AMD Wraith Stealth/Spire Cooler Mod?

[StickShift]

I'm planning to build my first PC soon using the new Ryzen 5 1600 CPU. Well I was watching a recent video by Paul's Hardware where he did a build with a Ryzen 5 1400 (live build, video is just over an hour). When he got to the Wraith Stealth cooler, he mentioned there's a DIY guide to rotate the ring of the cooler so the AMD logo is on top. Does anyone know where this is? I tried searching but couldn't find it. Having the Logo on either side is going to set off my OCD and drive me nuts.

 

[Chugalug_]

My list reposted for relevance.
@Stickshift, not very well balanced, the 1600 won't do much better in gaming, you're paying 20% more for 200MHz in terms of RAM speed, the masterbox 5 is overpriced atm, and much better than the RX 580 8GB can be had as a result.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $754.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-21 22:39 EDT-0400

 

[weberdarren97]

My list reposted for relevance.
@Stickshift, not very well balanced, the 1600 won't do much better in gaming, you're paying 20% more for 200MHz in terms of RAM speed, the masterbox 5 is overpriced atm, and much better than the RX 580 8GB can be had as a result.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $754.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-21 22:39 EDT-0400

I don't get it. Why drop cores when he's also using the machine for video editing?

 

[Chugalug_]

@weberdarren, just "video editing for fun" for relatives and family doesn't seem like a good reason to cripple gaming performance and slap a $30 constraint on purchasing the rest of the parts, a 50% GPU performance increase however would be a much better investment imo.
In regards to the above comment, the only reason I need to keep repeating myself is because you can't seem to get that through your head, either that or you just don't take feedback well.

 

[weberdarren97]

@weberdarren, just "video editing for fun" for relatives and family doesn't seem like a good reason to cripple gaming performance and slap a $30 constraint on purchasing the rest of the parts, a 50% GPU performance increase however would be a much better investment imo.
In regards to the above comment, the only reason I need to keep repeating myself is because you can't seem to get that through your head, either that or you just don't take feedback well.

I hope that was said towards me... Don't think OP would like being told that he can't get this through his head.

1070, sure. I never said anything against that.

1500X, sure, I guess. This just means I have one more question for OP.

@StickShift do you record or stream your games while you play?

 

[StickShift]

@weberdarren, just "video editing for fun" for relatives and family doesn't seem like a good reason to cripple gaming performance and slap a $30 constraint on purchasing the rest of the parts, a 50% GPU performance increase however would be a much better investment imo.
In regards to the above comment, the only reason I need to keep repeating myself is because you can't seem to get that through your head, either that or you just don't take feedback well.

I hope that was said towards me... Don't think OP would like being told that he can't get this through his head.

1070, sure. I never said anything against that.

1500X, sure, I guess. This just means I have one more question for OP.

@StickShift do you record or stream your games while you play?

No I do not. I usually do, however, run several programs in the background while gaming. Usually Discord, AIM (one of my friends refuses to switch to Discord), and Google Chrome to look up tips/info on the game I'm playing. I don't play FPS games so I'm not in danger of dying while I look up something quick.

 

[weberdarren97]

@weberdarren, just "video editing for fun" for relatives and family doesn't seem like a good reason to cripple gaming performance and slap a $30 constraint on purchasing the rest of the parts, a 50% GPU performance increase however would be a much better investment imo.
In regards to the above comment, the only reason I need to keep repeating myself is because you can't seem to get that through your head, either that or you just don't take feedback well.

I hope that was said towards me... Don't think OP would like being told that he can't get this through his head.

1070, sure. I never said anything against that.

1500X, sure, I guess. This just means I have one more question for OP.

@StickShift do you record or stream your games while you play?

No I do not. I usually do, however, run several programs in the background while gaming. Usually Discord, AIM (one of my friends refuses to switch to Discord), and Google Chrome to look up tips/info on the game I'm playing. I don't play FPS games so I'm not in danger of dying while I look up something quick.

In this case, I'm afraid I agree with Chugalug_ in that the 1500X would be a better CPU for you. Many games prefer clock speed (that GHz number) more than they prefer more cores.

 

[StickShift]

@weberdarren, just "video editing for fun" for relatives and family doesn't seem like a good reason to cripple gaming performance and slap a $30 constraint on purchasing the rest of the parts, a 50% GPU performance increase however would be a much better investment imo.
In regards to the above comment, the only reason I need to keep repeating myself is because you can't seem to get that through your head, either that or you just don't take feedback well.

I hope that was said towards me... Don't think OP would like being told that he can't get this through his head.

1070, sure. I never said anything against that.

1500X, sure, I guess. This just means I have one more question for OP.

@StickShift do you record or stream your games while you play?

No I do not. I usually do, however, run several programs in the background while gaming. Usually Discord, AIM (one of my friends refuses to switch to Discord), and Google Chrome to look up tips/info on the game I'm playing. I don't play FPS games so I'm not in danger of dying while I look up something quick.

In this case, I'm afraid I agree with Chugalug_ in that the 1500X would be a better CPU for you. Many games prefer clock speed (that GHz number) more than they prefer more cores.

Actually, I will argue for the 1600. While many games are not optimized for more than 4 cores, you forget that in many cases, 4 core CPUs use under load while gaming with not much headroom left for background programs, which can cause stuttering. The 1600 never goes above 60% CPU usage while gaming. The 1500X is better than an Intel Kaby Lake i5, but not by much in this case. There is more to gaming than framerates.

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[CTurbo]

Guys, let's keep this thread on topic and not start with the name calling and personal attacks please.

 

[weberdarren97]

Actually, I will argue for the 1600. While many games are not optimized for more than 4 cores, you forget that in many cases, 4 core CPUs use under load while gaming with not much headroom left for background programs, which can cause stuttering.

Well, you're not wrong.

 

[jsnfisher3]

it really rediculously simple to turn it round on the stock spire cooler, i've done it on mine without watching any videos. and for the same reason it did my head in being sideways.
best done before you put the cooler on in the first place though as it's a bit dicey doing it once it's on.
you'll need a thin shafted phillips screwdriver. turn the cooler over and look under the AMD logo bit.
THERE'S 2 VERY SMALL SCREWS. unscrew them and take off that bit of plastic.
now unscrew the 4 black screws at each corner of the fan, turn it 90 degrees ACW.
screw it back on, replace the flange and the jobs a goodun.