Recent content by Cosmopolarbear

Haha, that's a good starting point then! Ok, I am going to order some 4 pin extension cables and then I can just switch between board connections to see what works best. Since I have primarily installed be quiet! Silent Wings 3 PWM Fans, I was wondering if the fan speed control will be...

Hi guys, I am currently failing a little to successfully connect my nine fans on Gigabyte's Z690 Gaming X DDR4 and via the additional Nexus+ 2 fan hub included in the Fractal Meshify 2 case. Six of the fans are shipped with 4 pin heads, and three with 3 pin heads, thus requiring way more fan...

Thanks for your support! Well, I'll go with the Corsair RM850x and see how well I can handle the cables. You are recommeding the new model of the RM850x, so the 2021 edition, instead of the 2018 model? Thanks all!

Thanks for the recommendation! The case is black, so no need for a white edition but thanks. I also did some research and while the RM850x is praised by users for the PSU itself, the cabels are getting some nasty feedback... too inflexible cables and thus too much pressure affecting the plug...

Hi all, I have already ordered the listed components for my bew build except the GPU (waiting for some market developments later in 2022, hopefully) and with the exception of the PSU. Unlike with GPUs, CPUs and the other parts, I unfortunately have far too little knowledge here and have a very...

Thanks guys! Everything besides GPU and except the PSU ordered! Ah same same but different, it surely helps if you can read haha. Thanks for the recommendation, but I now followed JohnBonhamsGhosts suggestion and went with the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4. : ) I will have to see how moving the...

Thanks, that's reassuring to hear! Will stick with the Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X DDR4 probably. Had the same thoughts in the meantime and improve air flow on the go after gaining some experience with the new case. ( : Ok noted, as also mentioned by JohnBonhamsGhost and g-unit1111. And thanks...

noted then! Yeah, I checked as written above, and the minimum recommendation for the more demanding of those, AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Graphics, is 750W. But I should maybe plan with some reserves and consider a 850W PSU instead. I was at first flirting with the be quiet! Straight Power 11...

Will do then! Another question is whether I should go with a 500 GB one for the OS, and later add a 1 TB or 2 TB SSD when prices drop again? And yes, true that, I should perhabs consider a 850W PSU to be on the safe side. AMD recommends at least a 650W PSU for the AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 Graphics...

Good to hear, thanks for your opinion. In my experience as well, Samsung SSDs are pretty good, but I just noticed that the WD Black SN850 SSD - 1 TB beats the 980 PRO NVMe™ M.2 SSD - 1 TB when it comes to write speed (5,300 MB/s > 5,000 MB/s), though not by much. So you would recommend Samsung...

Hi everyone I would greatly appreciate your assistance in putting together a new system. My current build (~ 2013) is probably going to reach the end of its lifespan very soon and the installed HD7950 has already passed away spectacularly including an early stage fire on the GPU board¹. I am...