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    [SOLVED] Can I use 64 GB RAM kit (32x2) on Z170-P motherboard?

    Thank you for answer. So if I understand you correctly, this is the things i can do: Update BIOS to latest Run RAM at lower speed And even then it is possible I will experience negative effects such as: Instability "no POST" (PC won't run if I understand the meaning) Limited speed of the...
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    [SOLVED] Can I use 64 GB RAM kit (32x2) on Z170-P motherboard?

    Hello there! I have purchased 64 GB (32x2) RAM kit by Kingston, part number KF436C18BBAK2/64, specification: KF436C18BBAK2_64 (kingston.com) for my MB, Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard, manual: E12045_Z170-P_UM_V3_WEB.pdf (asus.com). At the first glance I thought everything will be good...
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    Is there no point in trying to find most reliable HDD?

    Thank you guys for input, all replies seems very reasonable :) I go with Seagate and invest in backup. I wonder if i can pick a right answer between such good replies :ange:
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    Is there no point in trying to find most reliable HDD?

    I was looking throu HDD reviews, "VS" threads and stuff, and results are quite confusing. If you do the same research, you find that there is people who will say that brand X (WD, Seagate, Hitachi, Toshiba) is most realible brand and they love it, and you will also find people who say brand X...
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    Will Noctua U14S block RAM slots on ASUS Z170-P?

    Hello. Link to Noctua (with dimensions): http://noctua.at/en/products/cpu-cooler-retail/nh-u14s.html#.VmWcn7iLRhF Motherboard: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z170-P/specifications/ Noctua U14S in 78 mm in width if we look from top to bottom on motherboard. From what i can see, U14S with...
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    ASUS Z170-P vs Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ?

    Choosing a motherboard. Those 2 seems pretty similar. At first i wanted to get ASUS, but this Gygabyte motherboard have a great review here on tomshardware, so i wonder if i is better. The config i'm goin to use it with: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/t8KWFT
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    Is it not safe to use new Skylake CPUs with tower CPU coolers for now?

    http://www.tomshardware.com/news/skylake-cpus-damaged-by-coolers,30690.html I was about to buy a new PC, but red this news article. The cooler i was suppose to buy is Noctua NH-U14S, that is 953 gramms. In NZXT response in that article they adviced not to use some of their own CPU tower...
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    Please rate my build, doing 3D stuff (modeling, texturing).

    Hello, this is my first time assembling a PC. If you have a minute, please be so kind and look at my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/czssD3 Is there anything i missed, any incompitable parts? Any room for imrovement without adding alot of cost? *I'm not doing rendering, or large scale video...
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    Will MSI GeForce 970 Gaming (lenght:10.59" or 26.89 cm) fit in to my Thermaltake M9D tower?

    Hello. Because this tower is relatively old, i cannot find answer for this question online. I'm thinking between keeping this tower (and trying to fit GPU) or buying a Fractal Desgin Define 5. Also im not sure how big of a CPU cooler i can put inside this tower.. For something like I7 6700k...