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I have the same problem they always answer check temps even though I clearly stated I checked temps 

It appears to just be the way I had the cables run, they would end up working for a while and then they would shift slightly, thanks for the help

did you unplug the USB before you rebooted? i'm glad it's working now I had that issue a couple years ago and it was just because I left the boot flash drive plugged in. 

I ended up finding the Lian Li 011 Dynamic and ordered that. It was on the very high end of what I wanted to spend but it's amazing temperature and esthetic wise imo. Thanks for all the suggestions!

I really like NZXT's stuff. The H510i or the H500i might work for you. If you don't care about RGB they sell versions without it. 

I definitely won't be getting the blower one either.. I will wait for the AIB models.. I just wanted to make sure it was the best choice..

I wouldn't get a Reference AMD card, that's for sure.

I had 3 1050 TI's by Zotac. 2 of them were running in small crypto mining project of mine, 24/7 operation for a year. No problems with any of them. Also thats irrelevant but I kinda like Zotac aesthetics.

I just bought the 2070S. Better drivers, better thermals by a lot (till sometime in august), much better look IMO (again will change in a few weeks), a little bit better raw performance, and RT. Lots of new exciting titles are supporting ray tracing. I even got two triple-A ray tracing supported games in a bundle with my 2070S. It is 100$ more but for something I'm going to have for at least two years, that's really not that much. Go out to eat three or four times and you spend around that if not more.  

Current driver for RX 5700XT is a disaster. You won't have stable system with this card. I have issues and many other people so keep that in mind. Black screens, green screens, driver crashes, wattman crashes, LOST HDMI SIGNAL, screen going black, game freezes, PC freezes and many more stupid issues. This card performance is unmatched when it finally starts to work in some games but there are too many problems currently.. I'm actually thinking about returning it and grabbing normal RTX 2070...

Micro stutter is predominantly caused by the CPU, your 6600K will definitely be the reason for it. The 6600K is 4C/4T at 3.5-3.9GHz, that is as slow as the very lowest Ryzen or Core i3 offering. You should look at replacing or overclocking your CPU if you don't have funds to replace.

i had to different 1070ti's  evga and zotac
 
the zotac's coil whine was a bit louder then the evga's but with the case closed who can usually tell

Perfectly fine brand, they're the sister company of inno3d.

No better or worse than anyone else, really. Their older coolers were a little louder, but now they're indistinguishable.

not allowed across the border. and they charge massive import fees here lol. thanks for the input tho ive heard good and bad things about both board just wanted to throw it out there and get a more stats wise data of peoples opinions

Yeah they put pretty bad taxes when you cross the border with a significant value of stuff unless you stay in the US for a few days/weeks.

thank you everyone for the replies, very helpful!

No problem! it has been a pleasure helping you out!

Ryzen APU is fine, makes sense. But it won't support anything above low res 1080p, so tell him that. Here's a suggested build:
PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $94.89 @ OutletPC Motherboard ASRock - Fatal1ty B450 GAMING K4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $79.99 @ Amazon Memory Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $44.99 @ Amazon Storage Kingston - A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $19.99 @ Amazon Case NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ Amazon Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $29.98 @ Newegg   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total (before mail-in rebates) $354.83   Mail-in rebates -$15.00   Total $339.83   Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-28 14:27 EDT-0400   The gaming k4 is just a great all rounder, and if he doesn't care about overclocking, go with an asus prime a320-k instead.

here's a build with the 4k monitor 
PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $94.89 @ OutletPC Motherboard ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $79.89 @ OutletPC Memory Crucial - Ballistix Tactical 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $52.99 @ Newegg Storage Lexar - NS100 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $23.99 @ Adorama Case NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ Amazon Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $29.98 @ Newegg Monitor LG - 27UD58-B 27.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor $299.00 @ Amazon   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total (before mail-in rebates) $685.73   Mail-in rebates -$35.00   Total $650.73   Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-28 15:07 EDT-0400    

it's over budget by a dollar  
PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $94.89 @ OutletPC Motherboard ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $79.89 @ OutletPC Memory Crucial - Ballistix Tactical 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $52.99 @ Newegg Storage Lexar - NS100 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $23.99 @ Adorama Case NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ Amazon Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $29.98 @ Newegg   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total (before mail-in rebates) $386.73   Mail-in rebates -$35.00   Total $351.73   Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-28 14:55 EDT-0400   Although, if you want to be very sure that the thermal paste is not dried up you gotta go like 8 dollars above budget

have mine too
PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor $94.89 @ OutletPC Motherboard Gigabyte - B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $74.99 @ Newegg Business Memory Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $44.99 @ Amazon Storage Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $29.99 @ Amazon Case Thermaltake - Versa H17 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $29.99 @ Newegg Power Supply Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $29.98 @ Newegg   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total (before mail-in rebates) $329.83   Mail-in rebates -$25.00   Total $304.83   Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-28 14:50 EDT-0400    

PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($75.71 @ Walmart) 
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.85 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Rosewill - FBM-06 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($45.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $351.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-28 14:46 EDT-0400
 
its 1,42$ over budget but it has a very nice SSD. 
 
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/ynhKHx/gigabyte-ud-pro-512gb-25-solid-state-drive-gp-gstfs30512gttd
 
this SSD if you want to go be just below budget. 

Ryzen APU will do 4k

lmao we both posted at the same time