Recent content by Jp42nca

I went with Alphacool all the way, used their clear coolant. I've been looking into it more & doesn't look like any mfg has remedied the issue. It's a fluid with colored particles running through out, I don't see how they can change the viscosity. The best they have come up with is a water color...

I did a custom water cooling for my open air pc just over a year ago and went with clear coolant because I read that color pigments can clog a water block & radiator over time & I just didn't want to deal with yearly flushing my system. Sooooo looking at my res is pretty blah 🥴 clear coolant...

I have a question about the scroll wheel on this mouse. All mice have that click feel when scrolling and some have the option to cancel that click feeling and scroll freely without that click. Does the Harpoon allow that option to cancel that click feel & scroll smoothly? Thanks for reading.

Sorry for not responding sooner, I did not get a notice in my email that you responded, that happens now & then. As for the BIOS updates I thought it would probably be ok to skip over & do the latest, I didn't see any information on the ASUS website to say otherwise & now you confirmed that as...

Thanks for that, much appreciated. I just updated my BIOS for my i9-13900k using EZ Flash in the bios & all went well, no issues. Have another question maybe you can answer for me. I have another build, ASUS B660i & i7-12700k. It has been running without issues but would like to update the...

That's pretty much what I read in a recent article on line. I can only assume that the new replacements are made correctly. Just looking for validation. Thanks

I was aware the update was a band aid. I would like to have a new one without the issues, brand new no problem. Everyone who purchased these cpu's deserve that due to how much the cpu cost me. Mine hasn't taken a dump yet, however I read an article recently that mentioned Intel would take cpu's...

If you send in a 13th or 14th gen for a new one under warranty do you get a Brand New redesign/re-engineered cpu with power limits? Or do you get the original defective cpu & perform the BIOS update as advised by your motherboard mfg? Since they probably have plenty of these cpu's sitting on a...

It's fixed for now. Read that if you go to CMD Prompt & do the dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth then sfc /scannow it should correct the problem. An issue was found & corrected, its been running fine ever since. I also made changes to my Power Management from Balanced to High...

I want to share my experience for those who have lost their Windows Product Key. I built 2 pc's over the last few years & the labels I attached to each Windows Product Key to designate which pc it went to came off during a move, anyone in this position knows its not easily retrieved, except for...

Just completed a sff new build a few weeks ago, all was going good until today. I was in my BIOS (ASUS z390i) & inadvertently changed something by accident which caused my cpu temps to increase from 32C-33C @ idle to 40C-41C. After awhile sitting at idle temps it climbs to 50C-52C, fan kicks on...

Glad I could help you out. Sorry to hear about your fan header isn't working. I have considered many times about purchasing used or open box items because of the lower price but have stayed away due to what your experiencing now, especially mb's. If it goes sideways I have to dish out more...

I've only used ASUS mb's in my builds. A few of years back I did a build & tried Armoury Create, it didn't go well. Not sure what happened but when I tried to create a fan curve it just didn't work properly. I was told by ASUS, (this was back in the day when they had technical phone support and...

I just completed an itx build & created a custom fan curve in the bios, before I start installing other software I want to make sure all temps are good. I also want to install iCUE so I don't have to go into bios whenever I want to make a change in my fans, here in lies my question: If I...

The case diameter is completely square O.D. W7" x D7" x H10" the outside of the case slides over the base frame meaning the inside dia is a bit smaller, vents from the bottom towards the top. It will accommodate a 140 fan which is in there now (bequiet) but a 140 radiator goes outside of the...