skylake

I got a i5 7600 for cheap from US and I am getting it on my hands next week. I'm currently looking for a motherboard at a budget of Rs.5000. All B250 series motherboards are out of my budget. I know Skylake motherboards support Kaby lake after bios update. My question is - Do the LGA 1151...

Intel’s Kaby Lake Core i7-7700K Review We are very excited to get an early sample of Intel’s next 7th generation of Kaby Lake desktop processor. The Intel Core I7-7700K to be exact and prepared this review/comparison to show what new Intel is to...

Hi, I plan to build a PC for myself (first time), and I need some help in figuring out how to buy a 1080 + motherboard. The three motherboards (skylake 1151) I have narrowed it down to are: GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 Gigabyte H170M-D3H Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2 For the GPU, I...

Overclocking Non-K Intel Skylake CPUs like Pentium G4400, i3 6320, i5 6400, i5 6500 & i7 6700... Skylake Non-K Intel CPU's can easily be overclocked using the BCLK unlike K-CPU's which can be overclocked only using the multiplier. Pre-Skylake CPUs such as Haswell or Devils Canyon could only...

Skylake Bugs Aren't Odd, They're Prime

The IPS display is average at best, but still better than the previous version. It got 58% SRGB Color reproduction which is better than most LED panels on laptops. The GTX 960M is equavalent to 750ti, as long as the laptop is running cool We still didnt get the Skylake version in India tho...Is...

1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.') Ans: General usage, browsing, videogames, movies etc some specifics...

Unlike other international tech forums, a lot of people here are recommending 4th gen Intel builds. Considering the fact that Skylake is the next big leap, doesnt it make sense to sacrifice some money or performance for the future upgradability? If i buy a 4th gen build computer and i want to...

Some Intel Skylake CPUs are literally bending under the weight of heavy aftermarket CPU coolers. Or, more specifically, the pressure exerted by some coolers seems to be causing damage to Skylake chips. The likely culprit: Intel used a thinner wafer on Skylake CPUs than past chips. According to...

I will be upgrading my old rig soon and I am confused as to whether I should choose Skylake or not. I want to future-proof it but it seems a little costly, not to mention the availability of the parts. My budget is 25000-30000 and I will be changing only the core stuff so I made two configs -...

Proposed Build (Budget around 55k INR) Intel 6th Gen (Skylake) i5 6400 @2.7Ghz Asus H170 Pro Gaming Motherboard (2x8) 16 GB Crucial DDR4 RAM Zebronics 450W PSU Nvidia GTX 750ti (Zotac, Gigabyte, MSI or Asus)? HP Compaq LE2200x 21.5" 1080P Monitor. Hdd, Monitor, Speakers, Keyboard...

Adapting to Moore’s Law isn’t easy. Intel has been officially on their ‘tick-tock’ program since 2007 with a Tick being the advancement for manufacturing technology in accordance with Moore’s Law, while a Tock a new microarchitecture using the previous ‘tick’ cycle. Their release cadence in...

Intel Skylake Core i5 and Core i7 details leaked According to Chinese website Benchlife, images and performance figures of Intel's upcoming Skylake CPUs have leaked. The site says that the Skylake i7-6700K will improve performance by approximately 15 percent over Intel's current Haswell...