The Member's Systems Discussion Thread

[tiny voices]

Also, MDBA, most VERY clean builds using the h100i do not use the Corsair utility. Generally people skip it and this ditches that one cable, and they just plug the pump into the motherboard and control the fans whatever way they please. (motherboard usually).

 

[Mirakledba]

Tiny - So how do I make my LED red after every boot? :/ And how would I control the fans using the mobo if they are in the Y connector which isnt connected to the mobo?

 

[tiny voices]

I don't know why that happens with the LED. I have never used the software so I assume they just don't bother with the LED. Or it might run without Corsair link? like set it once and unplug the link? I don't know. Also, I just saw that alot of h100i owners don't even use the software so there must either be a way around the LED thing or they just don't use it. Its just an LED..

On your board, you could use a fan splitter and connect the CPU fans to sysfan3. It is right that the top right corrner of your board and you can hid the whole splitter under the board and then just leave enough slack to connect to the header. Exactly how I have my CPU fan splitter cable.

 

[Mirakledba]

The spitter part kinda confuses me. Tomorrow I will remove the link cable and see if it stays red. Yeah, its juts an LED, but I dont want it to stay pink forever

 

[tiny voices]

You can use the fan splitter to connect to the System Fan header 3 which is at the top right of your board. You can control the fans using that and it is located in a much easier place to hide the cables.

 

[Daniel Sudakov]

Well, I tried nvidia surround for the first time. I loved it. The bad part was that I had a 22" monitor (Which had a tiny stand) The 24" Dell monitor I had before was fine. I have to adjust the colours to match the ASUS 144hz monitor. Later this week, I'll prolly pick 1 more asus monitor and keep the dell with me, since they match.

Games like BF4, I was able to play on ultra at 40-50FPS and titanfall at 60 on fullest settings (Titanfall lags a lot in nvidia surround from my experience of gaming on it)

Another thing I found while re-putting my old dvd drive.......my hyper evo 212 heatsink is vibrating D:

I have 2 nzxt fans that came included with my phantom 410 case. I'm guessing the rubber pads I had, i messed them up, and they started not sticking. I threw them out and I think those were suppose to help prevent the fans from making the heatsink on vibrating. I'm not sure if it'll mess up the placement of the heatsink. Will it?

I'll prolly get myself a new heatsink if this will be bad for my CPU. I'll prolly end up getting a Noctua NH-D14.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

I'm also skipping Haswell, although getting Sonic Radar was very tempting.

>.< The fact that you have money for this components makes me envious.

I think the devils canyon could be promising. If the 4770k had more headroom to clock without the heat issues it would have been sweet. Haswell-e to be x99 chipset and ddr4? Why release a z97 chipset then a few months later a x99 chipset? What am i missing here.

It probably a marketing thing so they can get more money. The new one built for OC is called Devil's Canyon. It has a new TIM and a few other goodies. Perhaps a better stock cooler? would be awesome(YET HIGHLY UNLIKELY) if it came with a AIO H2O cooler.

Well, I tried nvidia surround for the first time. I loved it. The bad part was that I had a 22" monitor (Which had a tiny stand) The 24" Dell monitor I had before was fine. I have to adjust the colours to match the ASUS 144hz monitor. Later this week, I'll prolly pick 1 more asus monitor and keep the dell with me, since they match.

Games like BF4, I was able to play on ultra at 40-50FPS and titanfall at 60 on fullest settings (Titanfall lags a lot in nvidia surround from my experience of gaming on it)

Another thing I found while re-putting my old dvd drive.......my hyper evo 212 heatsink is vibrating D:

I have 2 nzxt fans that came included with my phantom 410 case. I'm guessing the rubber pads I had, i messed them up, and they started not sticking. I threw them out and I think those were suppose to help prevent the fans from making the heatsink on vibrating. I'm not sure if it'll mess up the placement of the heatsink. Will it?

I'll prolly get myself a new heatsink if this will be bad for my CPU. I'll prolly end up getting a Noctua NH-D14.

Again, the envy flows within me.

 

[tiny voices]

Intel already offers an AIO cooler: http://asetek.com/media/4065/intel_straight.jpg as an option with higher end CPUs. But, like most AIO coolers is is not worth the price and doesn't cool better than an air solution.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Intel already offers an AIO cooler: http://asetek.com/media/4065/intel_straight.jpg as an option with higher end CPUs. But, like most AIO coolers is is not worth the price and doesn't cool better than an air solution.

I saw that on Newegg. Never new it came with some CPU... Heards it's crap as well.

 

[tiny voices]

Yeah, its crap. Like most all AIO coolers, it is overpriced and an air cooler can be bought for less that performs the same or better.

 

[Onus]

That's the thing, I really don't have money to just blow on upgrades that really won't change the user experience. I've had less time for games, so as much as I might appreciate Sonic Radar (I'm deaf in one ear, means NO SENSE OF DIRECTION for sound at all), I don't think I have enough time to make it worthwhile.

 

[stickg1]

I think the devils canyon could be promising. If the 4770k had more headroom to clock without the heat issues it would have been sweet. Haswell-e to be x99 chipset and ddr4? Why release a z97 chipset then a few months later a x99 chipset? What am i missing here.

X99 is the new line of extreme boards. The current line-up is the X79 boards for Sandy Bridge-E, and Ivy Bridge-E.

Z97 is the new line of regular enthusiast boards. Current lineup would be Z87, and previously Z77.

 

[azzazel_99]

Ohhh I gotya. I dunno if ive seen an x79 board. I mean is that like the rampage IV black extreme or whatever it is?

 

[tiny voices]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600238945&IsNodeId=1&name=LGA%202011 all of these are lga2011 x79 boards.

They are for the 2011 socket chips: 3820, 4820k, 4930k, 3920k, 3960x, 4960x

 

[stickg1]

Yeah that one is the most popular right now.

I'm only interested in mATX and mITX and I require high quality integrated Wi-Fi. Those are the criteria I will be considering when the new lineups hit retail.

 

[tiny voices]

I would really like to see the new mid-range and lower end boards (mATX specifically, but all boards would be ideal) have GOOD included wifi. I feel like it is not expensive to do, and don't know why more companies don't do it.

 

[stickg1]

Agreed, I don't care for dedicating an expansion slot or USB port to a device. A Mini PCI is adequate but I'd prefer integrated.

 

[tiny voices]

Yeah, like even if that is too much of a hassle, I would love to see an integrated USB port on the motherboard. One down on the very bottom or something by the edge of the board so it doesn't interfere with anything, where you could add a wifi adapter without tying up an external usb port or a PCI slot.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Agreed, I don't care for dedicating an expansion slot or USB port to a device. A Mini PCI is adequate but I'd prefer integrated.

Agreed. Besides, It's only like, 5 or 10 to them right. 15 to us BUT we save the hassle of going to a store to buy one or paying for separate S & H

 

[stickg1]

Tiny we need to get into the mobo design business!

 

[tiny voices]

My biggest thing is the interface. I don't want some tp-link third party crap running all the time in the background telling me there are networks in range. Just include it on the motherboard and add a driver to the website and install disk. Easy.

 

[tiny voices]

Tiny we need to get into the mobo design business!

I have approximately $30 to get us up and going. Think we can do it? Lol.

 

[stickg1]

I have at least $38 in assorted change. I think we're good to go!

 

[tiny voices]

Awesome! That's like almost enough to call ASUS in Taiwan and tell them put wifi on more freaking motherboards.

 

[stickg1]

Lol, I just get so excited when new boards come out. I think it's my favorite component.