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    Question Help with 360mm Radiator Fan Configuration for Ryzen 9 5900X Build

    Hey everyone, I’m in the process of upgrading my water cooler and could really use some advice. Currently, I have a Ryzen 9 5900X paired with a small water cooler, but I’m looking to swap it out for a bigger 360mm radiator to improve cooling performance. I’m also mindful of maintaining the...
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    Question I just got a new desktop and my water cooler/fans are always at full speed even when temps are low

    I recently bought a new desktop setup and opted for a water cooler, specifically the NOX Hummer M-360 ARGB. However, I've encountered an issue with the cooler: it operates at full speed constantly, generating a significant amount of noise, even when my CPU temperature is low. I've tried several...
  3. Aleki45

    Question AIO Water Cooler noise and vibration is excessive ?

    Hey there guys! Recently I noticed that my AIO Water Cooler is making a lot of noise. Not the "normal" aio water cooler noise, I mean NOISE. My desk and my floor are literally vibrating because of it, it sounds like a mini washing machine, it's driving me insane! This is a cry for help! PC...
  4. Valentine1704

    Question Can I install the GAMEMAX Iceberg 240 Rainbow water cooler on LGA 1700? thanks :)

    Hello, I need to install the following water cooler: Iceberg 240 Rainbow https://www.gamemaxpc.com/productkkk/581-en.html On the following LGA 1700 motherboard: Z690M A ELITE DDR4 https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z690M-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-10#kf I understand that the specifications of the...
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    Question 90°C in BIOS 1 month after reapplying thermal paste

    I bought my pc in 2020, and completely forgot to change my thermal paste. It worked completely fine up until the middle of October this year, when the temperature suddenly got up massively, 100°C on desktop and 95 in BIOS. I reapplied the thermal paste on the 23rd of October and cleaned the pc...
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    Question Nzxt kraken Z63 radiator problem

    Hi The radiator of my water cooler is punctured(liquid fully leaked), can the radiator be replaced? Or the pump and radiator are integrated with each other and can't replaced
  7. cv_02kr

    Question Booting to BIOS after new cooler install

    To briefly explain, I was not the one who originally changed the cooler. All fans and the water cooler header (corsair H60) were plugged into the correct spots. It's a 3pin on a 4 pin header on the mobo for the cooler, all other fans are 4 pin. The only thing aside from that that's changed is a...
  8. cv_02kr

    Question Trouble finding water cooler that will fit my motherboard

    I’ve got a ASUS TUF B450M PLUS motherboard. Got a Ryzen 3 3200G in it. I can’t seem to find a water cooler that has a mounting bracket that will fit this motherboard. I had a Hydro H75 with a special bracket, but the pump kicked the bucket and i’m back to the heat sink the chip came with. Even...
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    [SOLVED] Water cooler making craking noises

    I recently bought a processor along side with the water cooling Corsair H100i Pro RGB. And since I installed the cooler I noticed some annoying noises coming from the fans (not sure which one) and they're pretty loud if my rooms totally quiet. If I put my hand over the fans with no pressure the...
  10. Qaztar

    [SOLVED] XSPC Raystorm Water Cooler Failed - Any way to fix?

    Hey there, Today I was playing a game I play pretty often (Planetside 2) and noticed that my frames were unusually low. Whereas I usually get 70-80fps, I was getting around 30-40fps. I started up CoreTemp, and saw that all my cores were at around 90 degrees celsius. I closed the game and the...
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    [SOLVED] Do I Need a New Water Cooler?

    Hey there, I recently started noticing extremely high temps with my very strange brand of water cooler. It is a Nuvoton, I hadn't even heard of them until until I tried adjusting my water coolers fan speeds in a desperate attempt to fix my high temps. I bought this PC prebuilt and they really...
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    [SOLVED] Best cooler under 50$(3500INR) for i5 8400

    Hello i am using stock cooler and its too noisy under load like gaming. My temps are at 80-86C while playing games like Bf1, Apex legends. I tried to do stress test (prime95) and after 2-3min temp sky rocketed almost 100C so i just stopped the stress. I never monitored temps before i am...
  13. dadashali

    Question Water cooler bubble sound

    Hi, I have a water cooler that has a bubbling sound at works some times on load (usually 1 or 2 times per hour). May i know is it normal or there is problem with that? Thanks
  14. yullbarez

    [SOLVED] Best 70$ 120mm Liquid Cooler For I5-9600KF?

    I've built new Mini-ITX PC. I thought that CPU came with stock cooler but it didn't came with stock cooler. Now i'm only have 70$ for the cooler and it probably be 120mm Liquid Cooling one. I can't use my new PC right now. There's too many coolers in market so i don't know which one is the best...
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    [SOLVED] How long should one wait before replacing a closed-loop water cooler?

    I bought this lil guy in 2011 and it's still doing okay for my i7-2600k. It's been on almost every day. Although after so much time I'm getting worried it might fail soon. Or if it's possible some of the water may have evaporated. I have nothing to go on here, just assuming something like this...
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    Question Need help setting up a water cooler!

    Hey everybody. I was hoping I could get some advice on how to set up a water cooler. Basically, I'm trying to figure out if the radiator should be placed on the front of the case, the top, or on the rear. Some details: The water cooler I bought is a Cooler Master Master liquid LC120e. Link My...
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    [SOLVED] Cooler for 2600X?

    I see a lot of people saying that 2600X stock cooler would be enough, but I live in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, here temperatures can get above 40º on summer, but it's usually hot all the year, even some winter days, so I don't know if stock cooler would be enough. What would guys think and which...
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    [SOLVED] Where can I find the parts for this Water Cooling CPU?

    View: https://imgur.com/a/6cSiAqF CPU is i7-3770, SR0PK, 3.40GHZ MB is in image Please, I need to know what parts would be compatible and what brand this is (For Heat Sink+Valve) and if possible a link to where I can make a purchase. You can see the brand on the sink. Left most valve is...
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    [SOLVED] these water cooler compatible with this Mobo?

    https://www.newegg.ca/p/22B-002S-00038?Description=DEEPCOOL%20Gammaxx%20L120%20RGB%20AIO%20Liquid%20CPU%20Cooler %2c%20&cm_re=DEEPCOOL_Gammaxx_L120_RGB_AIO_Liquid_CPU_Cooler%2c--9SIAFY799V6044--Product CORSAIR HYDRO SERIES H60 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler, 120mm Radiator, 120mm SP Series PWM Fan...
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    [SOLVED] Water Cooler working properly?

    Hey, I have a fractal design Celsius S36 cooling my i7 8086k. The thing is, the CPU gets extremely hot sometimes. In winter, when in a cool room, it goes up to about 97C. This was when overclocked to 5.1 GHz at 1.34V. When I tested it with default settings back then the CPU got up to 93C after...
  21. MarselHerdian

    [SOLVED] $30 Air Cooler VS $47 water cooler

    So, my PC is using Ryzen 3 2200G, i've used it for doing programming works and some gaming, i didn't use any VGA since i built it. When i play some game such dota2 / paladin / etc, i usually OC it little (arround 3,8Ghz for cpu and 1500Mhz Gfx), i won't push it harder cuz i feel i don't need it...
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    Question Is there such a thing as barely seated CPU cooler?

    My friend and I did the same build except he has a full size gaming case and I have a mid-size case. I figured my cpu fan was speeding up due to heat and constricted space, but now wondering if maybe I didn't quite seat the cpu cooler and is the fan overcompensating for that. Is that feasible...
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    Question Is it a smart idea to buy 3 extra fans to put on the other side of my 360mm AIO liquid/water cooler radiator to get lower CPU temperatures?

    Hello all, Most 360mm AIOs liquid/water coolers from popular brands come with only 3 fans. I am wondering will I get even lower temperatures on my CPU if I buy 3 more fans for my 360mm AIO and put them on the opposite side of the radiator. So my radiator would have 3 fans on each side for a...
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    [SOLVED] Hypothetical Laptop Mod for Increased OC

    In a hypothetical situation, what are the best things I could do to make a laptop better suited for Overclocking? Better thermal paste? Water cooling? Are there any water coolers designed for laptops? How about external water coolers, if that exists? Thx in advance! Sorry if it's worded badly...
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    Need Help with Keyboard lacking an "FN Lock" key on Desktop PC

    Hello, my new keyboard's multimedia keys are the same as the F1-F12 keys, so if I want to pause a song for example, I have to press the FN key and then F7. This requires both hands and it's not working for me. I'm trying to make it so the multimedia keys are the default and if I want to use the...
  26. ccoo84

    Dual M.2 EVO 960 500GB in RAID 0 not getting the speeds.. help! "CRYSTAL MARK"

    Hi I built my mega computer awhile ago & got my Raid 0 up, I never thought to bench mark.. it I expected faster speeds.. This might be correct but just want to make sure.. I Used Crystal Mark ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CrystalDiskMark 5.5.0 x64 (C)...
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    OS boot problem

    Hi, I just recently bought a used pc. R4000 for an i5, gt630, 4×2 corsair gaming ram, 19" monitor, 550watt power supply. Now I think everyone gets dodgy with deals like these. Anyway, get home and boot up, it's 32bit win8.1. Fine, my friend gives me a copy of the then free win10 64 which...
  28. L

    My computer very suddenly started getting low framerates for no apparent reason.

    My computer which could once get 60 fps in games like The Witcher 3 and Rainbow Six Siege very suddenly started to drop frames left and right for no apparent reason. And it happens with all games no matter the settings or resolution. Any help would be much appreciated.
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    B150m mortar or b150m bazooka plus

    http://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZTkVBP Should I go for the b150m bazooka plus or the b150m mortar?
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    2 12v rail means , doubled the amount of pcie wires ?!

    Hey guys m bit confused with this ! A 3 x12v rail psu Which mean 12v1 ,12v2 ,12v3... And so on..... If i buy 12v1 and 12v1 ,which mean multi 12v rail ! Then will there'll be double pcie cable that powers my AMD RADEON 6850 ?! I mean my current psu have 1 x (6 + 2) and it have 12v @ 34A pcie...
  31. R

    Gaming Rig in INR 35000

    Please help... This budget is for cpu only. There r many builds available in 500-600$ but problem is parts among those builds not available in India like in one build ram is not available while in other graphics card...
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    Can the ASUS PCE-N15 connect to a 5GHZ network?

    I have a WNDR4500 router which has one 2.4ghz and one 5ghz network, I notice I can connect to the 2.4ghz no problem, but I've never been able to connect to the 5ghz. Any advice? Thanks!
  33. B

    Monitor := Desktop + 1/3 Desktop

    Hello, Mine profession is programmer, and i know nearly everything about computer. [I know lot of you guys will say:'You are programmer and u don't know to fix that little problem'] By the way i have problem with Monitor that is lying about his real resolution. It's 1366x786 but in the Display...
  34. T

    Upgrade pc (and use Hypergate Cloud Service) or buy New?

    Ok so this maybe a slight long read so apologies in advance. My PC is 4-5 years olds now (cant remember exactly lol) and is starting to shows signs of lag when I am playing games and/or when doing things on desktop etc. My usual method when this happens was to try get another decent setup...
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    Windows 10 AMD motherboards?

    According to an article on Tom's, new desktop Windows 10 will require use of a UEFI v2.3.1 motherboard. I cannot find specs anywhere (sales sites, mb manufacturer sight, etc.) that list which UEFI version is being used. My current mb is not UEFI of any sort, so I need to replace it. But if I...
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    PC Games Keep Crashing Help!!

    Computer: Intel i5-3570k ASUS GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP Samsung 500GB SSD Corsair AX860 PSU Seagate 1TB HDD Okay so whenever I play games as of recently, they always crash to desktop. It may be important to know that in December I installed a Samsung 500GB SSD, performed a fresh windows 7...
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    Best gaming PC for $850

    Hi, my friend is looking to build a gaming pc for $850, 900 MAX. I just need the best PC components, no mouse, keyboard, or monitor. I prefer Nvidia/Intel over AMD. Thanks
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    if this psu fit in this computer?

    I have 5710f hp pavilion slimline will this psu fit in my computer http://www.frys.com/product/7801609?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
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    How much Power does this require?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127687 It's an MSI 7770. Need help quick! I'm going to be using this graphics card with this...http://www.frys.com/product/7970390?source=googleps&gclid=COf559aU97sCFTNp7AodCyIA0A