We get power outages a lot in my area. Need a UPS for my PC. APC Back-UPS 500 enough or should I go bigger?

Same situation here. Reseat the card and the cables. Half the time that fixes weird issues.

Same here. Run it overnight to make sure it's stable before you trust it.

Wrapping this up — Make sure the RAM is on the motherboard's QVL (qualified vendor list).

Came here to say this. I'd wait a couple months — prices on that always drop after launch.

Good stuff. Buy from a place with a good return policy in case you get a DOA part.

Interesting. Can you explain more about Don't cheap out on the power supply. A bad PSU can fry everything.?

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Nice one. The Asus boards with VIA chipsets have some compatibility issues. Check the forums.

While we're on the subject, Check Tom's Hardware for benchmarks before you buy anything.

No offense but You might want to check pricewatch.com for the best deals.

Spot on. I built mine for under $500 and it runs everything I throw at it.

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