[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[Pie Crust]

Just in case you need them later for whatever reason, I wouldn't cut the wire but peel a bit of the insulation and then cover the hole once you connected the LED wires with insulating tape.

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[Oasis]

12 GB buffer and "8 billion transistors"

Mother of god.

[Pie Crust]

Holy stuff. 8 billion transistors in a space no more than 3cm³

[77x5ghost2]

i argued with my dad and he is going to build a new computer
and he's going to use my current computer for random things after he built my new computer

NOTE: I WILL POST THE BUDGET TOMORROW

[matthewbim11]

So I'm still dealing with my system instability. Could it be power supply related? Newegg is telling me I need over 1000 watt PSU, while another site tells me a little over 500. When I bought the PSU, I google searched it and people said with a FX 8350 and a R9 290, 750W should be plenty. It makes sense, that when I try to boot a game the power usage goes up. Is there any way to confirm that the PSU is the error? Using base video drivers keeps my system stable for the time being.

[Pie Crust]

Get a 1200W PSU. No power problems ever again.

[matthewbim11]

I'm not dropping the money on a part if its not the problem. I already have a PSU.

[Pie Crust]

How powerful is your PSU?

[matthewbim11]

EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze. Full specs are:
Fx 8350 4ghz stock
ASRock 980DE3/U3S3
XFX DD R9 290
GSkill 2x4GB DDR3 1600
1TB WD Black.
Just used a Cooler Master calculator, it gave me just under 500 watts.
Watt the forget is going on then?
I forgot to mention, with the AMD driver installed, my screen looks like this.

With base video, it looks like this.

[Pie Crust]

Check your computer's stability with only the most basic things. (No dedicated GPU unless your CPU doesn't have an integrated one which I seriously doubt) and begin adding your legacy or plugandplay one by one.

[matthewbim11]

The only thing I can pull out is the GPU (not even really, no video would play at all), the rest is all essential to operation. The FX-8350 is not an APU.

[Pie Crust]

Doesn't your motherboard have an integrated chipset?


Cool background. I can honestly say that I do not see a difference between either images.

[matthewbim11]

Do you not notice the massive 1 1/2 inch black border that comes in from my bezel? I paid for a 21 inch monitor, not a 19 inch.

[Pie Crust]

No, I'm used to 4:3 monitors.

Ontopic: What's the resolution of both screens? Doesn't the AMD software have a control panel like NVidia's allowing you to select custom resolutions?

[matthewbim11]

It's the same monitor in both pictures. Both resolution settings are at 1080p, but base video knows how to actually use my entire monitor. There is a overscan option in the AMD software, but it does absolutely nothing. There is an over scan option in the monitor, but no dice.