I've had a 5350 for a couple of weeks now. I disagree that with the assessment that only having 4 lanes of PCI-E 2.0 is a major bottleneck to gaming with a discrete graphics card. I get good framerates at 1080p when I use my 650Ti video card with the 5350. I wouldn't really recommend this set up, bu...

Think temps would be okay with no fan?

Looking to purchase new Z77 mobo, preferably mATX. Don't like to use software like Speedfan or the manufacturer's software utilites to control fan speed. Prefer to handle all of that in BIOS, if possible. Looking for recommendations on make and model that usually have the most comprehensive fan supp...

Love the build, with a couple of exceptions. First, I like to watch TV on the one single rig I have in the house. My tuner card is PCI-E 1x. Obviously, that slot is blocked by the video card in this build. Are there any other motherboard alternatives other than the 1 Gigabyte that you recommended th...

I want to purchase the Xigmatech 963 CPU cooler for my microATX minitower. It comes with a fan that runs at 12v. After reading the SilentPC review of that cooler/fan, it's pretty clear that running it at 9v rather than 12v still gets me lots of cooling without any of the noise. How exactly do I get ...