Recent content by john52200

So I could get a used i5 4670K at a good deal, I am upgrading from a i3. Now I have a Asus H97M-Plus motherboard and it comes with a AI suite 3 software for overclocking from windows. I never overclocked in my life and I am NOT looking to push the cpu too far especially since I am not sure how...

As the title says does simply having my PC on reduce my SSD lifespan? even if I am AFK most of the time? if so how does it do that?

Recommend me the most powerful Single Slot low profile video card in the world It is to play Killer Instinct on PC it must be single slot and low profile

As the title says I have a Crucial MX 100 256GB SSD for a year and a half now and its wonderful. Its used mainly for read only just for playing my DOTA 2 and other games I don't download anything on it. Wondering how many years will it last me? is it just as reliable as Intel and Samsung? I am...

As the title says how would you compare these 3? and don't say there is no difference because new games like the new Tomb Raider has proven that fast ram has a massive performance gain. Its scary how huge the performance in fast ram is becoming./

So I heard I shot myself in the foot when I bought this board because it won't support higher than 1600mhz RAM. And recent games are proving that faster ram can give huge performance gains like the latest tomb raider for example. then I read about low CAS ram at 1600mhz can be equal to 2400mhz...

I saw something interesting the 4790 is 3.5GHZ base and 4790K is 4.0 GHZ base. The 4790 can do 4 GHZ only with turbo boost but I am going out on a limb here and going to assume this makes it rather inferior to the K since turbo boost don't even work on all 4 cores and is nothing like a CPU...

Like if a person was to buy a used 2700K chances are previous owner overclocked it. And its like 5 years old now. Would this chip be able to get 10 years use left out of it? is it safe to say any modern intel CPU would still outlast even the best of motherboards anyways?

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/H97MPLUS/ seems like a high end board to me but I don't know about over clocking. I also learned the hard way that turbo boost 2.0 is nothing like over clocking. As I understand that advertised 4.4 GHZ turbo boost on the 4790K only works when 1 or 2 cores are...

I find it hard to believe that any CPU can run at 4.4ghz stock. Or is it all dependent on quality of motherboard, vrm heatsinks and CPU cooler? Like does the 4790K auto OC to 4.4 for gaming on the likes of Arma 3? Or is it better to disable turbo boost and manually OC it to 4.4 please...

Got a CPU and a board however I ended up getting another board on sale but the first one the core i3 and heatsink was already installed but nothing was ever turned on. Do I really need to reapply this thermal paste? does it really cause air bubbles? any proof and benchmark to show that this...

I am worried that 16GB of DDR 3 ram will not be enough for the future and the ability of having a i7 4790K makes me think this CPU will last about 15 years. So here I have a great CPU but limited RAM for future. Maybe I should just sell the board and put in a 4 slot ram board and have it over...

I thought that DDR 4 was supposed to double the ram capacity? Then it seems I will be just fine with my 2 ram slot DDR 3 board with 16GB DDR 3 for the next 10 years?

How long do you guys predict? when this day reaches do you think a core i7 will also have become obsolete aswell?

Hi all I made a bad choice I believe my ordering a H81 ASrock board with only 2 memory modules. And 16GB DDR 3 RAm and a 4790 i7 I am no overclocker or anything like that I just like having a system down and not touching anything. I am wondering now was this a wise choice? but was thinking to...