Question 1

Does this come with a stock heatsink and fan or just the CPU?

Accepted Answer

It comes with a stock heatsink, but I always recommend buying an aftermarket cooler for these chips because they not only act as a CPU, but also a GPU, and that means a LOT of heat gets generated.

Question 2

Did you check your north bridge for Integrated or UMA options?

Accepted Answer

The board will default to Integrated Graphics. My Asus gives me the option to use igp, pci or both for dual monitors. You can also force IGP memory up from default, i.e. from 512mb to 2gb.

Question 3

Hi-

Is this processor a suitable upgrade for A6 7310? If not, what would you suggest? (for Dell 24 i3455 4020)

Thanks.

HGB

Accepted Answer

This A8 Processor is for a desktop.  You have a laptop! The a8 uses 95w watts of power .  Your A6 uses 25 watts of power.  I don't think you can upgrade your laptop.  It is not a bad laptop.  If you want speed, put in more ram and use a solid state hard drive or  2 in raid format if you have the room.  You get what you pay for.

Question 4

This is out of stock please suggest another AMD that will fit thx?

Accepted Answer

suggest buying an fx chip unless your motherboard is fm2+ socket then stick with the a series chips

Question 5

Building a new computer, would this be good for gaming? If so what type of motherboards would be good to look into to buy with this?

Accepted Answer

GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-D3H FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) 8 x SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

That gigabyte board is probably the best micro ATX for the money, otherwise it should do about 60fps@720p, and around 30fps@1080p

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