Question 1

Does this come with a stock cooler?

Accepted Answer

Yes, this comes one came with a stock fan and heat sink.

The mounting was...okay.  But it's been running great for me for the past month or so.  Thing's practically silent.

If you're overclocking or doing something Xtreme, you might want to get a bigger cooler.

Question 2

I was looking to buy either this CPU or the 6600k CPU what would be best for my situation? I am looking to play video games and possibly video capture/editing in the future not really sure if I will even use the overclocking of the 6600k unless I really would have to have the OC ability to record games at lets say 1080p. The games I really would like to play and maybe record would be stuff like GTA5 at 2k resolution and 60 fps not really looking to go to 4k. Thank you for your time! Have a great day/evening! :) P.S. It would be nice to not have to buy a fan and heat sink yet!

Accepted Answer

You can still overclock this processor. Almost as well as the 6600k. The difference being that with this processor you have to keep the dram ratio in mind. For example with a k series you can just increase the multiples to increase speed. With this you have to increase the reference block but decrease the ram to cpu speed ratio to maintain stable . also as a side note a lot of motherboards nowadays have built in overclocking software. They have already done all the leg work all you have to do is answer a few questions about the computer's setup and click a button. It'll figure out the rest.

Question 3

Will this cpu work with Windows 7 or 8.1 OS?

Accepted Answer

The processor will work with 7 or 8.1. The problem with 7 is that you have to worry about the USB interface - I used an MSI mother board which has an older OS compatibility mode that let me do the install. I don't know if the same issue exists for 8.1, or if 8.1 will install without problems. I can only speak for the MSI motherboard however. With other MBs you mileage may vary. All of the W7 systems I built over the last 2 years (3 in total) have been "upgraded" to W10. Fortunately, I used 7 Pro so the W10 systems work reasonably well.

Question 4

Does this come with thermal paste applied, or does it include a tube?

Accepted Answer

All modern Intel CPUs come with paste applied to the heatsink. However, I recommend you remove this and add your own. At the same time, my friend has never had a problem using the stock paste.

Question 5

good for gaming?

Accepted Answer

Let me put it simply, assuming you have a powerful enough gpu and enough ram paired with this, you will be able to play every single game that has come out yet on high settings 60fps

Question 6

The description says it supports DDR4 and DDR3L, which I'm guessing is for the motherboard compatibility. I couldn't find any DDR3L motherboards for this but I did find DDR4 and DDR3. Anyways, would a DDR3 motherboard (and ram) work with this processor?

Accepted Answer

The short answer is yes, and there are quite a few motherboards that support Skylake and DDR3.

However, it appears that you have to use DDR3 that is capable of running at lower voltage (1.35) than the standard DDR3 (1.5), so if you are trying to save money by using old RAM, it's very possible that it will not work as you will likely have to undervolt your RAM.

I have no personal experience with doing this, as I have only used DDR4 for my new builds that use Skylake.

So, If your memory is listed on the motherboard manufacturer's compatibility list then I guess you're safe, If not I would recommend against using your old RAM.

Question 7

Hello!  This is my first CPU w/ integrated graphics.  However, I am buying a video card and want to know how to disable integrated graphics? Thank you.  :)

Accepted Answer

You do not need to disable integrated graphics, you just need to make sure you connect your display to the ports on the graphics card rather than the motherboard. The motherboard will likely have VGA or DVI ports that would use "onboard graphics," but if you ignore those ports and plug directly into the GPU you will be using the video card instead.

Question 8

What is the actual effect of the lower Manufacturing Tech of
16nm compared to the higher Manufacturing Tech of older CPUs?

Accepted Answer

Lower power consumption. Smaller dyes means  they can put more circuitry on the board, which makes them faster. Less power, faster speeds, and less heat.

Question 9

will this cpu fit into a gigabyte ga-z97x-gaming 5 motherboard?

Accepted Answer

Nope. Looks like your mobo is an LGA 1150. This CPU is LGA 1151 (has an extra pin). You need to stick with a Haswell processor. Similar specs and power consumption to the Skylake would be the i5-4690s.

Question 10

Do I need a different cpu cooler if i am using this for gaming?

Accepted Answer

No, you will not NEED it. You may want to add a different one for cooler temperatures and CPU longevity.

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