Recent content by ct007

"To ensure a level playing field, both DDR4 and DDR4..." Where are the proof readers? I already have a job.

I have 3x 2TB 990 Pro, 1x 1TB Pro(OS drive) in my new PC I've had over a month running so far. All are at 100% except the 1TB, at 99%. 2400GB written on largest, and 918GB written on the 1TB.

An article recommending the "fastest RAM", that doesn't even mention it - 32GB DDR5-6000 Team Group Delta T-Force 30-36-36-76, $230.

How the hell do you plug anything into the back of the case??? The motherboard is completely enclosed!!! There is probably too much distance between the motherboard and top panel to use an AIO, as well... Seems to be no real reviews on this thing. Or 5.25" bays.

Just realized the Level 20 XT, and nearly every other case, has no 5.25" bays. . . 🤦‍♂️ Looks like Thermaltake Core V71 will probably be the answer. 2x200mm front fans, 2x5.25" bays, 420mm top radiator, 310-480mm GPU space. This case is the alternative answer to the Fractal Torrent, and should...

How long should I expect a good AIO to last..? I was assuming 3 years, but I see the warranty for this is 6. Hm, so the LANCOOL III supports 420/480mm top radiator, and 3x140mm front fans. Not bad, not bad... I emailed Lianli and several other case makers, asking which cases fit my criteria...

I just now noticed that the front panel of the Level 20 XT ONLY has 2 thin grills for intake air... :\ That makes zero sense, with those 2x200mm fans right in between the grills, behind glass. Ugh. I would have to just remove the front panel to get max intake airflow, and I'd be OK with that...

Hey there, fine peoples! 🙃 In continuation of constructing my new PC, I am at the difficult case + cooler selection stage. Here's what my system will have, and what I'm looking for in a case & cooler: FULL SYSTEM: 13900K (no plans to OC, but misc rendering=yes. Will likely try a better...

Do you have any links, or know names of some such stores? Thanks!

For the sake of change, and higher quality materials. Plastic = cheap, so I don't care if they cost more. Also more environmentally friendly, to NOT create more plastic.

I want metal fans. No more plastic. Where they at..?!

Only Windows 10+ shows that in Task Manager. (using 7) Ok, thanks for the suggestions, and which one(s) you would recommend. So far I've found these(free): AIDA64 Passmark VOVSOFT RAM Benchmark MaxxMem2 SiSoft Sandra Lite I would say the most useful are Sandra, Passmark, and MaxxMem2. And...

Ok. So XMP = overclocking? And my "2400" RAM does not run at 2400 without overclocking. Not very logical. :\

So I have DDR4-2400. When I run the command, 'wmic memorychip get speed', it shows 2133 MHz effective speed no matter what RAM settings are used. CPU-Z shows 2400(1200x2) MHz effective speed. The 'wmic' command must only be showing the RAM's base configuration speed, NOT its actual configured...

So this is my finished collection of data, before & after upgrading my PC recently. It's not super scientific, but I grabbed the numbers as accurately as I could. :) Some oddities... - GTX 1080 @ 100% seems faster than @ >100%. - i5-4590 seems faster than i7-7700K in Heaven & Superposition. -...