I think you're having a tough time because of the tube's rigidity.
if your current mounting requires too much pressure for the pump to fixate onto the bracket
then try flexing the pump the other way, experiment it around, see which method requires less pressure

and I'd rather not mess with using a different bracket, just use the tape.

Yeah, with price hike from Arctic 360. Not recommended. EK AIO 360 back in stock. Get that or Lian Li Galahad 360 instead.

that bad? haven't come across those vids though, but hey temps are good.


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If I do go for aio, with my budget more like ID or Deepcool.

Maybe the newer revision changed the mounting and I'm being paranoid for nothing. So far from what I've seen the performance is no issue.

I am on Lian Li Galahad. GN video breakdown influenced my decision. I actually requested X73 initially. I may look to A12 25 chromax black to change fans once thats released. I prefer dead silent

yeap, there's a revision 3 for easier mounting. It's printed on the box rev. 3
just have to clarify with seller before buying

Jedi, can see your CPU PPT?

I got a totally overkill PSU. Can cut cost actually

thanks for the input, still trying to learn.
an all core 5.2ghz cpu during normal usage peaks around 200w in cpu power draw.

the 12v rail is supplying up to 600w
assuming you have a pretty good GPU too eh?

Good PSU will last. You can use it for a long time on your upgrade cycles. Not to mention, plenty of room for diminishing returns on efficiency every year.

This post has been edited by TristanX: Jan 12 2021, 02:08 PM

I only game.
TUF 3090OC

cstkl1 had a big hand on tweaking for me

https://imgur.com/a/Uq11LDG

This is my full spec on HWInfo - this spec is running Battlefront 2 (Frostbite engine) on max settings 1440p ultrawide LG34gn850

This post has been edited by Jedi: Jan 12 2021, 02:49 PM

U mean Capacitor aging, I read OCN on this, its not a thing in this era?

It still is and will always be. But by the time a cap runs out, it'll be time to replace the PSU anyways.

Given that you're running pretty high v's, you should pump up the uncore to 4.9 for fps gains.

do the old school way. silicon double sided tape to the back plate and stick it to the back of the mobo.

It comes off super easy without residue and is super thermal resistant.



Oh.. it's also an insulating material for electricity too, so another added protection.

This post has been edited by Bonchi: Jan 12 2021, 09:27 PM

capacitor aging is not a thing on solid caps so components that are almost entirely solid caps nowadays dont have degradation issue like mobo and gpu. Sadly the big caps in PSU are electrolytic so they will age.

For so many years the good PSU going to be used, the tiny tiny money saved each month accumulated to offset the cost of using it

Mine Seasonic P860 plat going to be 9 years. no issues. still going strong and providing reliable power.

Votes in OCN still increasing:

My system with a Ryzen 5000 CPU reboots with BIOS defaults
Yes - Gigabyte motherboard Votes: 28 22.0%
Yes - Asus motherboard Votes: 37 29.1%
Yes - MSI motherboard Votes: 14 11.0%
Yes - Asrock motherboard Votes: 5 3.9%
No. I tested extensively for several days. Votes: 29 22.8%
It did, but a BIOS upgrade fixed it Votes: 6 4.7%
It did, but a replacement CPU fixed it Votes: 14 11.0%
It did, but a replacement motherboard fixed it Votes: 0 0.0%
Yes - Other motherboard brands Votes: 1 0.8%
CPU - 5600X Votes: 7 5.5%
CPU - 5800X Votes: 16 12.6%
CPU - 5900X Votes: 21 16.5%
CPU - 5950X Votes: 51 40.2%
Total voters 127

This post has been edited by targon: Jan 13 2021, 02:49 PM

TristanXllk
anybody else with 5900x / 3080

can test metro exodus 1080p high

ram 3200 vs 3800

cpu buos default vs actual default limit 105w

curious on intel slide

This post has been edited by cstkl1: Jan 13 2021, 03:09 PM