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[Dark Lord of Tech]

Love that board!

 

[alth0triplemadang]

count me in

This:

A MSI GTX 960, ADATA SP900 64GB, and WD 320GB HDD.I got all this stuff dirt cheap.
This thing should be considered as "new" because I bought this 6.5 months ago.

But now my PC died, I dismantled it, so I can take the picture of my "latest" part.
It was an C2Q system, Now I'm planning to get 3rd gen or 6th gen i5.

Cheers

 

[maikutech]

While the 6th generation core i5's are still somewhat affordable in winter.
I would get one before the price tags start going up soon towards the end of march.
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Skylake-Desktop-Processor-BX80662I56500/dp/B010T6CWI2/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1486295969&sr=1-1&keywords=core+i5&refinements=p_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A2289793011

 

[alth0triplemadang]

While the 6th generation core i5's are still somewhat affordable in winter.
I would get one before the price tags start going up soon towards the end of march.
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Skylake-Desktop-Processor-BX80662I56500/dp/B010T6CWI2/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1486295969&sr=1-1&keywords=core+i5&refinements=p_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A2289793011

I'll consider.
Thanks for the info Maiku!

 

[lakimens]

While the 6th generation core i5's are still somewhat affordable in winter.
I would get one before the price tags start going up soon towards the end of march.
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Skylake-Desktop-Processor-BX80662I56500/dp/B010T6CWI2/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1486295969&sr=1-1&keywords=core+i5&refinements=p_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A2289793011

Why would the price start going up? Shouldn't it go DOWN with the release of Ryzen?

 

[maikutech]

I'm going to let you figure that out, I never made any mentioned of amd ryzen.

 

[Aeacus]

February
Bought NZXT AER RGB140 & HUE+ set for my Skylake build.

All new components installed.
Replaced: top 2x AF140L stock red LED fans -> NZXT AER RGB140; top 1x AF140L stock fan -> 1x AF140L stock red LED fan.

Night shot.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Those look great.

 

[Aeacus]

Those look great.

They do.

Also got them with a great deal. The set costed me €85.60. HUE+ controller alone costs €69.70. I got 2x 140mm RGB fans with €7.95 a piece. Buying fans separately would cost €34.20 per one 140mm RGB fan.

 

[alth0triplemadang]

While the 6th generation core i5's are still somewhat affordable in winter.
I would get one before the price tags start going up soon towards the end of march.
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Skylake-Desktop-Processor-BX80662I56500/dp/B010T6CWI2/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1486295969&sr=1-1&keywords=core+i5&refinements=p_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A2289793011

Why would the price start going up? Shouldn't it go DOWN with the release of Ryzen?

Don't see any price drops here...
It's still same

 

[maikutech]

February
Bought NZXT AER RGB140 & HUE+ for my Skylake build.
(Click on image for full size.)


All new components installed.
Replaced: top 2x 140mm stock red LED fans -> NZXT AER RGB140, top 1x 140mm stock fan -> 1x 140mm stock red LED fan.

How much were those fans, if its not too much I'll need a new one to keep my case chilled when it gets hot by spring time.
Also my new motherboard, haswell 4570 cpu and hard drive came in earlier this week.
I'll resize the photos over the weekend and reupload it.

Yes I know its a lil bit dusty in there, I'll continue to clean it up when time allows.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

How much were those fans, if its not too much I'll need a new one to keep my case chilled when it gets hot by spring time.
Also my new motherboard, haswell 4570 cpu and hard drive came in earlier this week.
I'll resize the photos over the weekend and reupload it.
http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k481/MaikuGekidouken/WP_20170203_003_zps10di74xc.jpg

http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k481/MaikuGekidouken/WP_20170206_002_zpsvtwzhjok.jpg

http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k481/MaikuGekidouken/WP_20170206_006_zpsejl3ulfm.jpg

http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k481/MaikuGekidouken/WP_20170206_009_zpssrbmw7yz.jpg

Yes I know its a lil bit dusty in there, I'll continue to clean it up when time allows.

Your CPU cooler is mounted backwards I do believe. And clean that dust!

 

[maikutech]

It's not mounted on backwards, you can do front or back.
I do it that way because it is easier for me.
My raidmax Helios case you see in my avatar doesn't get too hot.
Like I said in my last post I'll clean it when I have time.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

The fan should be blowing towards the back of the case. Or the top, but back is ideal. Looks like it's blowing towards the front to me.

 

[maikutech]

Look at the pics how is it blowing in the front again ?
My USB ports with my hdmi is in the back.
The heat is facing towards it are you absolutely sure about this ?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

In this picture:

The fan is blowing towards the front of your case. That's backwards. You're creating dead spots as the front intake fan is fighting against the CPU cooler. Unless your using the fan to "pull" which is less effective than having the fan "push".

Front and side fans should be intake. Top and rear fans should be exhaust. Internal fans should follow the air flow created by the case fans not blow against them.

 

[Aeacus]

How much were those fans, if its not too much I'll need a new one to keep my case chilled when it gets hot by spring time.

I take that you live in USA. If so, you can order the NZXT AER RGB120 & HUE+ directly from NZXT's site and it costs $79.99,
link: https://www.nzxt.com/products/aer-rgb-hue

For NZXT AER RGB120 fans, here's pcpp link: http://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/w7RFf7,CDZ2FT/
You can go for single fan or buy 3-pack to get fans with cheaper price. Do note that when you only buy the fans, you still need HUE+ controller to control the LEDs in the fans. If you don't have HUE+ controller, you're best to buy the NZXT AER RGB120 & HUE+ set (includes HUE+ controller and 2x AER RGB120 fans).

Few words about HUE+ and AER RGB fans.
HUE+ needs 1x molex connector to power it and 1x internal USB 2.0 header to control LEDs. It has 2 channels and per channel, HUE+ supports either 4 LED strips (10 LEDs per strip) or 5 AER RGB fans.
AER RGB fans are 3-pin and to power them, you need to connect them to fan hub (as i did on my case) or to the MoBo fan header.

If you don't want to spend money on HUE+ then for alternative, you can go for Corsair ML120 Pro fans,
pcpp: http://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/LkJkcf,wPFXsY,MpBrxr,GXkwrH/
Those fans are the other ones you can see in my case.

Corsair ML series offer better performance while NZXT AER RGB fans offer better eyecandy.

As far as your Zalman CNPS5X Performa goes, you've mounted it the wrong way.
specs: http://www.zalman.com/contents/products/view.html?no=347

You may think that it's easier for you but in reality, it makes things worse. Since your CPU cooler takes the air in from the back of the case, you'll get far more dust into your system since the area of the back end of the PC is usually dustier than the front area of the PC.
Mount your CPU cooler other way, so that the fan is facing ODD bay. Also install rear 120mm exhaust fan and you'll get lower CPU temps than you currently get.

Unless your using the fan to "pull" which is less effective than having the fan "push".

His fan is in push mode since the CNPS5X logo can be seen on the center of the fan (that indicates the font of the fan).

Spoiler

 

[Deleted member 217926]

His fan is in push mode since the CNPS5X logo can be seen on the center of the fan (that indicates the font of the fan).

I know. And fans on coolers like that aren't reversible anyway. The fan is built in.

 

[loki1944]

My GTX 1080 Strix I got as a warranty replacement from Asus for my GTX 980Ti Strix with a failing fan. It was new in the box too:

Installed. Will soon be replacing the case with, probably, a Corsair 570x

I send in one of my 980Ti STRIX twice last year for the fan, though my 390X STRIX never had an issue.

 

[maikutech]

I take that you live in USA. If so, you can order the NZXT AER RGB120 & HUE+ directly from NZXT's site and it costs $79.99,
link: https://www.nzxt.com/products/aer-rgb-hue

79.99 for some colored fans I'll pass they look great but not trying to spend too much on fans.

 

[Aeacus]

79.99 for some colored fans I'll pass they look great but not trying to spend too much on fans.

NZXT AER RGB and Corsair ML series fans come with premium price and they aren't affordable to anyone.

For good LED fans, you can go with medium priced Cooler Master's JetFlo fans though,
pcpp: http://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/Gx4gXL,NvphP6,L4rG3C,MwR48d/

 

[maikutech]

Yeah an old friend of mine shown here swears by this NZXT and mainly corsair.
http://www.techist.com/forums/members/pp-mguire/
Aerocool fans have always done a great job at cooling especially with my last aerocool Vxe I had over a year ago.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16835129062
I plan on picking up 2 of these in a month or 2 if the budget allows it, been putting off buying it for over a year now. >_>

 

[jimmysmitty]

His fan is in push mode since the CNPS5X logo can be seen on the center of the fan (that indicates the font of the fan).

I know. And fans on coolers like that aren't reversible anyway. The fan is built in.

He could just pull the front fans into reverse and make them pull air out but it wouldn't be as efficient.

I miss when Zalman made damn good coolers. Loved my 9700CNPS and 9900Max but hated the mounting system.

@loki1944, that's weird because most top end Strix cards use the same cooler and fans. In fact the 390X Strix looks the same as my old 980Ti Strix.

However it may be possible that the 980Ti batch got a bad batch of fans and the 390X did not.

 

[MaDDD]

Prepared for Ryzen

 

[Pulssqt]

No offense really, but i dont understand why would anyone, ever preorder hardware like that, you could just wait a day or two to see legit review and then decide if you want it. I dont care if its Nvidia, AMD, Intel or someone else.