Recent content by BillT

Depends on whether you need the better VRM for OC/Precision Boost Overdrive. Also PCIE4 for faster SSD. If not B450 is just fine.

Do we have ETA on 2nd prototype? Can't wait to see it in all black/space gray

I think he meant CU420V as the custom loop radiator, but just used the word AIO cus it rolls off the tongue.

Drop some pics please? Pretty please?

My bad. Just saw the video too. Will edit to not confuse people. Though there is a Gigabyte ITX with 6+2 phase and 70A. Best part is that it's ITX so fits in SFF cases.

May give slightly better performance since dye does have weight. And it looks better than beige and brown imo.

I don't know man. The DTX uses a true 8+2 phase with 70A TDA21472 powerstages. The X570-i also uses 8+2 phase but Asus is being quiet on the specific components. Hopefully it's a true 8 phase and doesn't use doublers, but its powerstages are weaker for sure. Could be 50A or even 40A. Otherwise...

Totally unrelated to the case, but since we are all PC enthusiasts: Can we talk about how hard AMD is sandbagging? It's actually crazy how they could've beaten Intel by so much more than they already are. Or perhaps just saving the best quality silicon for EPYC.

@Wahaha360 You may be interested in this. For sandwich design, it seems that using fans as exhaust gives significantly better temps. 7C cooler and 1.5C cooler for GPU and CPU respectively. That's just from switching fan direction. 7C on GPU may even affect boost clocks. Definitely will make it...

Gotcha. Fingerprint proofing is definitely necessary. I see you don't have the samples back yet, but what are your intended color options?

The CNC aluminum looks premium as hell! Any updates on color options? But then again, this raw unprocessed CNC texture looks so good, would you consider making it a finish option?

I'm torn between A4 and waiting for C4. C4 is gonna give no compromise cooling with lower noise and temp. But A4 is the smallest no compromise raw performance there is. Edit: Also much prefer bead blasted aluminum finish (possibly coming to C4) vs the brushed aluminum on A4.

According to the dimensions listed, it should fit. Also try to undervolt as much as possible. OptimumTech did an Ncase M1 2080Ti FE build and undervolting made the card much cooler and quieter. Also maintained clock speed steady.

It was either LTT or Gamersnexus who did a test on this, and it turned out blowing hot air up vs down makes virtually no difference in temp. The small density difference in air due to temperature is no where near the power of even a low RPM fan. Limited air intake as on the bottom of the case...

One thing I've always wanted to ask is, why do people assume it's negative air pressure in the flipped aka rad on top orientation? Just flip the fan so they suck in air from the top. According to Optimum Tech, GPU on bottom has really awful temps (Ncase M1 2080Ti). I imagine rads are similar...