Question 1

How fast is this processor? Would it be good for business applications like TurboTax, Quicken, and other programs like that? What Intel Processor is comparable to this one?

Accepted Answer

When it comes to heavy application use its not so much the speed you need to run the processes but multiple cores. This processor has 4 cores running at 3.5GHZ single core usage, so yes this processor is very good at what you need it for. Most people buy this processor for gaming like me, but it is very capable of multitasking programs and runs pretty fast.

An Intel Core i5-4440 Haswell 3.1GHz (3.3GHz Turbo) Falls in the same line as the amd A10-7700K Although its a little more expensive its geared toward heavy application use. I hope this helps.

Question 2

Will this come with a heatsink and fan?

Accepted Answer

Yes it comes with heatsink and fan. I think if it's used a lot for games it needs something a little "beefier" like a hydro cooler.

Question 3

Im planning on putting this in a small form factor case (Rosewill R379-M), and buying my parts in two seperate orders. About how big is the fan included?

Accepted Answer

The factory heat sink and fan are not very big at all. No heat pipes just heat sink. Plenty of clearance. Standard for AMD cpu/apu.

Question 4

Does CPU include a fan? If not what fan should I use

Accepted Answer

It does. But with a CPU like this I would really recommend an inexpensive but well worth the investment cooling solution like the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. Liquid cooling is way overrated and this fan will keep your CPU at 40 max even under load. Hope that helps, search for it on newegg and you will be happy. Just read reviews.

Question 5

does this product come with a cpu fan?

Accepted Answer

it does but I would not recommend using it I would always order an aftermarket cooler no computer builder should ever use a stock cooler unless you need to cut $20-$40 bucks off your total

Question 6

I just ordered this APU, i am wondering if the heatsink included already has thermal paste on it or will i need to purchase seperatly? Thanks in advance.

Accepted Answer

It has been a while since I purchased the product but it did come with pre applies thermal paste. On another note, I haven't had to replace the thermal paste once since purchase and installation

Question 7

Does it support 64 bit OS?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It works great with Windows 8.1 64-bit OS.

Question 8

Is a fan included with this cpu?

Accepted Answer

Yes, A small one with a small heatsink. If overclocking I would recomend an aftermarket Heatsink /fan with greater cooling capacity. The included Heatsink/fan is fine for stock speeds.

Question 9

im looking for parts to build a gaming pc and i came across this and i cant find anywhere that says what is in the box if anyone knows could you please let me know where i can find out?

Accepted Answer

If you are building a gaming rig I would go with the A10-7850, it has the proc and stock cooler, I upgraded to the crucial water cooled cooler.

Question 10

What RAM (size and speed) would be best for sandbox type games?

Accepted Answer

this is a 2 part question, and it requires me to ask a question.  first off are you going to use the integrated graphics?  if so the fastest memory your mother board supports is what you should get.  if not, the speed of your memory is negligible to regular processes.

the latency of your ram makes a far larger impact than frequency, getting 1600 with a CL of 9 is pretty standard, the lower this number is the faster it will respond.  i would also recommend matching the recharge timing with your cas latency.

i wouldn't bother getting more than 8GB being that games will not even use more than that.  the only reason you would need more is if you are going to run a sandbox server, and at that point i would build a server to run it and not a desktop.

hope this helps.

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