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Hiya, I have two D5 pumps. I have 4 rads in total. And 2 x GPU and a CPU block. Both pumps are running on 3 speed. Could I lower them to 2 or would this be risky with having 4 rads etc? thanks

Hi, I have been running some RAM tests on my X99 system and comparing them to another rig... Rig 1: (Full custom water cooled) Mobo: Asus Maximus VII Formula CPU: 4790k @ 4.6Ghz RAM: G Skill Trident X 2400 @ CL 10-12-12-31 ( 2 x 8gb sticks) Hyper PI score 10m 57s All threads selected (8)...

Hi, So I've found a stable voltage and I want to move from manual cpu voltage to adaptive. When I move the setting to Adaptive Mode then input the voltage into the Additional Turbo Mode CPU Voltage, the PC will not post at all with a mobo code of 96. The mobo is an Asus Rampage V extreme. I've...

Hi, In the Rampage V (or generally the X99 platform) I am trying for a 4.4-4.6 OC. I've got some G Skill Ripjawz 4 2666Mhz @ 15-15-15-35. And when I enable XMP it ups the CPU Strap/BCLK to 125. Is this a MUST to achieve higher ram frequencies or can I set this to 100Mhz? I've not really messed...

Hi, I'm just installing the Rampage V and I wondered if someone would help me clarify something. I have 2 x 7970 in CF. Which are in Slots 1 (PCIe 3.0 x16_1) and Slot 4 (PCIe 3.0 x16/8_3) which is how the manual shows it to be done with a 40 lane chip. I have a Asus Xonar Essence STX PCIe...

Hi, Is there a decent CPU cooler that's a better performer. Or are they all much the same muchness these days? Was looking at the EK-Supremacy's.... but thought i'd check here to see if there was a "known" good block out there. Thanks

Hi, I am going to strip and clean my res. I've seen it mentioned about using warm soapy water and nothing else when it comes to Acrylic. What exactly is used? Can it be anything like Washing Up Liquid? Or does it have to be something more specific. I was thinking that maybe using a certain...

Hi, Wondered if anyone would kindly help me identify what is going on in this loop I've taken apart for a new build? I have 4 rads in total in a cosmos 2. A Koolance double bay res 1 x cpu and 2 x 7970 GPU blocks (one Koolance and one EK) Coolant is Mayhems X 1 Clear (there are no dyes at all...

Hi, After reading about a X99 motherboard (and reported to be more than one) going up in smoke and taking out a chip as well. As per... http://www.legitreviews.com/intel-x99-motherboard-goes-up-in-smoke-for-reasons-unknown_150008 I was wondering if anyone knew of any more sources where this...

Hi, Does anyone own a X99 setup that can answer the following. Have you noticed any general snappiness other than in applications that is going to make the most use out of all those threads? Like general usage of Windows.... loading of applications... do you feel any benefits in those areas...

Hi, Can we expect to see the price of the Intel 5960X drop any time in the near future do you think? I'd not fancy dropping £700+ on this chip to see a price slash happen. Just wondered if anyone had an inkling and was hanging on for this reason.

Hi, I'm in the final stages of testing... after a AIDA64 test and older Prime95. Temps are in the 50c-60c and passing. Wow, is it the norm to be hitting temps in the 90c's when using the new Prime95 v28.5 (AVX/AVX2)? I'm using a XSPC RX480 Quad 480mm Radiator V3 rad and a EK-Supremacy Clean...

Hi, For a 4.6Ghz and a 4.8Ghz OC... What Load Line Calibration setting would be best? It like goes from Level 1-9 and AUTO. The chip is a 4790k on a Maximus VII Formula. I want to aim for a stable OC with a vcore of around 1.24-1.26v then with LLC, would I be correct in thinking that a...

Hi, I've gone for an OC of 4.6Ghz on my 4790k processor. I was wondering if there is a way to set the Vcore required to get it to step down the Vcore as the processor frequency is lowered while it's not been tasked? e.g Frequency goes from 4.6Ghz to 800Mhz and this will change all the time...

Hi, In my Asus VII Formula motherboard manual it shows a section showing IRQ Assignments and what is shared. I have my graphics card in the main PCI-E x16 slot that is recommended. If I was to place something in the bottom PCI-E X1 slot how do I know if performance would be impacted due to IRQ...