Recent content by vang2k

I have used several motherboard brands and also many different chipsets ranging from intel based/amd based. I can tell you from my experience that gigabyte makes quality products plus their RMA process is pretty good. I've used MSI, ASUS, Foxconn, ASROCK, ABIT, Biostar. The VRM's usually the...

Looks like a pretty solid performer. If you don't plan to SLI/Crossfire for the power supply I would suggest getting a Corsair TX750 or lower wattage Corsair at like 550W-650W. I didn't even know XFX made PSUs. The bronze/gold power supplies won't get loud on load due to higher efficiency. I...

I also think it could be the ram. I used a lot of Crucial ram products and I have had to RMA quite a few. If the ram doesn't work try resetting your CMOS via jumper or taking the battery out for a few minutes.

I was going to tell you to try and take the motherboard battery out and leave it out for 1-2 minutes. I have a gigabyte z77-ud3h and when I try to reset CMOS via the jumper pins it doesn't work well. Once I take the battery out and put it back in after a few minutes the computer should default...

I own a Gigabyte z77 board and a stock i5 3550. You can't go wrong with either one. You can probably find cheaper deals on ebay for a used z77 boards and ivy bridge cpus. If you are buying brand new and don't want to upgrade for another 3 yrs than the new socket 1150 haswell cpus will be a...