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  1. M

    Question i9 10900K - Alarming idle temperature. (No spikes)

    As of today, I noted a sudden an unexpected dip in performance, likely due to thermal throttling. I do not routinely monitor system temps, although I probably should but upon checking I noted a temperature of 97-98°C which took me by surprise to say the least, especially as the PC is basically...
  2. B

    Question Is liquid cooling worth it compared to air cooling?

    My computer has a Ryzen 9 7950x CPU and I'm using the Noctua NH-D15S air cooler to cool it. When I browse the internet, the fan speed is usually at 100% and when this happens, the average temp is around 75 degrees. With how fast the fan is spinning, I'm wondering if there's anything I can do...
  3. R

    [SOLVED] arctic liquid freezer ii 280 radiator/fans too loud

    I just built a new pc, and there is really loud and annoying noise coming from the radiator/fans, is this normal or do I have faulty item or something ? I'm doing top mount, so I guess there shouldn't be any bubbles. and I'm talking while pc in idle and all temps around 30C. here is what it...
  4. TheRelentlessHunter

    Question New to liquid cooling and dimensions.

    Hey there! Let me begin by stating that I'm fairly new to assembling my own PC, but I've been slowly getting there. I have pretty much everything I need save for a processor (Ryzen 7 5800X) and a GPU that I have yet to decide upon. Getting back to the topic, I have realized that I would need...
  5. D

    WTS - Custom Liquid Cooled Dual NVIDIA RTX 3090s/Ryzen 9 5950 16 Core/64GB - $10,500

    I hate to let this awesome machine go, but I'm moving abroad, so my loss is your gain. Machine was delivered to me in November 2021 after getting the custom cooling loop installed for both GPUs and the CPU. Free delivery within 10 miles of zip code 20832 (Olney, MD) or local pick-up preferred...
  6. Iver Hicarte

    [SOLVED] Is a Lian li Galahad 360mm AIO enough on an all core overclocked 5900X?

    Good day, Is the Lian Li Galahad 360mm AIO cooler enough for an all core overclocked 5900x? My 5900x which is currently overclocked on all cores at 4.5ghz is cooled by my 4 year old cooler which is the corsair h115i 280mm aio cooler. I'm looking to overclock it further to at least 4.7ghz on all...
  7. Gil Meyuhas

    Question NZXT X63 280MM or Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280mm?

    I want to upgrade my air cooler to an aio. i have an intel i7 9700k with gigabyte z390, 32gb ram and a gigabyte RTX 2070 windforce 3x all inside an NZXT H500. I know the NZXT X63 is less value for money but i am still in favour of it and willing to pay more for it.
  8. Isokolon

    [SOLVED] Phanteks 719 vs. Fracal Meshify 2 XL vs. something entirely different?

    Hello! I've got to switch to a new case and would kindly ask for some advice. my build currently: AMD 3700X Gigabyte Aorus X570 Pro GTX 1070 (to be replaced probably next year if prices return to reasonable levels) 3 3.5" HDDs 3 2.5" SSDs 420mm radiator (45mm thick) & a 1 D5-pump with a 150mm...
  9. Iver Hicarte

    [SOLVED] Is it time to replace my AIO Cooler?

    Greetings, I currently have the Corsair H115i 280mm AIO liquid cooler which I have been using for 4 years. Now I did my research and based from the numerous forums I have read and studied about when to replace AIO coolers, they said to replace it if it has been used for 4-5 years. Now I don't...
  10. CiervoVul

    [SOLVED] HELP liquid cooling for ASUS GeForce RTX 3090

    Hi, I just got a PC with this graphics card without any kind of liquid cooling. I'm gonna be using intense 3D programs and am gonna be rendering a lot so I need to know if i'll need water cooling, and if so, which is the best solution. I'm not very savvy on computer parts and im just learning my...
  11. Bionic_alliance

    Question Custom Liquid Cooled ATX Gaming/Streaming PC Part/Cost Ratio

    I have never really looked into how much an individual component should cost in a budget such as 12% of a budget of 1000. I usually just build for the maximum optimization I prefer that overall fits in my budget. I am creating a custom-built pc with LED lights and Water Cooling. It will be an...
  12. H

    [SOLVED] Water pump

    Hi all i need some help. this is my first time building a water cooled pc. I installed everything has you can see in the pictures, below, i having an Issue with water pump location. the i have 2 types on pumps and they are both to big to go next to the ram or the othe side of the Gpu. I was...
  13. A

    [SOLVED] Which CPU cooler is better between Corsair H80i and Corsair H100x?

    I am building a PC. I am hesitating between two AIO Liquid CPU coolers for my AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. Which one is better between Corsair H80i and Corsair H100x?
  14. S

    [SOLVED] AIO Cooler shutting off randomly

    I just installed an AIO onto my pc and randomly it will turn off (LED screen) and all 3 fans will stop spinning. The AIO that i have is a gigabyte aorus 360mm liquid cpu cooler. I looked online and saw that qfan control switching from PWM to DC might help - the issue is i dont have the cables...
  15. 102938

    [SOLVED] Are AIOs unreliable?

    So I'm planning on building my own PC in a few months (first time doing it) and I'm planning to go with either an i7-10400 or an i7-10700. I had asked for some build advice and some people recommended that I go with an AIO hybrid cooler because the case I was thinking about getting only comes...
  16. B

    [SOLVED] Swapping to a liquid cooler.

    I currently have the Ryzen 3 3200g with the stock cooler but the noise the stock cooler makes when playing games is too loud. I was wondering if the Cooler Master MasterLiquid 120mm lite would be a better choice for this CPU which is on the ASUS Prime A320M-K motherboard.
  17. C

    [SOLVED] New To Water Cooling

    Hello, I am currently in the process of picking out parts for a new gaming PC and I am very interested in trying out liquid cooling. I love the look but I am not fully sure about all the components i would need to water cool a system. If someone would be able to help me out and provide some...
  18. IAmBZero

    [SOLVED] Fan or liquid

    Wondering if I should keep using fan cooling or switch to liquid I run game i.e FFXV GTAV Skyrim (heavy on mods) and other large games and was wondering if I should invest into liquid. My specs are, thermaltake - view 71 rgb atx full-tower NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6gig gpu AMD RYZEN 7 3700X ASUS...
  19. C

    [SOLVED] Liquid Cooling Loop is running hotter than previous Air Cooler?

    I've recently installed a liquid cooling loop into my pc to replace my previous air cooling unit for my cpu. With my previous air cooler, I was seeing idle temperatures around 35C. With the liquid cooling, I'm seeing temperatures around 45-50C at idle and 65C under stress (running cinebench)...
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    [SOLVED] 7700k Running Warm

    Hi everyone, I've had this prebuilt for about 4 years now and finally decided to start upgrading pieces. The components are an i7-7700k processor on an Asus tuf z270 mk2 mobo. It has a pretty bad 600-watt PSU that I'm soon replacing and an EVGA Geforce gtx 2060 6gb (mini) that I'm also soon...
  21. zrkraus

    [SOLVED] Beginners guide to liquid cooling my CPU

    So since I built my pc back in 2016, I've used air cooling to take care of my cpu. Recently however, I've put some thought into switching over to liquid cooling, mostly due to the low profile and softer noise. I always thought they were a hassle in the past, but honestly I know almost nothing...
  22. JaSoN_cRuZe

    [SOLVED] Which CPU is best suited for open loop!!

    Which CPU is best suited in a custom loop for best performance!! I'm confused since Intel overclocks better but AMD provides more value but does not overclock like Intel. So in a custom loop which CPU will take advantage of the thermal headroom and eek out the most performance. I heard that...
  23. L

    Question Should I put a custom liquid loop on my college PC?

    Im a sophomore in college and last summer I built a PC and opted to use a closed loop CPU cooler, but since aquiring some extra cash I was considering making a custom loop. My only gripe is that I move my computer four times a year (when I take it home for Summer and Winter break and when I take...
  24. Salvatore LaCorte

    [SOLVED] Pc shuts off 10 seconds after booting into windows

    Hello everyone, I decided that I wanted to change my Ryzen 7 stock cooler to the cooler master LC240E. I have completed this and now when I boot into windows I am open for about 10 seconds and when I click the x to close out team manager for word etc, the pc just immediately shuts off. I can’t...
  25. B

    Question Can I put an All in One liquid cooler on a liquid cooled 1080 ti?

    Hey guys, So, just a brief inquiry. But, I'm looking to build another computer utilizing some parts from a previous computer. My major question is. I have a liquid cooled 1080 ti. (Gigabyte GV-N108TAORUSX WB-11GD AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce WB Xtreme Edition) I was curious instead...
  26. iKrloz

    Question Running delidded 8086k @ 87°C with 120mm AIO

    Specs: i7 8086k delidded woth liquid metal and OC'd @5.0Ghz all cores Evga Rtx 2080ti xc 16 ram 3200mhz cas14 Cooler aio ASUS ROG Ryuo 120 Case In-Win A1 Plus Recently I went to a sff case (the Inwin A1+ its gorgeous, however, as expected, not great airflow and I get pretty bad thermals on the...
  27. N

    [SOLVED] H115i Pro

    Hi guys, what software can I use to control fan/pump speed for this AIO?
  28. T

    Question Liquid Cooling Temp High

    Specs: i7-8086k 5.2hgz delid liquid metal paste inside and on top. Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Xtreme WATERFORCE WB GDDR4 3000mhz 32gb ram EKWB RGB 360 kit Prior to adding the 2080ti into my loop my cpu temps where: ~30c idle, ~40 to 50 c...
  29. O

    Question Cpu overheating after new radiator and fan installed

    My computer turned off randomly about a week ago. After turning it back on it was showing that my cpu temp was high. It showed my fan speed was not working. I just decided to get a whole new radiator and fan to install. After installation there is no changes the temperature is high I took off...
  30. C

    [SOLVED] High Temps Custom Loop

    I just built my first custom loop and I have high temps on my GPU and CPU after about 30 minutes of playing games. 50C on CPU and 60C on GPU. The water temp is about 40C. Specs are as follows: CPU: 7820x stock with ekwb Plexi and copper block MOBO: MSI X299 Gaming m7 ACK RAM: 32GB Corsair...
  31. Iniaskle

    [SOLVED] Good Liquid Cooler.

    Hello! When the RX 5700 XT customs cards are here I will build a new system, Specs below: MB: ASRock B450M Steel Legend GPU: RX 5700 XT CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 PSU: Seasonic Focus Gold 650W (Gold Rated) Case: Cooler Master Master Box Q300P (I already bought this case) Storage: 1TB HDD and an M.2...
  32. S

    [SOLVED] Thermal paste coverage

    https://share.icloud.com/photos/0glRYAQI21LvSsI2FZlaUaGuw https://share.icloud.com/photos/0kIUKrCrfxI61oB7aHuqTIH6A Should the thermal paste cover it fully and if so how can I make my aio liquid cooler cover the whole CPU?
  33. Z

    [SOLVED] Not sure if liquid cooler pump is running

    I just got a Corsair H100i Pro a few weeks ago and installed it in my pc on a ryzen 7 2700x. At 0% load, I'm seeing temperatures around 75 degrees C. I know it is installed properly and I used a liquid metal thermal paste to help with cooling. Before installing it in this pc, I had it in a PC...
  34. M

    [SOLVED] 1 radiator 2 components, help pls

    I’m currently trying to figure a cooling loop for my system. I have a great radiator its too big actually so it works great, but I’d like to try to avoid getting another due to it’s size and my space limitations. So I was trying think of a way. First of I plan on getting 2 pumps like this, I...
  35. LaurX

    [SOLVED] Where to plug my water pump?

    Hello, guys! So I bought a pre-built custom water loop PC, It's been a year since then and I decided to change the liquid and clean all the tubes etc. When I saw that my water pump has only 1 (4 pin) connector which connects into MB, I was wondering how to connect this connector directly to PSU...
  36. Nize416

    Question 800W PSU Enough?

    Hey, I have my computer and it runs nice but I’m about to swap out my RTX 2080 Ti blower for another 2080 Ti. Is my PSU enough to handle everything listed in my case -800 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Gold Certified Power Supply Specs: Intel® Core™ Processor i9-9900K @ 4.8GHZ MSI Gaming X Trio...
  37. B

    Question How do I drain my loop without compromising my pump?

    Hey, I have posted images to imgur for reference View: https://imgur.com/a/WrdJYYd I have a few question's that the community might be able to help me with. First being my loop. I'm a greenhorn when it comes to this fancy water/liquid cooling stuff lol. With that said I was wondering...
  38. L

    Windows 10 keeps messing up my driver settings no matter what I do

    My problem: Basically, since I bought Windows 10 I have had nothing but problems with drivers. It started with the USB wifi adapter, where Windows kept installing some Windows driver over the driver that came with the product. This made the wifi slower and made the wifi adapter start...
  39. J

    Radeon HD 8670d (Integrated graphics card) latest drivers?

    Hello everyone, so I have an APU A10-6800k processor and it has hd 8670d integrated graphics. So, I recently bought fifa 18 and it runs pretty smoothly but when I try to play "The Journey" it gives me this error https://imgur.com/a/sHArl which I figured my drivers is the root of my problem. The...
  40. usmdesigner

    Need help with a $500 (under) build for first time gamer.

    I have an Aztec PC Tower and a: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371035&RandomID=823071087613021020140929175426 already. This is for a step son that is 15. This will be his first gaming PC. I have a 19" monitor (will upgrade maybe next year) and keyboard/mouse. I'm...