Recent content by Jayce98

I've enabled all performance settings except for Over Provisioning. My understanding was that this setting is just for endurance for the drive to last longer, but I could be mistaken.

Hi There, So I just bought a 2TB Samsung 990 Pro because the capacity on my 1TB Samsung 980 Pro wasn't cutting it anymore (plus, the 990 Pro was on for a steal on Prime Day), and after running benchmarks with both Samsung Magician and with Crystal Disk Mark, I appear to be getting significantly...

That's a nice list! I have my sights on the Define 7 Compact, but I feel like after seeing certain aspects from reviews I would regret going for it, so I'm definitely stuck between a rock and a hard place. .

Sounds great, but now I just found out that the one store in Canada (as far as I can see), has only one left and it's a display model which the sales rep says he cannot sell. Fantastic... Can't find the Dark Base 700 anywhere either, so it looks like an alternative is needed to the be quiet...

How is the cable management in the Silent Base 802? I've seen a couple reviewers saying it is pretty bad compared to similarly priced cases, and to of lesser importance, the feet/legs of the case aren't good.

There's so many options - that's my issue! I'm even seeing recommendations for the Dark Base 700 (even though it's a few years old now), so it's a really though decision.

The CPU is the Ryzen 7 5800X. The GPU is pretty old and not very powerful (can't find any good cards anywhere thanks to the scalpers / miners).

Interesting! Can you expand a little on your preference in taking the Silent Base 802 over the Fractal Design 7 Full or Compact? I've been watching a lot of review videos from top streamers, but I'm finding it very difficult picking one over the other two. One thing I do really appreciate is...

Hi there, Just wondering out of the 3 cases in the title, which is generally considered the most highly regarded overall? My primary concern is silence, but that's not to say airflow doesn't mean anything. I'm looking for something that has great build quality and isn't wildly overpriced...

Awesome, I'll take a look. You have any others worth mentioning? I forgot to ask - what about high end on-board audio? I know a lot cheap out on this, while others have pretty nice audio chips.

I totally get what you're saying. Yeah, this is something that I will definitely have for many, many years, with perhaps upgrades like the GPU or something, but nothing else major. I was even able to get Noctua to send me a free mounting kit for the AM4 socket from an old Noctua double fan...

I really do strongly dislike the chipset fan, and honestly, sure the price of the X570S or newer X570 boards does bother me a bit like the ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming WIFI 2 that has passive cooling on the chipset now, but my last PC upgrade was in 2008 when I built the 1st Gen i7-920. I think...

Then what B550 boards would you consider currently "best of the best"? It's a hard choice because 50% give reasons for going X570, and the other 50% give reasons for going B550 =/

Is there an easy way to check if the updated, X570S version of the Tomahawk is just as solid, cool, etc?

So the X570 Tomahawk and Unify are really good? What makes them really good and the rest of the lineup among the worst? As for the B550 series, it was a frequent poster on these forums that stated that. On the same note, in your opinion, what B550 boards are among the 'best' and why?