Recent content by samstermax

Thanks for your reply. Would be nice to get it fixed, guess I only need a new videocard and some good fans and it will last another few years before I need to upgrade. My concern is that the freezing issue might be something with the motherboard (perhaps also). I mentioned that when it freezes...

With motherboard that had a damaged socket I exactly had the same problem but it froze up more than it does now. At the time I send in my CPU and Motherboard, got it back with the message and close up photo of the Motherboards CPU socket which was indeed damaged, the pins were screwed. The CPU...

Also checked with HW info. At the moment the chassis fans 1 and 2 or running at 850 RPM, fan 3 is running at 940 RPM. No games started, only a browser.

The noise is least of my problem to be honest. I just wan't to make sure I pick silent parts if I replace everything. From the start the system freezes up in certain situations, its weird. - It freezes up rendering a video in adobe or any other program - It somethimes freezes up browsing inet -...

Thanks for your reply. My current PC is not that old yet. I'm running a Asus Maximus Hero VI with a 4770k and Noctua NH D14 and my PSU is a Seasonic X750. I'm having an issue with this PC from the start and can't get it resolved so decided to get a new PC a little sooner then I normally would...

That's a case I like. Looks amazing and verry good it seems.

For a CPU I was thinking about getting a i7 6700k. I was thinking about the GTX 1080 because I use a Dell 27 inch monitor and want to run at 1440p. Not sure if a GTX 1070 would do? For an indication of noise level. At the moment I have a GTX 680. I'm scaling down to 1080p and medium settings...

Hello everyone, I'm after the right case for a new build and I can use some advise. The PC will be placed in the living room and mainly used for gaming. For CPY cooling I take a Noctua which seems silent with good cooling result. I will get a GTX 1080 but still need to check tests if the is...

The PC-P80 by default comes with a fan controller behind its door. I have it set to about 50%, turning it up will make it much worse. I really don't care if my PC makes some noise, I just don't want it be as loud as the PC-P80. My GTX 680 is a MSI N680GTX-PM2D2GD5.

Thank you for your reply. I build my studio DAW machine not so long ago and I picked the Fractal Design Define R4 so I am familiar with this case. I think its a great and real quiet case but somehow I think it will not keep my stuff cool in my game PC (Thermal performance in the Anandtech...

Hello all, I recently made a post about a good silent case for use in an air cooled gaming rig. I kind of ended up with the FT02, it cools good enough for oevrclocking and SLI setup and is reasonable quiet, also I like the design ( can live with a windows but dont want any fan lights)...

Hello all, I am planning on buying the parts for a new gaming PC, I kind off decided to go for the Asus Maximus VI Hero but I just noticed the ASRock Z87 Fatal1ty Killer is on sale for 124 euro and reading reviews it sounds like a good board. I will be running a 2770K CPU, Noctua NH-D14...

Thanks for all the replies! I think I forget about the Fractal Design R4 as cooling performance is more important then "dead silence". Will the FT02 be the best I can get in terms of both cooling and noise if its between Silverstone FT02 ,NZXT Phantom 630 and the Corsair 500r?

Will a fractal design r4 with stock fans cool well enough? also when I upgrade my system to a second GTX 680 to run in SLI?

Thanks for the replies. To be hounest I have not been digging into this cases as I thought the 500r was a case that was noisy and the FT02 seemed a little outdated with the FT04 already out. I can live with the design of all mentioned cases, the The NZXT Phantom 630 included and the price of...