Recent content by JerryJF

You can run GTA V on your laptop, but you just not going to play at max graphics setting due to the limitation of your hardware. However, the game is still playable on your machine; refer to the youtube link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwgpGwEkogc As for the 800mhz ram speed...

For better gaming experience, I would upgrade the GPU. Gtx 950 is a pretty capable card (depend on the games and setting you play at), your i3 can bottleneck a lot of high-end cards. i3 is probably limit you gtx 970 or R390. CPU last you much much longer than GPU, as GPU get refreshed every year...

For a large cooler like Scythe Ninja 4, i personally think push-pull is the way to go here. I'm using Corsair fans (case fans) in my own build and they are very quiet, since i have the quiet editions and running them at a low rpm. However, the Noctua fans that i'm using on my CPU cooler run much...

I think maybe due to the age of the HDD, the 'mileage' of the rotor is close to its end of life. The clicking sound that you are hearing might be due to the miss alignment of the bearing inside the rotor that is responsible for the spinning of the plater. I would strongly recommend you to...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dkfm6h Compare to the original build list, it includes ram and a powerful gpu. Since the cpu will and cannot be overclocked, stock heatsink is good enough. Gtx950 was chosen over gtx960 because, I feel for the games that you play(listed) gtx 950 should be able to handle...

then you should try just install the hard drive, the new system will not damage the files on your drive.

you need to backup your files and games onto a separate harddrive and then reinstall windows on your original harddrive.

It should be fine, just install the AMD driver. Since CPU have no drivers, therefore it should be fine. But you may need to uninstall any softwares from the old motherboard manufacturer and reinstall the drivers for the new board.

4570 is the newer generation of the 3570K, but the non-clockable version. the new gen hardware is often about 10% faster than the older gen. overclock the 3570 will get you to the stock 4570, but it will be much hotter than run the 3570 at stock. Heat and over voltage for hardware is always not...

for gaming, no. no significant difference. you will not notice any improvement that is worth the extra cash you have to pay for them. Higher speed ram is for people who run applications ( not games) that is ram focused, then higher speed ram will make a difference.

Personally, I'd say yes. the i5 6500 and the H170 is just the replacement of last gen hardware, to differentiate the new tech with newer features and a little speed boost, intel decided to but an extra pin in the cpu (1150 to 1151). Most gamers have a about 3 year upgrade cycle. Skylake is...

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/bJ9WGX this guy had a cm 212x which is 158mm tall. the extra 2mm from your h5 shouldn't be a problem.

use CrystalDisk to test the speed of your ssd and compare it to the specification claimed by the manufacturer. Sata3 should have a peak of about 550mb/s Sata2 should have a peak about 150mb/s.

i would recommend a gtx 960 (asus is only about $170ish) which outperforms 380 at a lower price. To cut the cost of your new build, you can always reuse your old pc case. Also, if you are on a tight budget, you dont have to go for 170 chipset and skylake, 97 chipset and Haswell i5 are just as...