Recent content by Thineswar

What does the 7 mean on an i7? What does the k stand for at the end of the i7 4790k? So, firstly, i3, i5 and i7. What do the numbers mean? Good, better, best? Generally speaking, yes, i3 is for general use (like web browsing), i5...

Both, when you buy a CPU cooler, you get the heat sink (the block of metal), a fan, and a small tube of thermal paste. Here, in the second picture, you could see what comes in the box with a Hyper 212 Evo. By NY, I think you mean New York. I'm not sure of any local shops, but you could always...

I just felt that I needed to point out that when you buy a CPU cooler, at least 1 fan comes with it. Anyway, where are you from?

@Obakasama, the same stick of RAM can be used in either an Intel or AMD build provided that the motherboard supports it. Integrated graphics in some sense points to how the graphics processing chip is integrated into the CPU, meaning that it is physically inside the CPU. Discrete graphics...

1. That's an FM2+ socket CPU. 2. Yes, an upgrade might be in order as that APU is not particularly powerful. If you could afford it, the Ryzen 5 series seem to be a good choice for gaming. If that's a bit too expensive, then the Pentium G4560 would be a good option. (Review) (Further Reading) If...

In any computer build, it's usually enough to have one CPU cooler fan, 1 exhaust fan at the back and 1 intake fan at the front.

By "small fan", I'm assuming you mean this: With that being the case, it is not entirely unreasonable for the chip to overheat during gaming, but it is quite rare to see 60 c during idle. To access the BIOS, press delete when the Gigabyte logo shows up on the screen. Then you'll be brought...

Assuming this is your motherboard, there should be 4 fan headers in total. Leaving 1 for the cpu cooler, you'll still have an extra fan that needs to be connected. If noise is not an issue, then you can get a 3-pin to molex adapter like this: But then, your fans would be running at its full...

1. Are you using 64 bit version of windows 10? 2. Did you get the drivers from here?

I don't quite understand what you're saying. Do you mean that when you plug in the VGA cable from your monitor into the motherboard (not the the GPU) there is no display? If that's the case, the display should work (although I don't know why it doesn't in your case) but then you will not be...

Unless you're planning on buying a 4k monitor alongside a new CPU and/or GPU, don't overthink it as a "future-proof" setup is always just out of your grasp. Anyway, higher resolutions affect the GPU a lot more than it does the CPU, but if you're still interested in upgrading your CPU, then...