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If you zoom in and look closely at the third image (the one taken directly above the chip), you can see the original CPU silk screen underneath the "i7 4790K" label that's been stuck on top. I can't make out all the writing, but I can see the CPU was made in Costa Rica, and not Vietnam, like...

No, only the top slot is capable of the full x16. Different manufacturers list the specifications in different ways, some more clearly than others sadly. In this particular case they could probably explain it better. It lists that it has "3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE5/PCIE6)", in...

This comes down to the two different (but connected) meanings of "x16": 1) the physical size of the slot, and 2) the number of lanes actually wired to the slot. These two do not always match. All 3 slots on your motherboard are physically x16, however only the one nearest the CPU is actually...

It may be surprising, but the temperature really can drop that much that quickly. Just did a quick test on mine, running a stress test for about 1 minute (letting the temperature reach 70 Celsius), and then turning it off. The temperature dropped from 70 to 55 in the space of a few seconds...

Ahh, but then there is no GT 820, Nvidia skipped the 800 series on the desktop completely. The only "820" is the 820m, so either they simply left the "m" off the name, or it's something like a mislabeled GT 720 (or similar). Knowing whether this "GT 820" is a desktop or laptop GPU would...