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Any ETA's on Intel Micro ATX MB stock? All the budget ones with decent power stages eg. Gigabyte Z590 Gaming X MSI Z590 Torpedo Seem to be out of stock not just here but everywhere. Desperately need one for an 11th Gen CCTV Server. It appears the B570's have poor power delivery and previous...

Hi Danny, sorry for the slow response, been busy with other things. I've purchased nothing yet. CES, the forthcoming CPU's and GPU's have led me to hold off. I may still go the CPU route of Ryzen 3 as although Ryzen 4 is promising a 17% IPC Gain, I'm not sure how much I'll really gain from...

I haven't pulled the trigger yet as I thought I'd wait for CES to see what's happening with Ryzen and Nvidia. If release are close, I might change some or all of my plans or even wait longer. So far as cases go, from memory Gamers Nexus amongst others tested the 011 Dynamic with air and found...

Thanks for that Information Finners. I was looking at a Noctua NH15 but it won't fit! I'm guessing now either a Dark Rock Pro (have concerns about memory clearance) or maybe I need to look to an AIO. Trouble is AIO's worry me. I can't afford to have leaks damaging MB's or blowing things up down...

Hi, I'm currently looking at building an air cooled rig in a Lian Li 011 Dynamic case. In order for the case to look "right" I think I'm going to have to populate it with 9 fans - 3 each of top, bottom, side. I love the the Corsair Fans but they're too expensive so think it might have to be...

You need to run memtest overnight. 1 pass isn't sufficient for intermittent errors. Try to find out if there are any game logs. These might give clues as to why the game exited.

Result although it's still hot. Might be worth de-lidding if adventurous. Depends on risk vs reward to you. Can always look on the bright side though, at least your room will be warm this winter.

It's interesting to see OC UK have completely ignored this thread. I'm guessing that the position is it's our price and if you don't want to pay it, we don't want your custom. Shame guys is all I can say. I also note the forum discount appears to have disappeared.

Sorry but who? Question, who's testing would I trust a link to a website I've never heard of that rates an AIO at 100%, (a very high rating for an AIO), or tests done by Linus @ Linus Tech Tips, and associates such as Jay @ Jayz 2 Cents, Steve @ Gamers Nexus and DeBauer to mention some of the...

I agree. If anything an open bench with fans will be cooler as the room temp is a constant (which is why they test on an open bench), whereas in a case the temps can be hotter than ambient room temp and will potentially climb over time until the point at which the cooling and ventilation...

Cooler Master Master Air MA10M TUF Gaming Edition. Slightly nosier than Noctua but has had good reports for cooling which is up there with the Noctua and Be Quiet from memory. It also has addressable RGB and looks overall a lot better than beige. Can be had for just over £50...

Memory testing has been done on Youtube by several respected channels ie Linus Tech Tips and Gamers Nexus, Gamers Meld to name just a few. Conclusion is 3600 is best for Zen 2 at standard speeds (as recommended by AMD) although the frame rate differences in games did vary between the channels...

Sounds like an issue with the i7. Maybe there's a thermal paste issue underneath the lid. No CPU should go to 100C in 2 secs if it's thermally cooled on boot. I take it you're using the both paste for both CPU's and following the manufacturers recommended application method for each type of cpu...

Well I guess the majority of my £2.5K will be going elsewhere then.

Customer service is good in a lot of places. You can't rely on that alone in business anymore my opinion. That's why shops such as Waitrose, Sainsbury's and John Lewis, are struggling against the discounters. Their service is outstanding, but unfortunately now so is the service at shops selling...

Fair point although the room was at a known temp. The Asus Tuf is a £200 board, so reasonable budget for an X570. The Hero Vii is definitely what I regard as mid range, I didn't notice but isn't that AS Rock? Personally I won't be overclocking although I don't see any issues with the boards I...

Yep, I think that's pretty much the way things are now. Consumers have lots of choice and any company that ignores that may find customer retention issues in the long run.

Thanks for the recommendations on the boards but there are specific reasons for looking at the board I mentioned - the quality power stage. See here for VRM testing: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/some-interesting-motherboard-tests-of-vrm-stages.18864784/#post-33006591 On the basis...

If it helps, Linus Tech Tips recently did a test and the results were surprising: For me there's another issue with AIO's - the inability to refill them. Over time I'm guessing like any water cooling system, the fluid will degrade and pick up organic deposits and the liquid could reduce in...

OC UK used to be the cheapest when they first opened. Then they became about on par with everywhere else as their popularity grew @2013. I've stuck with OC despite an unfortunate customer service issue a good number of years back. In the last few years though I've noticed they seem to be...