Recent content by daniel_blacke

Ahh, simplicity has never been one of my strong points. What do you think about this: GIGABYTE P57W V6

I'm a truck driver and I'm looking to build a PC for Gaming inside my truck's sleeper. Planning to bastard some parts from my current desktop, like my GTX 970 and my 650w ps. The truck already has a 1500 watt inverter that is run by a separate APU motor. From here I am hoping to build from...

The first two: Yes the last one: No

No.. read this: http://www.ebay.com/gds/Your-Guide-to-Understanding-CPU-Fan-and-Heatsink-Compatibility-/10000000177629341/g.html scroll down to Selecting a "CPU Fan and Heatsink Combination"

PCIe x 16 2.0 is backwards compatible... A card that is made for PCIe 3.0 will work in a PCIe 2.0 slot.

If it were mine, I'd disassemble and investigate.

Yep, more than enough...

anubhav74, thermal compound is a paste goes between processors and their heat-sinks. It will need to be removed from those two components completely, usually with alcohol and a lint-less cloth and then properly reapplied from its tube. It seals any spaces and helps transfer heat. There are many...

Read this for some possible pitfalls in this type of upgrade: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/hp-dv6z-a8-3530mx-processor-upgrade.621678/

Just to try to clarify this please verify that my understanding is correct, and correct me where I may be wrong. Add any details that you can to help. The make and model of both laptops might be helpful. You have a laptop that you've been playing games on. One day it became really slow. One...

You will probably not be able to play many modern games on that even with a new graphics card. I mean, you could go up to a gtx 750, but really... should you? What games are you hoping to plaY?

The cpu hierarchy list to start off with, will update. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html The fx 8120 has the same performance without integrated graphics, but it is not the same socket...