Well, 75 for the cooler then a fan and some bling.
Lightroom / Casual Gaming - £2k
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Well, 75 for the cooler then a fan and some bling.
I don't mind spending a bit more to get exactly what I want, an air cooler will last a long time as well.
Thanks Danny75 it has gone and come back a few times now so I'll definitely capture another video.
I have another video this morning, not as a loud as yesterday but not a pleasant noise.
Also noticed this. I guess it may have happened when I installed the GPU.
FYI I didn't order the X62 from OcUK so CS isn't as good. I have an RMA number but the returns process looks like it's going to be tricky, need to get clarification on a refund.
Also noticed this. I guess it may have happened when I installed the GPU.
FYI I didn't order the X62 from OcUK so CS isn't as good. I have an RMA number but the returns process looks like it's going to be tricky, need to get clarification on a refund.
Order the NH-D15S combo as above. Going to remove the Kraken today and send it back. I cannot live with it when it's this noisy. Got a new video of it this morning.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/DydfgPpGuBvdH9GP6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/DydfgPpGuBvdH9GP6
Thanks good to know.
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The NH-D15S has been installed 
pretty cosy! I had to remove the top exhaust for now until I can get a slim 120. The rear exhaust is acting as a pull on the rear part of the heatsink 
I can still see the RGB RMA, I just need to play with the position of the CPU fan cable as it's currently on top of the RAM.
So quiet
pretty cosy! I had to remove the top exhaust for now until I can get a slim 120. The rear exhaust is acting as a pull on the rear part of the heatsink I can still see the RGB RMA, I just need to play with the position of the CPU fan cable as it's currently on top of the RAM.
So quiet
I don’t think there’s room to attach a 140 there. I will have another look later. I’d attach another if it fits
Do you mean the 120 exhaust? Replace that with a 140 due to the size difference air will go into the gaps?
For now I’ll hold off adding a fan at the top. I imagine it’ll act as a way for air to get pulled in with pressure at the moment. Not great when there’s no dust filter.
Outside of gaming is fantastic, using 150% scaling gives the UI/text a really crisp look which is easy on the eyes. Editing photos shows so much more detail without the need to constantly zoom.
In games, using scaling options it's been fine. It's not as sharp as 1440p obviously, but unless you sit 2" from the screen and pixel peep you'll find the quality good.
Most games however with a little bit of tweaking you can run at 4k60. Apex legends runs fine at 4k60 with some tweaking, D3 looks nice in 4K.
Here are 2 screen shots of Destiny 2. First one is using almost max settings with 85% scale. 2nd screenshot is 4k using some medium settings and no AA (no real need for AA on 27" 4k).
85% scaled:
4K medium no AA:
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Having a play with OCing the 9700K. Doesn't look too promising TBH. 5Ghz on all cores requires 1.3vcore with LLC level 2 which sees vcore hit 1.47 when doing a cinebench run.
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Well it's a big improvement on the Lenovo Thinkpad 13 I was using previously, that would choke. Everything is instant as you'd expect and imports/previews are very quick.
I think I'm going to grab the Cryorig slim fan and install that at the top of the case. Undecided if I'll run as intake or exhaust. Currently the only exhaust is at the rear practically attached to the CPU cooler.
worth having a look with asrock forums, no the aorus doesn;t pull that much even with MCE on - might have to increase LLC levels and voltage slightly higher to combat spikes
key thing is voltage when doing workloads and not benchmarks
have exhaust ! little rpm but should help
Would a good starting point be to set something like 1.4v and a high LLC to see if this is stable and helps with spikes?
I couldn't see anything useful in there. I did a little more playing and as soon as the CPU is under load the volts shoot up.
1.4v fixed with LLC1 would hit 1.504v under load
1.28v fixed with LLC2 would hit 1.459v under load, this was the best I could get.
If I drop below 1.28 or lower the LLC3 it won't boot.
Tested using blender GPU benchmark.
Using this settings as a starting point, can't get anywhere near the voltages under load mentioned.
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1002428-9700k-overclock-results-good-or-bad/
So looks like this chip doesn't want to stay under 1.4 when doing 5Ghz all core. Even tried 4.8Ghz all cores and that was still 1.429.
The only thing I noticed from the link was performance boost disable, I can't see this setting in my BIOS.
I'm pretty confused how I can set a fixed voltage with LLC1 (aka keep it fixed) and it still goes over by some margin.
I assume leaving on speed speed and turbo boost in the BIOS is OK?
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1002428-9700k-overclock-results-good-or-bad/
So looks like this chip doesn't want to stay under 1.4 when doing 5Ghz all core. Even tried 4.8Ghz all cores and that was still 1.429.
The only thing I noticed from the link was performance boost disable, I can't see this setting in my BIOS.
I'm pretty confused how I can set a fixed voltage with LLC1 (aka keep it fixed) and it still goes over by some margin.
I assume leaving on speed speed and turbo boost in the BIOS is OK?
Fixed it. Updated the BIOS to version 1.6 which was released today actually. Within BIOS there is now a Voltage Mode - Extreme or Normal. I presume previously it was always on Extreme meaning it would ramp voltages more. Now 5Ghz on all cores running Cinebench I'm hitting 1.364 max voltage.
Temps sit around 66-70 which seems good.
Temps sit around 66-70 which seems good.
I may see if 5.1 runs on this voltage, but not too bothered about squeezing every ounce of performance out of it.