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Wattage is only part of the story. Unfortunately, not all power supplies are quality, so you may have a power supply claiming 500W, yet be of such poor build, a lowly 350W may be a better unit. A good 500W unit should suffice, but going up to 600W wouldn't be bad in the interest of future...

Can you check what sort of temps the CPU is getting?

Formatting is part of it. The other is how drive manufacturers denote a gigabyte. The technical definition is 1024 MB, but quite commonly manufacturers use 1 GB as equal to 1000 MB. That's going to add up in the terabyte range.

While I would also highly recommend running away from that Coolmax unit ASAP, in the meantime, yes make sure all power connections to the motherboard are plugged in. When you say the stock Dell unit went out, what happened? I ask because sometimes, a PSU death can take components with it.

The graphics run off the APU. There is no separate controller supplying them. The biggest difference I see between the ALC 662 and ALC889 is that the 662 is a 5.1 channel solution vs. 7.1 provided in the 889. Unless you plan on running an 7.1 speaker setup, that's not going hurt.

The Auto setting uses the timings based on the 1333 speed if attainable, which it should on your motherboard.

The first things I'd check are that the games are all patched up and your drivers are all up to date. Also, go into BIOS and make sure no clock throttling is enabled for the CPU. It might not hurt to disable the C or S states either (C1, C2, C3) to keep anything from accidentally putting the...

Do you have a price point you're trying to hit with this build? Additionally, what features do you need on a motherboard? For example, if you don't plan on using the Wi-Fi, do you really need the PRO model. Asus has quite a few Z97 models if you prefer to stick with them. The Z97 platform is...

The timings are going to be based off what speed the RAM is running. The faster the RAM runs the looser the timings will be. For DDR3-666 (1333) speeds, your CAS latency is 9. I think the KVR notes Kingston's Value RAM line, which is perfectly fine, but not necessarily geared for tweaking. I...

I'm not as good as I was in high school and don't have the time I used to for playing. I just go in with "yup, my guy is going to die...a lot". I didn't play the ME series in order, but I am playing through 3 right now, so I'll have to see if I get upset about it this time. However, I don't...

I tried playing the original Gears again and forgot how often I died. Clearly, this will take me awhile to beat. I didn't get upset over the end of ME3 so that may be why I'm in the minority of those looking forward to it.

Well, now one of the nerd-fests is underway and it looks like a lot of exciting stuff is coming out. Since I have to be an adult, I don't have a handle on it all, but the things I am excited over include: -Mass Effect Andromeda -Gears of War 4 -Doom 4 -Xbox 360 games "on" Xbox One (more like...

Typically, the Iris graphics will be used for more basic tasks, while the Radeon would be engaged upon heavier use, e.g. Gaming.

Agreed. Awhile back, there were some cheap, poorly copied capacitors that got out and into a lot of motherboards, even some big names. So, now, when you see companies pimping "Japanese solid capacitors", that's at least part of the reason why. Japan has a reputation for reliable electronics.

If it came with the case, yes! As a general rule, if it comes with the case, the power supply is garbage. A good ATX 500W from Silverstone, Seasonic, Antec (excluding the Basiq line)...for some options. be Quiet has a good rep internationally, but hasn't made it much in the US. Don't go cheap...

What are the specs including the power supply? Safe mode uses generic drivers, I believe, to keep issues to a minimum. Could be a storage controller issue as well.

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You may need to see if you get a prompt to hit a certain key to boot from the optical drive. For the USB, what does it say?

Power supply? Brand and model? What were you using before you got the 8400GS?

Unless you intend to overclock, paying for an Intel 'K' chip is pointless. The K designation simply means the multiplier is unlocked. And, if you're not pairing a K chip with a Z97 motherboard, you're wasting money, as that's the only chipset allowing overclocking of the Z9 series. As a general...