Recent content by rdgoodri

Misleading review. Didn't test with 3900x or 3950x even though this is the premium x570 chipset. VRM Thermals tested by others way higher than normal. Do Not Buy this one.

Not buying it. I have the NZXT 500 and its good, wouldn't pay $250 for this case above, though the Al case is a nice idea.

I have the H500 case too using with 2600x, seems to be running hot, idle around 40-50c, gaming 50-60 (70 max) C. Maybe these are okay, but feels hot to me, any BIOS setting to cool this down. I've tried the fans in EVERY configuration, but still getting these temps. I have two IN in front, 2...

Same here today, (how) did you fix it?

Mine's been doing the same thing since i bought it. There's a gray styrofoam piece in there, can i take it out??

Are you saying XFR only boosts 1-2 cores to max level and not all cores?

Ryzen CPUs have a BIG performance boost when you increase the memory speed. quotemsg=20001145,0,202972]1) It depends on your cooler. If you are only using the stock cooler that comes with the CPU, then not much. Further, it depends on how good you did on the silicon lottery. No two same chips...

Yeah i'm thinking i7-9700 (no K) might be the way to go. Wonder if there will be i9-9900 (no k). With lower price, lower starting speed.

For gaming its all about physical cores. Don't get swayed by threads or hyperthreading. So, two rules, get a new CPU for gaming if new CPU has at least as many real cores as your current CPU or more, and the cores are as fast or faster than your current CPU. If you can match or beat these...

I own this. The sound quality is great, but some negatives i've experienced are: a) too small, won't fit my 'big' head, b) too quiet, doesn't get very loud, c) cords are too short from DAC to headset.

Wait for i9-9900K, rumors have it, its coming out in August. 1-Will the AVX-512 instruction set be of any benefit for running these software? no, not for quite a while. 2-Aside from Ansys software which may benefit from the extra cores, most of the other software are single threaded and...

This is exactly the product i've been waiting for. Hope it comes out soon. Maybe i can replace my second phone finally.

Why did you oc 8700k to 4.9, is that a good / recommended oc ghz? I might try it if so.

Is there any synergy using Turbo Boost 2.0 and Hyperthreading together, or are these two completely separate features?

Anyone know who/if if you can set the lower and upper limit to Turbo Boost 2.0? Or is it just canned from the factory. Like if could set 2.0 Ghz as lower, and 4.5 as upper, that would be great.