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khemist · Sep 22, 2015

Joel Charig said:
One day I shall advance to watercooling...one day.
Is it a scary processes to start?

I remember when i used to see people watercooling and i said i will NEVER do that, it just seemed so far beyond anything i can do.

But it's very straight forward, read up on some guides and try to get your head around it, but it can get costly!.

marmiteonpizza · Sep 22, 2015

khemist said:
it can get costly!

It bloody well looks like it! All the parts you need to get just blows my head!

But I don't actually require watercooling, my system's temps are absolutely fine as they are, due to my effective fan placement and good airflow.
But it does look like a satisfying project to complete, I just don't know if I have enough reason to do it in the near future...

khemist · Sep 22, 2015

I do it for looks really, that's why it gets costly.

Things like pump and rads and fittings are thigs you will use over and over again.

marmiteonpizza · Sep 23, 2015

khemist said:
I do it for looks really, that's why it gets costly.

Things like pump and rads and fittings are thigs you will use over and over again.

I think I'll look more into it when I replace my case with the Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5, which has a transparent panel unlike my current one

But that won't be for half a year at least I reckon.

GreiverBlade · Sep 25, 2015

repost from your PC ATM, because those 90° adapter are downright sexy! no regret ordering stuff from Bitspower for the 1st time...

my Poseidon looks awesome now!

cadaveca · Sep 29, 2015

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peche · Sep 29, 2015

gigabyte = ♥

RealNeil · Sep 29, 2015

That Trident-Z RAM is Rockin',..............

Jetster · Sep 29, 2015

Isn't that board like $600

peche · Sep 29, 2015

Jetster said:
Isn't that board like $600

moar.... there is the processor too!

RealNeil · Sep 29, 2015

That board and chip will put up some good numbers with that RAM in it.

cadaveca · Sep 29, 2015

Jetster said:
Isn't that board like $600

Yeah, review soon (it's done, just waiting its turn)

RealNeil said:
That board and chip will put up some good numbers with that RAM in it.

Working on the review now, just got to write it up, which I'll do tonight most likely.

GreiverBlade · Sep 29, 2015

did someone said "gigabyte = ♥" seconded ... and YAY FOR TRIDENT Z! MEH WANT!

RealNeil · Sep 29, 2015

GreiverBlade said:
did someone said "gigabyte = ♥" seconded ... and YAY FOR TRIDENT Z! MEH WANT!View attachment 68210

Yes, need some RAM in there.

GreiverBlade · Sep 29, 2015

RealNeil said:
Yes, need some RAM in there.

well ... i have a 4x4 kit but not compatible in 4 module so ... only 2x4 till i order either a 2x8 or a compatible 4x4
that one ...

and a bonus for @peche

... so close so sexy! sooo not hardware! woops failed ...

cadaveca · Sep 29, 2015

GreiverBlade said:
well ... i have a 4x4 kit but not compatible in 4 module so ... only 2x4 till i order either a 2x8 or a compatible 4x4
that one ...
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and a bonus for @peche ... so close so sexy! sooo not hardware! woops failed ...
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try most recent BIOS, or if not, then next BIOS should right any memory issues for gigabyte boards. Most recent for GAMING G1 works well for all modules, not sure if it is public yet, but is assume it would be by now.

GreiverBlade · Sep 29, 2015

cadaveca said:
try most recent BIOS, or if not, then next BIOS should right any memory issues for gigabyte boards. Most recent for GAMING G1 works well for all modules, not sure if it is public yet, but is assume it would be by now.

i have the most recent BIOS (F3) that kit is just listed in the RAM compatibility as 2 stick working 4 stick not working (i think i will go Ripjaw 4 2800)

btw, fun how in normal situation a DDR4 2133 C15 is on par with a DDR3 1600 C9 ahahah the DDR4 is no big improvement for now :laugh:

(that's why i did choose 2666 as the minimum speed )

edit now that i think of it ... i didn't retry the full kit again since i updated the BIOS ... mmhhh why not

RealNeil · Sep 29, 2015

I love the looks of that HyperX Fury RAM.
I bought some for my X99 Build. (no CPU yet)
If I end up with a Z-170 System, I'll use 32GB of it there, and 32GB of it on the X99.

GreiverBlade · Sep 29, 2015

RealNeil said:
I love the looks of that HyperX Fury RAM.
I bought some for my X99 Build. (no CPU yet)
If I end up with a Z-170 System, I'll use 32GB of it there, and 32GB of it on the X99.

View attachment 68216

yep i suspect it's a X99 only kit ... what a shame

(confirmed still code: 55 )

cadaveca · Sep 29, 2015

GreiverBlade said:
yep i suspect it's a X99 only kit ... what a shame (confirmed still code: 55 )

Yeah, just BIOS issue, IMHO, and common to all brands. As they tune BIOSes this should be less and less of a problem. Every board I've tested so far now has working BIOS for all my ram kits.

GreiverBlade · Sep 29, 2015

cadaveca said:
Yeah, just BIOS issue, IMHO, and common to all brands. As they tune BIOSes this should be less and less of a problem. Every board I've tested so far now has working BIOS for all my ram kits.

but what if those kit are X99 only and will never be supported in X4 no matter the revision??? the QVL RAM list them as non compatible in 4 slot since the 1st bios and no revision did anything

http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Memory/mb_memory_ga-z170x-gaming5.pdf

do you have that exact kit? HX426C15FBK4/16
can you test it and say 100% sure

i wonder ... because i did read somewhere that some 4x kits where intended for quad channel X99 only ... which would be weird since normaly quad and dual channel kit specifications were just a commercial gimmick

cadaveca · Sep 29, 2015

GreiverBlade said:
but what if those kit are X99 only and will never be supported in X4 no matter the revision??? the QVL RAM list them as non compatible in 4 slot since the 1st bios and no revision did anything
http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Memory/mb_memory_ga-z170x-gaming5.pdf

do you have that exact kit? HX426C15FBK4/16
can you test it and say 100% sure

i wonder ... because i did read somewhere that some 4x kits where intended for quad channel X99 only ... which would be weird since normaly quad and dual channel kit specifications were just a commercial gimmick

There are only so many memory ICs on the market, and I have tested with each, but you are right in that a specific kit might have issues. However, since I have each IC working (from 2133 MHz above 3600 MHz), I know that boards and CPUs are capable, but BIOSes do need some work in many instances... The review of the GAMING G1 would not be completed without that (because I consider any board that cannot boot all my kits a failure), for example. SO it is up to the board makers to properly tune BIOSes to ensure compatibility... my own testing has shown this is totally possible.

peche · Sep 29, 2015

GreiverBlade said:
well ... i have a 4x4 kit but not compatible in 4 module so ... only 2x4 till i order either a 2x8 or a compatible 4x4
that one ...
View attachment 68211 View attachment 68212

and a bonus for @peche ... so close so sexy! sooo not hardware! woops failed ...
View attachment 68213

Thanks for the shot, i didnt missed it!!
nice ram kit !! i do love kingston too!

GreiverBlade · Sep 29, 2015

peche said:
Thanks for the shot, i didnt missed it!!
nice ram kit !! i do love kingston too!

nah i did not thought you missed it ahah it was a "reward-wink" toward the "gigabyte = ♥" because i cannot agree more with you about that :laugh:

peche · Sep 29, 2015

i love everything that gigabyte and thermaltake does!

Processor	9700k
Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/AC
Cooling	NZXT kraken X53
Memory	16GB Klevv Bolt X 3600mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF RTX 3080
Storage	SanDisk Extreme Pro 1TB NVME
Display(s)	LG OLED42C24LA
Case	Meshlicious
Audio Device(s)	Dragonfly Black DAC/Amp + AKG Q701 + Rode NT-USB
Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	Steelseries Prime wireless
Keyboard	Coolermaster Masterkeys S
Software	Win 10 64

System Name	Joel's Rig
Processor	Intel i7-6700K (4 Cores, 4GHz)
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5
Cooling	3x 140mm Case Fans, Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo
Memory	Kingston HyperX Fury (DDR4, 2x 8GB, 2133MHz) 16GB
Video Card(s)	MSI AMD Radeon R9 290X (8GB VRAM)
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD, WD 3TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung U28E590D (28-Inch, 4K, 60Hz)
Case	Corsair Carbide 600C
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD (Integrated)
Power Supply	Corsair RM750i (750W)
Mouse	Roccat Tyon
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow Chroma
Software	Windows 10 Pro

Processor	9700k
Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/AC
Cooling	NZXT kraken X53
Memory	16GB Klevv Bolt X 3600mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF RTX 3080
Storage	SanDisk Extreme Pro 1TB NVME
Display(s)	LG OLED42C24LA
Case	Meshlicious
Audio Device(s)	Dragonfly Black DAC/Amp + AKG Q701 + Rode NT-USB
Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	Steelseries Prime wireless
Keyboard	Coolermaster Masterkeys S
Software	Win 10 64

System Name	Joel's Rig
Processor	Intel i7-6700K (4 Cores, 4GHz)
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5
Cooling	3x 140mm Case Fans, Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo
Memory	Kingston HyperX Fury (DDR4, 2x 8GB, 2133MHz) 16GB
Video Card(s)	MSI AMD Radeon R9 290X (8GB VRAM)
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD, WD 3TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung U28E590D (28-Inch, 4K, 60Hz)
Case	Corsair Carbide 600C
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD (Integrated)
Power Supply	Corsair RM750i (750W)
Mouse	Roccat Tyon
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow Chroma
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S23/Ally
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Gen 2/Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one
Memory	64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro 3600mhz DDR4/8gb DDR3 1600/2gb LPDDR3/8gb LPDDR5x 4200/16gb LPDDR5
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740/RDNA3 768 core
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb/2tb SN770M
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/AMOLED 2X panel FHD+120hz/FHD 120hz
Case	Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/back/back-front Gorilla Glass Victus 2+ UAG Monarch Carbon
Audio Device(s)	Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/KZ x HBB PR2/Edifier STAX Spirit S3 & SamsungxAKG beans
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/4Smart Voltplug PD 30W/Asus USB-C 65W
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75% <3/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 13/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

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khemist

marmiteonpizza

GreiverBlade

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My name is Dave

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

RealNeil

Jetster

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

RealNeil

cadaveca

My name is Dave

GreiverBlade

RealNeil

GreiverBlade

cadaveca

My name is Dave

GreiverBlade

RealNeil

GreiverBlade

cadaveca

My name is Dave

GreiverBlade

cadaveca

My name is Dave

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

GreiverBlade

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

System Name	Athenna
Processor	intel i7 3770 Dellided
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory	16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s)	GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage	Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s)	22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case	Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s)	On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply	Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse	Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard	Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software	windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores	well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?

System Name	Home Brewed
Processor	i9-7900X and i7-8700K
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme & ASUS Prime Z-370 A
Cooling	Corsair 280mm AIO & Thermaltake Water 3.0
Memory	64GB DDR4-3000 GSKill RipJaws-V & 32GB DDR4-3466 GEIL Potenza
Video Card(s)	2X-GTX-1080 SLI & 2 GTX-1070Ti 8GB G1 Gaming in SLI
Storage	Both have 2TB HDDs for storage, 480GB SSDs for OS, and 240GB SSDs for Steam Games
Display(s)	ACER 28" B286HK 4K & Samsung 32" 1080P
Case	NZXT Source 540 & Rosewill Rise Chassis
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000 & Corsair RM850
Mouse	Generic
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow Tournament & Corsair K90
Software	Win-10 Professional
Benchmark Scores	yes

System Name	Juliette // HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// GTX 1650
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	Cooler Master MM710 53G
Keyboard	Logitech 920-009300 G512 SE
Software	Windows 10 Pro // Windows 10 Pro