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It fits fine. Clears even with a radiator + push/pull fans in front. If you had only one set of fans on the rad, could probably do a 12" card.

Corsair was really conservative with their specs.

X61 won't fit in this case, you need to go with a 240mm. Corsair H100i would be an example.

Source: I have an Air 240.

Thank you very much!

I think the H100i GTX will do the job.

 

[LostMyNarbles]

Can anybody recommend a good PSU to buy? I'm looking for something to shove inside a Corsair 250D with an i5-4590 and 970 because while I have read that my current PSU (RM750) fits it sounds like it has some issues in the case so I figured I would buy something else. I was going to get an SFX one, but I read those don't fit well in the case based off some impressions online.

It feels like it should be easy to pick one, but they all have such good reviews on Amazon so I am not really sure what separates one from the other.

 

[Arex]

My workstation has the same issue. Two dead RAM slots and two dead PCI slots. I think it's my air cooler that did it... Hauling the PC around with a Noctua DH-14 was a mistake. I think it warped the board because of its weight. Damn socket 1366.

One of reasons I want to do water cooling next time.

Not custom water cooling right? haha, anyway my case with H80 AIO water cooling survived shipping from Sgpore to Indonesia. From what I read it's pretty safe to keep AIO attached when you're moving it around. And it shows off the motherboard more

 

[Gareth Bale]

Hey, I was wondering if there's any risk damaging fans (or shortening their lifespan) by running them at too low RPM?

I recently replaced the two stock fans of my Fractal Design R5 case with three Noctua NF-A14 PWM fans (with "low noise adapters") and set them up to run pretty much as slowly as possible, which seems to be around 250 RPM in idle/under light load.

I have also replaced the stock fan of my Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO with Noctua's NF-F12 IndustrialPPC 2000 RPM PWM fan, which I have also set up to run at slow speeds, though not at the extreme minimum. BIOS seems to allow the fan to run at less than 200 RPM but I have it at 300 RPM in idle.

All fans are controlled by ASUS Z170-PRO motherboard. The fan curves I made will start ramping up speeds when CPU temp goes above 50 C (it's around 38-40 in idle).

Are those speeds okay or should I increse them a bit just in case? I don't mind if the temps are a few degrees above what they could be if it means less noise, though I have not taken too much time to figure out at what speeds the fans become annoying.

What's the idea behind bringing in high rpm fans and then running them that slow? Why not buy ones designed for the speed you want to run at and/or with noise output in mind? I know Noctua make them, wouldn't they be more suitable than one of their industrials?

I didn't know you could or would want to use low noise adapters with PWM. I always thought the point of them was if you didn't have 4 pin you could run at a lower rpm than usual. Is that wrong?

 

[Dave_6]

Own a ASUS VG248QE but never sprang for the G-SYNC module, and now it seems they're off the market. Anyone have a lead on how to get them? Would be nice to pair up with a 1070 whenever I get it.

I gave up on trying to get one. I'm now waiting on the 1440p ultrawides to drop in price some.

 

[e90Mark]

Thank you very much!

I think the H100i GTX will do the job.

No problem. I haven't had any issues with the set up. I like it a lot. Anything smaller just seems like too much of a compromise for high performance, to me.

Will be sticking a h75 in the back half of the case once brackets come out for the 1080s.

 

[LilJoka]

Hey, I was wondering if there's any risk damaging fans (or shortening their lifespan) by running them at too low RPM?

I recently replaced the two stock fans of my Fractal Design R5 case with three Noctua NF-A14 PWM fans (with "low noise adapters") and set them up to run pretty much as slowly as possible, which seems to be around 250 RPM in idle/under light load.

I have also replaced the stock fan of my Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO with Noctua's NF-F12 IndustrialPPC 2000 RPM PWM fan, which I have also set up to run at slow speeds, though not at the extreme minimum. BIOS seems to allow the fan to run at less than 200 RPM but I have it at 300 RPM in idle.

All fans are controlled by ASUS Z170-PRO motherboard. The fan curves I made will start ramping up speeds when CPU temp goes above 50 C (it's around 38-40 in idle).

Are those speeds okay or should I increse them a bit just in case? I don't mind if the temps are a few degrees above what they could be if it means less noise, though I have not taken too much time to figure out at what speeds the fans become annoying.

No harm. I only ramp up my fans from 500rpm at 70c. Whats the point in running the system completely cold with noise.
Its ok to have a fast CPU fan, as that will help keep CPU temps low when testing the overclocks, but otherwise all other fans dont need to be more than 1200rpm at most.

 

[kennah]

I think under load it's probably "OK", but I don't think you have much if any room for overclocking. I just googled some of the parts and checked out the jonny guru review of that PSU.

You might be able to reduce your cpu's vcore a bit to give a little bit of breathing room, depending on how stable it is.

edit: this is assuming you have already bought and are using these parts. If you haven't, I would go for a higher wattage PSU considering that build.

Thanks. Yeah same stuff I've had forever, only the GPU is new.

432W on 12v Rail
3770k is 77W, 4.2Ghz i expect 120W, Depends on voltage, some will do it at stock Vcore, mine took only 1.07v for 4.25Ghz.

GTX 780 is 250W, probably could get a medium OC and only hit 270W.

So id say its still a decent system.

Plus i just went from a [email protected] to [email protected] and i dont see a difference with a 970 @ 1550/3800Mhz.

So i think there is plenty of life in the system if you could get a Z77 board cheap.

Also i7 3770 non K can do 4.2Ghz OC on Z77. So you could save more money like that, but of course the K model will last maybe a year or 2 longer if heavily OCd.

Your not exactly running the CPU 100% to TDP ever either.

She don't overclock at all. The motherboard is pretty bad. Won't even overclock the RAM. I'll try to squeeze a little more out of the GPU. And yeah. I wouldn't have gone H67, but I had an i3 in it previous then found the 3770K for a hell of a deal. ($200 Canadian with Z77 Gigabyte Sniper and 8 gig of RAM. Never finding another deal like that again. I was very very lucky)

 

[metsallica]

Quick question regarding choosing a mobo:
Which Intel socket is the best/most future-proof for mobos going forward? LGA 1151 or 2011v3?

I believe the new Intels(6800K) are 2011v3, no?

Eh, Intel doesn't really operate like that. The socket "du jour" generally'll get you a couple years. And yes, the newest Extreme Edition chips are 2011v3, while the 6700 is 1151. The 6950X is what, $1800? Those processors aren't for humans.

 

[mrklaw]

No harm. I only ramp up my fans from 500rpm at 70c. Whats the point in running the system completely cold with noise.
Its ok to have a fast CPU fan, as that will help keep CPU temps low when testing the overclocks, but otherwise all other fans dont need to be more than 1200rpm at most.

Is there a way to set case fans based on a combination of CPU and GPU temps? My bios seems limited to cpu temperature and I'm wondering if there could be a scenario where the GPU is getting hot and venting into the case but the cooler CPU means my case fans don't spin up much

Or is that unlikely so just using CPU temp is fine?

 

[eerik9000]

What's the idea behind bringing in high rpm fans and then running them that slow? Why not buy ones designed for the speed you want to run at and/or with noise output in mind? I know Noctua make them, wouldn't they be more suitable than one of their industrials?

I didn't know you could or would want to use low noise adapters with PWM. I always thought the point of them was if you didn't have 4 pin you could run at a lower rpm than usual. Is that wrong?

Well excuse me if my stupidity offended you. I bought the A14s because they seened to have better airflow and noise levels than the ones I compared them with. Plus I wanted more premium fans that would last me five or more years and I've heard/read good things about Noctua. Plus I have the ability to run them at high speeds if I needed to. I use the LNAs because Noctua included them with the fans. The 2000 RPM NF12 I had lying around from another system where it used to run at higher speeds.

 

[Yopis]

This will be my first solo build.

Specs

CPU http://Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

RAM http://Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory

Motherboard http://Asus Z170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

GPU (Graphics) 1070 or 1080

PSU http://Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Case: http://Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case

SSD http://Samsung 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

(Hard Drive) http://Seagate SuperSpeed HDD 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive

Budget: Price Range 2k

Country United States

Main Use: Gaming, Video Editing.

Monitor Resolution: 4k

Cooling: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Will you be overclocking?: Maybe in the future.

Does this look good guys? Any other suggestions you guys feel are needed?

 

[luoapp]

This will be my first solo build.

Specs


SSD http://Samsung 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

get a bigger SSD.

 

[Yopis]

get a bigger SSD.

How big minimum would you recommend?

 

[Vaettir]

How big minimum would you recommend?

Double it. 240/256GB is much easier to work with. Usually costs about 10-15$ additional as well.

 

[ISee]

This will be my first solo build.

Specs

CPU http://Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

RAM http://Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory

Motherboard http://Asus Z170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

GPU (Graphics) 1070 or 1080

PSU http://Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Case: http://Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case

SSD http://Samsung 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

(Hard Drive) http://Seagate SuperSpeed HDD 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive

Budget: Price Range 2k

Country United States

Main Use: Gaming, Video Editing.

Monitor Resolution: 4k

Cooling: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Will you be overclocking?: Maybe in the future.

Does this look good guys? Any other suggestions you guys feel are needed?

Also get faster clocked ram. RAM speed scales very good with skylake cpus and boosts cpu performance quiet good in cpu heavy games and it's relatively cheap.

 

[Yopis]

Also get faster clocked ram. RAM speed scales very good with skylake cpus and boosts cpu performance quiet good in cpu heavy games and it's relatively cheap.

Got it. Thanks for suggestions guys.

 

[ekgrey]

That mobo supports up to 3333 DDR4 so it's fine. As for the rest looks good to me and you should see an improvement from that Haswell i5 but nothing huge, the DDR4 advantage is a lot bigger. No idea about that SSD though.

Yeah, I know that any bump will be pretty small but the opportunity was way too good to pass up. And I get to build two PCs!

Anybody else got any thoughts on the mobo and the X400 SSD?

 

[Kaako]

Eh, Intel doesn't really operate like that. The socket "du jour" generally'll get you a couple years. And yes, the newest Extreme Edition chips are 2011v3, while the 6700 is 1151. The 6950X is what, $1800? Those processors aren't for humans.

I see. CPU choices are between 5820K, 6700K or 6800K. Forget that 6950X pricing lol. Both the 5820K & 6800K are 2011v3 & 6700K is 1151. That's why I'm leaning towards 2011v3 sockets/mobo instead of 1151. But it seems you get way better variety/choices on 1151 socket mobos.

 

[OraleeWey]

Guys, what should my VSync settings be under NVIDIA Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings > Vertical Sync? I notice some screen tearing on YouTube when I go fullscreen.

 

[Joco]

Assuming I get everything I ordered tomorrow I'm going to gut my PC. Everything besides the GPU and case is going. Tired of this bullshit lol.

 

[Arex]

I see. CPU choices are between 5820K, 6700K or 6800K. Forget that 6950X pricing lol. Both the 5820K & 6800K are 2011v3 & 6700K is 1151. That's why I'm leaning towards 2011v3 sockets/mobo instead of 1151. But it seems you get way better variety/choices on 1151 socket mobos.

Yeah for that 6950X price, you can probably build a nice gaming pc with 1080 lol
Anyway there should be a lot of new X99 boards with newer features coming out soon due to the release of Broadwell-e (6800K etc), so you should be able to find variations then, but broadwell-e is probably the end of the line for x99 cpu updates. I think the 1151 mobos will still be compatible with the future KabyLake.

 

[mrklaw]

Should I set fan curves in the bios or in Windows? I'm trying to use the Asus q-fan settings in the bios but it keeps freezing up on me when I'm adjusting the chassis 1 fan settings

 

[DBT85]

Try Speedfan.

I'd use it, but Gigabyte are dicks.

 

[kidko]

I gave up on trying to get one. I'm now waiting on the 1440p ultrawides to drop in price some.

Yeah, seems like it's way too late. Oh well, still a good monitor.

 

[CitizenVectron]

So continuing on from my post on the last page (socket 1155 board seems to be dying, looks like ram slots), I won't be able to keep my 2500k unless I can find a new 1155 used board.

Assuming I do need to upgrade (which will effectively be a side-grade considering my 2500k is OC'd), what are my best options? I'm not looking for absolute top of the line since I know that CPUs aren't really the power behind most things nowadays, and haven't really made any big leaps in 5 years. If I am basically looking to only slightly improve on my 2500k, any good suggestions? I guess it would be smart to future-proof myself a big in terms of socket choice/mobo in case I do decide to do a major overhaul a few years from now with an even new CPU. But a new GPU is my next big upgrade, probably after christmas.

 

[Josh5890]

For those with an i5 6600K or something similar, what cooler do you use with it?

 

[Jijidasu]

Back again, now closer to pulling the trigger but with a couple questions. Keep in mind, some naming inconsistencies might arise because I'm buying in Japan.

First, the build:

Buying new:

Motherboard: ASUSTeK Intel Z170 PRO GAMING (ATX)
CPU: i7 6700k
Memory: Corsair DDR4 Vengeance 16gb*2 (32gb) 3000mhz
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500gb
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX (*1)
GPU: MSI Geforce 1080 Gaming X (or other depending on availability and pricing here)
Monitor: Acer Predator x34

Carrying over from old build:
Case: Fractal Design R4 (*2)
PSU: 850W Gold


Question:

(*1) - Regarding the H100i GTX I have read some mixed reports about the possibility of complications with mounting this to the Fractal Design R4. Has anyone encountered issues relating to this or have any information?

(*2) - I'm not actually 100% certain mine is a R4 or R5 model, however I have seen that the R5 front cover can be changed to open from the left or right, and mine does not have this option. I'm assuming it is the R4.

It's been a long time since I've bought parts, so I'm quite excited and looking forward to renewing my gaming situation.

Any help is greatly appreciated as always.

 

[CitizenVectron]

Well, managed to find a used z68 board on ebay that will tide me over for now. It sucks because I had to pay $175 (canadian) once shipping and conversion costs were factored in. But it saves me $300-$400 in new cpu costs, so I guess it's worth it.

 

[metsallica]

I see. CPU choices are between 5820K, 6700K or 6800K. Forget that 6950X pricing lol. Both the 5820K & 6800K are 2011v3 & 6700K is 1151. That's why I'm leaning towards 2011v3 sockets/mobo instead of 1151. But it seems you get way better variety/choices on 1151 socket mobos.

I'm building a 4K rig at the moment and am in flux on a lot of parts, but I'm pretty locked in on the 6700K. I feel like that's still the processor to beat on the high-end right now (and not the crazy end). So I'll be going 1151... if that's worth anything to ya.

 

[AndyMoogle]

I see. CPU choices are between 5820K, 6700K or 6800K. Forget that 6950X pricing lol. Both the 5820K & 6800K are 2011v3 & 6700K is 1151. That's why I'm leaning towards 2011v3 sockets/mobo instead of 1151. But it seems you get way better variety/choices on 1151 socket mobos.

If you're going to use the CPU purely for gaming, then you should go with 6700k. If you do other CPU heavy work that can actually use those extra two cores, then go for a 5820k or 6800k.

EDIT: Kaby Lake is going to use 1151 as well.

 

[xkramz]

i need speedy answers ppl


im building a z170 MB, it says dual channel DIMM support. so should i go 4 x 4GB or 2x8GB on my rams? i like the look of using all 4 DIMM slots. so..pros n cons?

 

[23qwerty]

For those with an i5 6600K or something similar, what cooler do you use with it?

Hyper 212 Evo

Running it at 4.4ghz, no issues, runs pretty cool. Not too loud.

 

[appaws]

thanks


i see thanks
sorry but what uyou mean by 2 ? a stock and aftermarket or 2 aftermarket?

I mean the 212 Evo comes with one fan, but it also has an extra clip so you can put another fan on there in push-pull.

When I used to air cool I put 2 Corsair quiet edition fans on there set to really low speed to get them quiet. I also tested it out with higher rpms just to see and keeping the fans low only made a 1-2 degree difference.

Not custom water cooling right? haha, anyway my case with H80 AIO water cooling survived shipping from Sgpore to Indonesia. From what I read it's pretty safe to keep AIO attached when you're moving it around. And it shows off the motherboard more

Yeah, AIOs don't have the weight of the giant metal heatsink on there. You are right, though, AIOs look much better than giant heatsinks. They don't really perform that well compared to custom water...but the look is much better with all our fancy windowed side panels.

This will be my first solo build.

Specs

CPU http://Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

RAM http://Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory

Motherboard http://Asus Z170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

GPU (Graphics) 1070 or 1080

PSU http://Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Case: http://Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case

SSD http://Samsung 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

(Hard Drive) http://Seagate SuperSpeed HDD 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive

Budget: Price Range 2k

Country United States

Main Use: Gaming, Video Editing.

Monitor Resolution: 4k

Cooling: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Will you be overclocking?: Maybe in the future.

Does this look good guys? Any other suggestions you guys feel are needed?

get a bigger SSD.

Ditto for that. Sata SSDs are getting pretty cheap. There are some 1tb ones that have dropped nearly down to $200. Not the best models around, but still light years faster than any HDD.

This one in particular...here is a review from Tech Report: http://techreport.com/review/30109/mushkin-reactor-1tb-ssd-reviewed

 

[mrklaw]

Is it worth partitioning the boot drive (240GB SSD) so I don't lose a bunch of steam games every time I reformat Windows? I also keep my music and photos on that drive normally so need to copy them back across. Now I have another 1TB SSD and a 1TB HDD so I need to figure out a good approach to storage (the 1TB SSD is mostly just steam games..)

Would a 120GB partition for Windows and apps should be enough? Some apps like Lightroom/premiere/photoshop get pretty big. And I don't know if onedrive has to stay on the C drive?

 

[Arex]

Is it worth partitioning the boot drive (240GB SSD) so I don't lose a bunch of steam games every time I reformat Windows? I also keep my music and photos on that drive normally so need to copy them back across. Now I have another 1TB SSD and a 1TB HDD so I need to figure out a good approach to storage (the 1TB SSD is mostly just steam games..)

Would a 120GB partition for Windows and apps should be enough? Some apps like Lightroom/premiere/photoshop get pretty big. And I don't know if onedrive has to stay on the C drive?

just move all the steam games on that 240GB to the 1TB? 120GB partition should be enough for windows I think, but depending on your apps I'm not so sure.

 

[DBT85]

Is it worth partitioning the boot drive (240GB SSD) so I don't lose a bunch of steam games every time I reformat Windows? I also keep my music and photos on that drive normally so need to copy them back across. Now I have another 1TB SSD and a 1TB HDD so I need to figure out a good approach to storage (the 1TB SSD is mostly just steam games..)

Would a 120GB partition for Windows and apps should be enough? Some apps like Lightroom/premiere/photoshop get pretty big. And I don't know if onedrive has to stay on the C drive?

Id keep the 240 as is for Windows and apps tbh, use the 1TB for games.

Keep a local automated backup of your music and photos on the HDD for when you need to blow it all away.

Though tbh, how often are you doing it?

 

[LilJoka]

Is there a way to set case fans based on a combination of CPU and GPU temps? My bios seems limited to cpu temperature and I'm wondering if there could be a scenario where the GPU is getting hot and venting into the case but the cooler CPU means my case fans don't spin up much

Or is that unlikely so just using CPU temp is fine?

Not much point. Case fans are just there to create air flow. Increasing case fan speeds have little to no effect on CPU or GPU temps if your generally air flow is good/unobstructed. I tend to use fixed speeds for case fans.

i need speedy answers ppl


im building a z170 MB, it says dual channel DIMM support. so should i go 4 x 4GB or 2x8GB on my rams? i like the look of using all 4 DIMM slots. so..pros n cons?

More DIMMS mean less overclock potential, no other pros/cons.

 

[mrklaw]

Not much point. Case fans are just there to create air flow. Increasing case fan speeds have little to no effect on CPU or GPU temps if your generally air flow is good/unobstructed. I tend to use fixed speeds for case fans.

I was just have them low to reduce noise. Also I've never had PWM case fans before so I feel obliged to control them

Should I just manually set them to a 'quiet enough' setting then, or possibly with a ramp up if the CPU gets really hot? My future GPU will likely dump heat into the case if that affects things?


Also any good overclocking guides for basic OC of a 6700k? Not wanting to break records but I figure I should get the most out of what I have. I have an Asus z170i gaming ITX motherboard so I could use the auto tools in ai suite. Happy to do it manually but I don't want to be adjusting tons of variables. Have 3000MHz ram in case XMP needs me to do something.

 

[DBT85]

Also any good overclocking guides for basic OC of a 6700k? Not wanting to break records but I figure I should get the most out of what I have. I have an Asus z170i gaming ITX motherboard so I could use the auto tools in ai suite. Happy to do it manually but I don't want to be adjusting tons of variables. Have 3000MHz ram in case XMP needs me to do something.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1570313/skylake-overclocking-guide-with-statistics

Did mine the other day with a couple of hours of checking and running Realbench. Might try again when I watercool it all in a few weeks.

4.7 at 1.4. All I set was the turbo speed, voltage and then the LLC setting so that under load it still got the volts.

 

[mrklaw]

http://www.overclock.net/t/1570313/skylake-overclocking-guide-with-statistics

Did mine the other day with a couple of hours of checking and running Realbench. Might try again when I watercool it all in a few weeks.

4.7 at 1.4. All I set was the turbo speed, voltage and then the LLC setting so that under load it still got the volts.

Thanks. I just slapped it on 4.5 and 1.32v (I think using the adaptive mode in the asus bios). ROG realbench and cinebench hit 71c max with my fans still on 50% so I think that seems decent, and quiet which is important.

 

[DBT85]

Thanks. I just slapped it on 4.5 and 1.32v (I think using the adaptive mode in the asus bios). ROG realbench and cinebench hit 71c max with my fans still on 50% so I think that seems decent, and quiet which is important.

Yeah it should sit at 4.5 with no issues, something like 89% of those in that thread can manage at least 4.5.

What is CPUz reading as your actual voltage when idle and under load? Interesting to see what the adaptive mode is doing to it.

 

[LilJoka]

I was just have them low to reduce noise. Also I've never had PWM case fans before so I feel obliged to control them

Should I just manually set them to a 'quiet enough' setting then, or possibly with a ramp up if the CPU gets really hot? My future GPU will likely dump heat into the case if that affects things?


Also any good overclocking guides for basic OC of a 6700k? Not wanting to break records but I figure I should get the most out of what I have. I have an Asus z170i gaming ITX motherboard so I could use the auto tools in ai suite. Happy to do it manually but I don't want to be adjusting tons of variables. Have 3000MHz ram in case XMP needs me to do something.

I only have the CPU fan ramp up slowly to about 800rpm by 65c, then i ramp it up faster to around 1200rpm at 75c. Use the Asus AI Suite (Fan Xpert) to set the fan curves.

Youll just need to play with a few settings, but first get the CPU OC stable before adding the RAM OC into the equation.

Set a Vcore of 1.3v
Set Load Line Calibration to Level 5.
Increase the CPU multiplier and test for stability using programs like realbench/prime95.
Read the Vcore in windows using CPUz - it should be very close to the BIOS setting.

If the temperatures are too high, back off the Vcore, and that will likely mean youll need to back off the CPU multiplier too.

After your done you can enable Adaptive Vcore, set the Adaptive Vcore to the Vcore measured in CPUz, and an offset of +0.05v.

Once thats done, enable XMP and start stability testing.
For XMP i recommend a VCCSA and VCCIO at 1.10-1.15v. The XMP sets these a lot higher on AUTO.

 

[mrklaw]

Yeah it should sit at 4.5 with no issues, something like 89% of those in that thread can manage at least 4.5.

What is CPUz reading as your actual voltage when idle and under load? Interesting to see what the adaptive mode is doing to it.

core VID (I assume thats the right one) is showing 1.335v under load (running aida64), and 0.770v at idle (bouncing a little up to 1.325 or 1.000v I assume from occasional load)


Temps went up to a max of 74 under aida64, but usually bouncing around 60-65. Might need to adjust my fans again as I ran AI Suite to see the rpms and I think it loaded a different preset (I had my bios set more quietly).

 

[Gareth Bale]

Well excuse me if my stupidity offended you. I bought the A14s because they seened to have better airflow and noise levels than the ones I compared them with. Plus I wanted more premium fans that would last me five or more years and I've heard/read good things about Noctua. Plus I have the ability to run them at high speeds if I needed to. I use the LNAs because Noctua included them with the fans. The 2000 RPM NF12 I had lying around from another system where it used to run at higher speeds.

Sorry if I came across as condescending. I was just trying to understand why you were doing it that way if there might have been an easier/cheaper alternative.

 

[mrklaw]

I only have the CPU fan ramp up slowly to about 800rpm by 65c, then i ramp it up faster to around 1200rpm at 75c. Use the Asus AI Suite (Fan Xpert) to set the fan curves.

AI Suite seems to force full speed at 75c. my noctua fans are 1500rpm at full speed so I'll leave that for now and then maybe later look at putting LNAs on - but presumably then I'd need to recalibrate and adjust up the minimum speed because the LNA will lower that too.

So your case fans you just leave on a static setting? Roughly what RPM? I realise it'll be different based on the case/fan etc but just curious as to the ballpark.

Youll just need to play with a few settings, but first get the CPU OC stable before adding the RAM OC into the equation.

Set a Vcore of 1.3v
Set Load Line Calibration to Level 5.
Increase the CPU multiplier and test for stability using programs like realbench/prime95.
Read the Vcore in windows using CPUz - it should be very close to the BIOS setting.

If the temperatures are too high, back off the Vcore, and that will likely mean youll need to back off the CPU multiplier too.

After your done you can enable Adaptive Vcore, set the Adaptive Vcore to the Vcore measured in CPUz, and an offset of +0.05v.

Once thats done, enable XMP and start stability testing.
For XMP i recommend a VCCSA and VCCIO at 1.10-1.15v. The XMP sets these a lot higher on AUTO.

I recognise some of these words. Will try and work through it, thanks both.

 

[LilJoka]

AI Suite seems to force full speed at 75c. my noctua fans are 1500rpm at full speed so I'll leave that for now and then maybe later look at putting LNAs on - but presumably then I'd need to recalibrate and adjust up the minimum speed because the LNA will lower that too.

So your case fans you just leave on a static setting? Roughly what RPM? I realise it'll be different based on the case/fan etc but just curious as to the ballpark.



I recognise some of these words. Will try and work through it, thanks both.

Thing is, CPU shouldn't get to 75c unless running overclock stress test. I run all fans full speed when testing.

I run my case fans at 400-700rpm.
Best way to tune the rpm is by what is considered noisy to you. The difference in rpm will have a negligible effect in overall temps.

 

[mrklaw]

Thing is, CPU shouldn't get to 75c unless running overclock stress test. I run all fans full speed when testing.

I run my case fans at 400-700rpm.
Best way to tune the rpm is by what is considered noisy to you. The difference in rpm will have a negligible effect in overall temps.

yeah I think I was being over cautious. I just tried the AI Suite in 'silent mode' which shut down the case fans and ran the CPU fan at about 300rpm. Then I tried putting in a more gentle slope towards around 800rpm at 65c like yours, and the CPU ran ramped up to about 500rpm and I couldn't hear any difference (still silent).

Will try with the case fans on a constant low rpm too. This is all way better than my noisy H60 pump. Essentially should be silent for most general use except gaming or maybe lengthy handbrake encodes, but even then it'll be quiet.

It'll all go horribly wrong as soon as I put a noisy GPU in there

 

[THE:MILKMAN]

Quick question...

What is the title for the thread for PC technical issues? I can't find it and my PC is randomly locking up playing Youtube videos under both Chrome and Opera.

Edit: Scratch that, found the thread.

 

[AAMARMO]

Currently building my new rig with old and new parts.

Case - Corsair Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case - (£79)
Motherboard - Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard - (£112.49)
CPU - Intel Core i5-6600k 3.5GHz - (£194.99)
CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro Series H55 High Performance All-in-One Liquid CPU Cooler, 120 mm Radiator - (£49.99)
GPU - Gigabyte GV-N980WF3OC-4GD - GeForce GTX 980 OverClocked 4GB Graphics Card - (£0)
RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3000 - (£64.03)
SSD - Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive - (£0)
Power Supply - Corsair CX 600W - (£0)
OS - Windows 10 Pro - (£0)