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I was measuring with a printout of the AM4/AM5 spacing against the and btk rev c as my brother got my old cooler (Venomous X) and he's getting an AM5 system. My previous assessment was completely wrong. The AMD btk rev c definitely would not work for AM4/AM5 as the geometry doesn't even make...

If you're talking about the diagrams from the reveal there are no details about any 3d stacking on the GPU side. A large cache is way less useful in a GPU than in a CPU so I personally don't think they'll go to the trouble. Splitting the I/O is a good balance between investment in complexity and...

Isn't this what HBM is? It's more or less dead in non-datacentre applications. Chiplets allow to put away stuff that doesn't need a cutting edge process like I/O. This increases the yield of the expensive large and performance defining part by making it smaller overall.

I think with the precedent in the last couple of years we can forget about the £300 "most of what you need" graphics card. I also used to be a sub £300 buyer. Now my mental block has moved to £600 which is sad. It I don't think we'll get anything as low as before but am hoping for a middle ground.

I really like the new design, it is simple, modern, and very readable. Good job everyone at OCUK! I want to report an interesting bug to do with the forum linking. I had items in my basket I wanted to check out prior to logging in for the first time on the new website. I reset my password as...

Just to report my initial impressions after I've had mine for about a week now: No problems with waking up after a device had gone to sleep - HDMI or DP. Input lag and response time are subjectively good. I played a bit of CS:GO which I have 2k+ hours over the last 10 years and I couldn't...

Just a small update after I did the mod. I did remove the HDD cage of the Fractal Arc Midi and saw great results. Here are some graphs showing a typical game scenario (in this case Project Cars 2 as I don't need to play it but it offers a repeatable high load scenario) that pushes both the GPU...

Yeah 600T was the gold standard, I remember there were few that were better and not absolutely ginormous.

The new cases have much less airflow obstruction with the death of HDDs and optical drives providing the ability to mount 2.5" SSDs anywhere. This makes the front of the cases empty greatly aiding airflow. That's the main difference in my opinion. I'll report the changes in temperatures after...

I've decided to do some modding as I've never done anything complex. I'll remove the HDD cage riveted to the bottom and mount my 4 SSDs in the 5.25" bays. I'll also remove the front foam and replace it with some fine mesh on magnetic strips. Might also play with fans position as I might have...

Yeah, Vega 56 is a bit of a monster when it comes to heat so I presume it had to do with trapped heat in a weird way with the air not properly circulating around the GPU. The fans I have installed have very high static pressure and very high airflow so it's not the fans for sure. That's one of...

I saw quite the impact of removing the top exhaust foam filter from my Arc Midi , especially on the GPU temps (5+ degrees down with same fan speeds) so would assume the impact on the intake would also be quite dramatic. My PCs front I/O is not used at all as I have powered USB hubs on the desks...

That's good to know. I had that type of a gut feeling. Would be good if there are any other data points abou that type of comparisons.

I know that Arc Midi was not high end in terms of build quality (it's cheap ugly plastic after all) but at the time cooling performance was quite good with only £200+ cases being ahead and not in a significant way. I strongly believe that the way to achieve quiet operation is via well ventilated...

I'm mostly concerned about the resistance the badly designed foam filter has to the airflow. I was looking at magnetic filters covering the front panel so I can remove the foam keeping dust outside but it's almost better to buy a whole new case. At the same time newer chassis have muche better...

I have been a happy owner of a Fractal Design Arc Midi (R1) since 2013 and it was the best bang for performance and water cooling options case to have 8 years ago. I've updated the fans with 6 Akasa Viper 140mm fans so the airflow of the case is really strong with the fans ramping up based on...

I've just dug out the old AMD bolt through kit https://thermalright.com/product/amd-btk-rev-c/ and drew the 90mm by 54mm rectangle that the AM4 socket has and due to the circle, the mounting draws, it would totally work. You'd have to use the motherboard backplate but still not a bad solution if...

The other thing is that most monitors are very far from calibrated out of the box (unless you are buying a professional photo editing monitor that comes with factory pre-calibration for optimal results) so even if it's in the shop, it is quite possible that the true capabilities of the monitor...

As an owner I can say that the colours won't make you feel a lot better about your purchase. I haven't seen the AOC live but given on paper the Red Eagle 24 is better regarding colour, the AOC must be pretty awful as mine is quite bad compared to any IPS/VA and even good TN panels. I spent...

2 options - not enough time or just Intel blocked that at launch. If the second one is the case, I guess the new 14nm process is not stellar in terms of OC. Let's all remember what disappointment so many people had when the 22nm process came out with Ivy Bridge to substitute the 32nm process of...