Good to see a new good price/performance card.

Started from 3, then 4, then 6.1. Currently I think I'm sticking to 7.6 for a good while.

Well I called Gigabyte and will be getting a replacement card. Thanks for all the help though, much appreciated!

#6 the command prompt is the only thing I have not tried. Here's hoping it does something.

#3 yes, I have done the f4 and f5 vga bios flash. it doesn't matter. They worked for a lil bit and then eventually doesn't work.

#4, yes it is. contrary to popular belief, this system has an efficient gpu and cpu and at most will use 300 watts (including efficiency of the psu)or so. 450 is plenty. the 500 or so watt number as well as AMPS on the 12v rail is because Nvidia doesn't know what computer specs the consumer will have, so they overestimate.

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Youtube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQNKBV78ASg (details in video description)

CASE: Silverstone TJ08-E
MOBO: Gigabyte G1-Sniper M3
CPU: Intel i5 3570k @4.0GHz
COOLER: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo
RAM: Corsair Dominator 8 GB 1600
PSU: Rosewill Capstone 450M Gold Rated
GPU: Gigabyte Windforce GTX 670 GC 2GB OC
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM

Pretty much I go through an infinite boot loop. I can't even access the bios by even mashing the 'del' key. If I boot normally, it will just hard reset and go through to the same safe mode menus with the boot normally option.

I have used every WHQL driver, done clean uninstalls and reinstalls, tried different pci-e slots, but to no avail.

I have a few options at this point: continue to try to troubleshoot (been doing this for days), get a 2nd RMA (1st rma - just got the same card back x_x), or reformat the drive.

If anybody can offer any viable suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated!

#3 yes, that was case like maybe a good year or so ago. The last time he rang for 6in (ESEA-O s13) on viaduct, he was a lot more positive and even apologized for some over-extensions he made and miscalls he may have made for the team. Techno is a very dedicated player and is always looking to improve his game. Wish you the best of luck on finding a team!

from that link #8 shows it seems like most are suggesting to try clicking on HIGH performance under power option. The icon should look something like a battery with a plug on the left side I think on the bottom right-hand side of your windows taskbar. If that does not work, it might be the hard drive or might be that the temps for the gpu or cpu are high. To check your temperatures, HWmonitor is a pretty good free app for this.

can really wreak havoc as scout and sniper. he is a really chill guy and easy to play with. best of luck on finding a team.

Great aim and is just downright deadly when he jumps in for the kills. Best of luck to you on finding a team.

The thing I don't like about the 8350 is that its much more power hungry than the i5 3570k and isn't as good an overclocker as well. That being said the i5 3570k, i7 3770k, and 8350 are all great choices. If you want to save more money on the cpu, the AMD 6300 is a pretty good deal. Don't listen to what the other computer review sites say about the new piledriver cpus as they aren't that bad at all.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121656 is a decent price for the 660ti. The thing is the frames thing is a little complicated when you compare AMD and Nvidia in my personal experience. AMD cards need higher fps to match the smoothness of the Nvidia cards, which can be had at lower frames. HARDocp and quite a few other sites have the same conclusion in regards to the frame rates between AMD and Nvidia.

#10 both 660ti and amd 7950 are good cards and they trade blows depending on the game. However, I do feel that the amd 7950 might be a little more future proof as more memory bandwidth and is as well as having much better compute. This all depends on future games of course.

I would try to get the Nvidia 660 TI or AMD 7950 for $300. Cpu I would opt for the i5 3570k.

Case is honestly subjective: bitfenix prodigy, sg08, or lian li q08 (mitx), lian li a04, sg09, tj08-e (matx), fractal arc mini (m-atx). Personally if you are only going to have one card and maybe a dedicated audio card with just a few hard drives, I would just opt for matx as mid towers are pretty damn big.

Ram I would go with g-skill as they have been in the business for a long time. 8 gigs at 1600mhz is enough and should be around the $50-65 mark.

Motherboard: I would pay for at least a $130 motherboard (make sure its the 1155 socket if you go with ivy bridge, i5 3570k). Gigabyte and Asus are my favorites probably by far to go with. Asrock I hear is a hit or miss as their quality control can be inconsistent. MSI is a decent cheaper alternative.

Hard Drive: Mechanical drive I would go with Western digital blacks as they are very fast. A good thing to try is a Western Digital Raptor 10000rpm drive with an SSD (Get a Samsung 840).

PSU: This is easy, if you're going with a single gpu setup, honestly a quality 450-550 watt psu is all that's needed as pc components have gotten much more power efficient over the years. Brands to go with are: Pc power & cooling, corsair, seasonic, antec, enermax, rosewill capstone line, kingwin platinum series. I personally would go with gold modular as you get the best of both worlds: good power efficiency and using only the cables you need, which means less clutter and easier cable management inside the case.

Hope this helps!

At DML: if you can order from newegg, get this instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130826

I would recommend a 660 GTX or above gpu if you want to be playing games comfortably for a while. I would say $300 is the sweet spot future-proof wise. $400-$500 cards are if you really want to max out settings and put the AA on high.