Recent content by Irbaboon

A well, funny story, I thought my ASUS 1080ti Turbo had died on me. It couldn't run games and was flickering on video playback, I was convinced it was the culprit because it happened after I was doing some OC tests on it... After two months of stock checker Discords I was able to snag the 3070...

Well just wanted to share I bought a Zotac 3070 Twin Edge and have decided to return it. First, the card is unbelievably loud inside the Dan A4v1 case (and apparently loud in general). I was getting 68dB 12" from the case at 80% fan speed. Second, it runs hot, really hot compared to my previous...

Yes, what I noticed is a lot of the partner model (AIB) cards for the 6800 are pretty much the reference card with no changes.

Well shucks.. maybe just Ryzen then is what drops TDP) The 1080Ti I have is dying so want to go to the best this generation has that fits a A4SFX

Hey so who is excited about the new Radeons!? I'm really looking forward to going full team red on Dan's A4SFXv1 case, the TDP drop from the 7nm cards will definitely be an improvement from my power-hungry 1080ti (that is also kicking the bucket). Plus also going to a Ryzen 5600x ;) So far I've...

Definitely doesn't hurt, I would've left it, if not for the clanking. Setup is all air-cooled, blower type 1080ti, Noctua HS w/shroud and A9x14 was in intake mode. Thought about flipping it to exhaust but felt that would just mess with the flow of cool air.

I installed an A9x14 but didn't notice any thermal improvements on M.2 SDD, MB or CPU (even perhaps a bit worse). I ended up removing it after the fan started rubbing against some unknown surface and clanking. Thermals remained the same afterward, probably because the heat has a very easy way of...