Yes, ddmeltzer8, I believe the solution was as simple as blowing the dust out of the computer. I have a hand held, plug-in blower, but you can also use compressed air. Like joeandmarg0 said, dust can...

Thank you for the tips guys! I blew out the dust in my computer (it had been a while), having seen that recommendation in some other threads, and that seems to have stopped the problem for now. Is it...

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This forum has been such a great help before and I come seeking your aid once again.

The problem is summarized pretty well in the thread title, but...

Interesting, another good tip for anyone reading this thread is to make sure, if you do want to go look at some higher refresh-rate monitors, that the demos are set up to actually run at 144 Hz....

Yeah, that's what I'm coming to find. I asked Dell's customer service, and the CSR just came up with a 28" non-curved monitor at 60Hz with 4K as their best option. :/ I'll look into BenQ next...

I do have a 1080. I'm afraid it might be that the kind of monitor I'm looking for just doesn't exist yet. :/ I've checked out both those models, but the first one is curved and the second one is...

Hey Berton! Nice to see you again, and good thought! I don't really need a whole lot of inputs, but I do occasionally use my "desktop replacement" laptop when troubleshooting the actual desktop, so...

Dear all, your assistance is greatly needed! I've been going through Newegg, Amazon, and Bestbuy's product pages trying to find something that fits what I'm looking for and have been coming up empty....

I see. Thank you for that explanation. I did some research and actually bought that exact processor. Although I didn't plan to overclock, I'm certainly willing to learn, and I'm sure there's a good...

I've done some of my own research, and it appears as if a LGA 1151 motherboard, like both versions of the GA-Z170X-UD3 board, is not interchangeable with a i7-4790k (which has a LGA 1150 socket). i7...

Thank you so much, Berton! I found some conflicting/ambiguous stuff about it and am so glad I double-checked: saved me a lot of time and money. I had hoped it had opened up a bit, but I'll now know...

clam1952; not a bad idea! I unscrewed the motherboard and checked it out--didn't see any loose or out-of-place pieces.

Steve C; Awesome! Thank you for the tip! I will try that when I get home!...

Thanks, those are way more reasonably priced. Much closer to what I was thinking. I was just hoping that you could confirm the LGA 1151 socket (i.e. the kind the Z170x-UD3 Ultra has) is backwards...

Hey guys, related to the going-on's in another thread I started ( https://www.tenforums.com/drivers-hardware/73711-motherboard-power-light-ps_sw-flashing-system-wont-boot-up.html ) it's become clear...

clam1952; thanks for the idea. I checked that out, but all the pins looked normal. I noticed that on the plug itself, one of the connections appeared to be missing a female receiver (the 5th one from...

I did buy some new RAM and did as Berton recommended--reseating all my cards and blowing them out with compressed air before putting them back in. I also tested both sets of RAM modules on my board....

Alright, well, I may do that. Reinstalling the processor didn't change anything. Are there any other recommendations? I'm kinda hesitant to just start buying/testing parts without really knowing what...

No, I thought I was very gentle with the case. That seems like a reasonable next step though; I'll try reinstalling the processor in the morning. Thank you for the advice! Happy New Years!

Yeah, I've tried that. This actually happened a couple weeks ago and was solved by my lightly pressing on the processor heatsink. I've tried gently testing every component though and it hasn't...

The problem is in the thread title; normally my PS_SW light stays a solid yellow and I'm able to boot up no problem. After moving my computer around the house a bit, when I plugged everything in the...

I have a generic PnP Samsung monitor, it's about 27 inches I think and it's max resolution is 1920 x 1080 (the resolution I'm currently using). The purpose of my new card is to future-proof the...

Oh my goodness; I hope I didn't keep you up. Thank you so much for all your assistance thus far, Lifetec. The local BestBuy actually has a GTX 1080 in stock now, so we might be able to settle that...

That's what I've been thinking as well. When I look at the card, I don't see any obvious problems (fans are running). But, like I said, it is 4.5 years old and has seen pretty intense, regular...

Right, I know that--I've updated graphics drivers plenty of times before. This is different because after the first flicker to black, it goes straight to no signal and stays that way until the...

It continued to do what it has done in the past. About 10-20 seconds into the installation of the graphics driver, the screen flashed and went to "no signal." I waited until it crashed and...