Recent content by reforger1974

The case is unbranded and came with a Cyberpowerpc "instant ship" gaming system. It's a mid tower atx with an ASUS micro atx MOBO, which is part of the reason space is so tight inside of the case, if they had allowed a standard atx MOBO as an option I would have got it, but they don't offer much...

Thanks guys, the info is very much appreciated. Would arctic silver be an option...?? I just happen to have some of that on hand, and it worked like a champ on my i7 9700k with a DH15 cooler.

Thank you. In anticipation of a cooler swap I purchased some Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut thermal paste, do you think the Conductonaut liquid metal would offer enough of an advantage to make it worth using instead of the Kryonaut..??

Would the Noctua NH-U12A be a better cooling solution than a Coolermaster 120mm AIO for cooling a Ryzen 9 5900X..?? My mid tower case with a micro atx MOBO has very limited space for cooling options, a 240mm AIO simply isn't going to fit in the top of the case, though I believe I could front...

Understood, and thanks. I had that same issue with my current build and the NH D-15, so I simply replaced the front fan with a 120mm 2400 rpm Corsair fan, works like a charm and actually keeps my i7 9700k a few degrees cooler than the 140mm Noctua fan did.

Thanks, I haven't purchased anything cooler wise yet. I knew this ready built system I ordered was going to need better cooling for my purposes than what it comes with, so that's why I posed the questions about cooling options. A 280mm might fit, but I kind of doubt a 360 would. As I said...

Is the NZXT Kraken X53 adequate for cooling a Ryzen 9 5900X...?? I just purchased a ready built "instant gaming" system that is going to be a backup to my current DIY build, and the kind of cheezy looking 120mm AIO that comes with this system seems a little on the weak side for anything but web...

OK, thanks a gain for all the info and suggestions gents.

Can anybody recommend a good PSU for running an RTX 2080Ti card..?? The card i'm looking at is an EVGA and the specs say it requires two available 8-pin or 6+2-pin PCIe power connectors. My Corsair CS 650M doesn't appear to have enough connections to run this card, so I'm looking for...

Thanks for the replies gents.

So faster memory is better, but should I just concentrate on the memory's speed, or should I also go for the lowest latency...?? Right now I am running ddr4 2666 cl13 and I was thinking of going to ddr4 3400. Any info is appreciated.