)
Case: *Logisys CS136BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply  ($32.70 @ NCIX US)
Total: $137.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-28 17:31 EDT-0400
 
Only pro:  fits in your budget, 14 time over.

Notice that the 1060 3GB can run all of the games around.  VRAM often scales according to the hardware as seen in a game like Space Engineers, it uses 6.5GB of VRAM on my GTX 1070.  But it also runs fine on a R9 380 with 2GB.
 
The GTX 1060 3GB will easily be the best choice among the 1050 Ti, and RX 470.  once you reach the RX 480 you may as well choose either that, or the 1060.
The 1060 is just way faster than the 470.

Notice that the 1060 3GB can run all of the games around.  VRAM often scales according to the hardware as seen in a game like Space Engineers, it uses 6.5GB of VRAM on my GTX 1070.  But it also runs fine on a R9 380 with 2GB.
 
The GTX 1060 3GB will easily be the best choice among the 1050 Ti, and RX 470.  once you reach the RX 480 you may as well choose either that, or the 1060.
The 1060 is just way faster than the 470.

Notice that the 1060 3GB can run all of the games around.  VRAM often scales according to the hardware as seen in a game like Space Engineers, it uses 6.5GB of VRAM on my GTX 1070.  But it also runs fine on a R9 380 with 2GB.
 
The GTX 1060 3GB will easily be the best choice among the 1050 Ti, and RX 470.  once you reach the RX 480 you may as well choose either that, or the 1060.
The 1060 is just way faster than the 470.

if electricity is a concern, the 1050 ti would dominate   with its claimed 75w TDP <-- so PCI-E only for reference cards.

Its funny how elections work:  Nobody votes for Johnson because he can't win, and he can't win because nobody votes for him.

Its funny how elections work:  Nobody votes for Johnson because he can't win, and he can't win because nobody votes for him.