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I found an answer in another thread. Boxed CPU comes with a heatsink/fan and usually a 3 years garantee OEM/Tray CPU does not come with a heatsink/fan and has usually a 1 year garantee + price lower then the Boxed ones. update: are all heatsink/fan the same ? meaning can I get an OEM/Tray and...

Hi, in looking for a new CPU to buy, I am seeing CPU reference model names that start with BX* or CM* I understand the BX* means its a boxed product. But I do not understand what the CM* is (even if they Original OEM/Tray, I do not knwo what it means. Are they both identical ? Is the...

game is Egosoft X4. It came out on Nov-30. When you guys say a Z77 or a Z97, you mean which MB and from which company ? I do not understand. I was able to run the previous game X Rebirth without any issues with everything maxed out. They say they are using the same engine for X4 but now the...

About your comment for the DDR3 RAM, which is a 1600 by the way, you mean the maximum Gigabyte MB would be a Z97 with an I7-4790K ? Why? MB/CPU higher then this stopped being DDR3 compatible ? The reason for all this is because there is this game I want, which is the next version out of a...

Hi, is the maximum CPU upgrade on this MB really an I7-3770K? If yes, what is the difference between 3770 and 3770K? My next major upgrade might be in 2 years so wandering what is the smoothest MB upgrade I can go to without any issues ? My budget is limitted because I want to upgrde the CPU...