Recent content by awolfe63

You can't patent a term, name, or phrase in the U.S. They have a trademark.

6 pins (half) * 12V * 9A = 648W.

The simple answer is that it is already in all of the CPUs and costs nothing to turn on. The more complex answer is that the same CPU die with hyperthreading on may have to be sold at a lower clock rate since the power consumption goes up with hyperthreading - so a 3.5GHz i7 is probably a...

When it installed on my laptop it deleted MS Office. I still had my documents - I just couldn't open them.

If it is a good 500W it should be fine.

Typically, the limiting factor for a PC sound output is that the power supply is shared and thus the signal/noise is poor. Any external USB sound card or DAC will be better. Something like this is excellent: https://www.neweggbusiness.com/product/product.aspx?item=9b-29-102-032 but for much...

Get this one: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/outletus/laptops/ideapad/lenovo-legion-y-series-laptops/Legion-Y520/p/80WKX003US

I would not touch a laptop with only 128GB. With only one or 2 games downloaded, you won't have enough room for schoolwork. Look at the Dell Outlet and the Lenovo Outlet for a good refurb deal. Get 256GB of SSD and at least 8GB of RAM and a good display (at least 1920x1080). Even with Intel...

Depends what you use the computer for. If you are playing AAA games - then the 1080 is the best bet. Make sure your power supply can handle it and be prepared for much more noise when gaming. If you are using the computer for video editing or other compute-intensive work, then the CPU upgrade...

You can't. Your monitor will not handle it. Set it for 60Hz and the game will run fine and look fine.

Not very. A bib bump in RAM speed is not as big a difference for gaming as 1 step of overclocking. For an I7-8700 - almost no difference. (I got one as well - good choice)

For gaming in 2018, 16GB is enough. Therefore, even 2x 8GB 2400 alone will be faster than adding in any 2133. If you can afford the 24GB 2400 setup - even better. (I am assuming you have a 2-channel motherboard and not 4-channel ) If you have a HEDT platform, it could be different.

The i7 3770 will not bottleneck those CPUs. I am using one with a GTX980 and getting great results. 3 RAM is fine. In that generation, the dual channel works when it can (lower part of RAM) and will be fine. The 960 is a little faster - but probably not worth the extra money. Get a 1060 or...

There are not a lot of choices. Supposedly there are GTX 1050 single-slot boards - but I haven't found one for sale. I'm using a Radeon Pro WX3100 which is under $200. Works for me but even slower than the 1050.

I have had trouble in the past with the H100 not contacting the chip well. Removing and reinstalling solved it - but it took me several tries.