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| System Name | Flavour of the month. I roll through hardware like it's not even mine (it often isn't). |
|---|---|
| Processor | 3900X, 3600XT, 2700U |
| Motherboard | Aorus X570 Elite, B550 DS3H |
| Cooling | Alphacool CPU+GPU soft-tubing loop (Laing D5 360mm+140mm), AMD Wraith Prism |
| Memory | 32GB Patriot 3600CL17, 32GB Corsair LPX 3200CL16, 16GB HyperX 2400CL14 |
| Video Card(s) | 2070S, 5700XT, Vega10 |
| Storage | 1TB WD S100G, 2TB Adata SX8200 Pro, 1TB MX500, 500GB Hynix 2242 bastard thing, 16TB of rust + backup |
| Display(s) | Dell SG3220 165Hz VA, Samsung 65" Q9FN 120Hz VA |
| Case | NZXT H440NE, Silverstone GD04 (almost nothing original left inside, thanks 3D printer!) |
| Audio Device(s) | CA DacMagic+ with Presonus Eris E5, Yamaha RX-V683 with Q Acoustics 3000-series, Sony MDR-1A |
| Power Supply | BeQuiet StraightPower E9 680W, Corsair RM550, and a 45W Lenovo DC power brick, I guess. |
| Mouse | G303, MX Anywhere 2, Another MX Anywhere 2. |
| Keyboard | CM QuickFire Stealth (Cherry MX Brown), Logitech MX Keys (not Cherry MX at all) |
| Software | W10 |
| Benchmark Scores | I once clocked a Celeron-300A to 564MHz on an Abit BE6 and it scored over 9000. |
I'm 20 years out of date with watercooling and a lot has changed so would at least like to read an up-to-date guide on what's good and bad these days.
I'm looking for a basic CPU+GPU pair with a focus on reliability and silence rather than aestetics and lighting, so clear acrylic and RGBLED aren't important but good fittings and an all-copper loop.
Also, suggestions on good-value, no-nonsense brands in Europe would be appreciated, Alphacool is looking strong in that regard.
I have room for a 360+140mm radiator and would ideally like to cool 250W with inaudible fans (think 800rpm fixed speed)
Thanks!
I'm looking for a basic CPU+GPU pair with a focus on reliability and silence rather than aestetics and lighting, so clear acrylic and RGBLED aren't important but good fittings and an all-copper loop.
Also, suggestions on good-value, no-nonsense brands in Europe would be appreciated, Alphacool is looking strong in that regard.
I have room for a 360+140mm radiator and would ideally like to cool 250W with inaudible fans (think 800rpm fixed speed)
Thanks!
So I have a couple of spare 2070S cards that are pretty generic (Palit GP triple-fan) and their fans are pretty quiet but their fan control firmware is pretty terrible (fan panic - inconsistent bursts of high-RPM for no reason, and no firmware updates that I can find to potentially fix that annoyance).
I'm tempted to watercool one since these look to be reference-design cards and their power limit is 116% so there's at least some headroom to tap. I guess I have two questions:
The 3900X is still cooled by an NH-U12 and I'm not in a hurry to replace that, so treat this as a GPU-only question. Tell me I should stick with the air cooler and why, or convince me that spending money on a GPU that will be obsolete in 18 months is a good idea
- Is this card actually going to work with a waterblock designed for a 2080FE?
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- I have room for a 280 or 420mm radiator but pump/res space is limited. I guess I could squeeze something into onto a 3.5" HDD tray as long as it's not more than, say, 100mm tall, so what's a decent, cheap AIO or block/pump/rad setup for a GPU only? I'm not a custom-loop newbie but the last time I had a custom loop I was using a Laing D5 and Danger-den were still a fresh startup so I'm pretty out of date.
