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    Best MMO gaming mouse

    A G600 user here. This is a common complaint about the mouse but there is a fix! Install the Logitech drivers for the G600. In the configuration tool, choose to store the keybinding profiles on the computer instead of on the mouse itself. This should stop the cursor from randomly jumping up.
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    Hard lockups / Crashing

    I'll definitely take this advice and try to wait for a BSOD, thanks!
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    Hard lockups / Crashing

    Despite a few good days of operation on the new motherboard, I've got the crashing to occur again! Gonna fallback to my previous Sandy Bridge setup to let the Z170 platform mature a bit since it seems like several people are encountering these issues. See...
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    Hard lockups / Crashing

    There is no BSOD that accompanies the crash. It is a hard lockup that doesn't even register an Event Log entry...
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    Hard lockups / Crashing

    One of the Korean QNIX 27" 1440 monitors. And for an update: got a different motherboard and it's working great. No crashes to be found!
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    Hard lockups / Crashing

    Yep. CPU never crossed 65, GPU 71 max. I've swapped motherboards and will be testing again shortly with a fresh install of W10.
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    Hard lockups / Crashing

    I haven't even tried to overclock yet, sadly. It's as stock as it can get. In fact, the RAM is being underclocked to the JEDEC standards (it's running at 2133 instead of 2400MHz).
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    Hard lockups / Crashing

    Might just revert back to my 2500k setup for the time being. Swapping out processors / mobos to try and identify the culprit is too much of a hassle. Maybe I'll consider Haswell or just wait for this platform to mature a bit (seeing that a lot of the current motherboards have several issues).
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    Hard lockups / Crashing

    Recently upgraded from a 2500k setup to a 6700k setup and have been encountering hard freezes (requires holding down the power button to reset) that are accompanied with a full volumed buzzing sound (not a repeat of ingame sounds). System specs: i7-6700k ASUS Z170-AR 2x8 GB DDR4-2400 Crucial...
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    Hopping on Sandy Bridge!

    Unless there is something else with the chipset that may be potentially wrong, I don't quite follow your line of thinking. I'm not going to be using any off the affected ports so I don't see any issue until I can receive a proper board in april at which time I'll do a swap.
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    Hopping on Sandy Bridge!

    even if the SATA II ports are broke, I still got four SATA III's! Here's a near complete build, just waiting for RAM and Optical Drive :) http://imgur.com/a/F7z2B
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    Hopping on Sandy Bridge!

    I'm thinking of going with the vanilla P8P67. I don't mind the different NIC and the limitation to crossfire only. Save myself a bit of cash. Thanks for the help! Especially for the amazon tip.
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    Hopping on Sandy Bridge!

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Heavy Gaming and some minor audio encoding/transcoding. Of course the usual internet browsing etc. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? Around 1K including shipping and handling 3) Where do you live...
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    Building a computer for SC2 and possibly beyond

    5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model. I won't be reusing any parts 10) I will be using 64bit Win7, already have a copy. @Dannybui: Adding $200 would not be an issue. My main goal is to...
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    Building a computer for SC2 and possibly beyond

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Mainly for SC2 and Web Browsing. Future games might look promising. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? Would like the total to be ~$1000, okay if it's over by a bit. 3) Where do you live...
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