Recent content by leecm

For those of us that have the first batch, what can be done to make the holes behind the power supply useable to mount an ssd? Drill them? If so, what size bit?

Well damn. Did I misread 3lfk1ng's post? If it's not possible, how did he do it?

I think I'm going to add a medium tophat and install two 120mm Noctua fans. Just to clarify, are the fans you're using the NF-A12x25 PWM? Also, the M3x8 screws you bought, do they have the countersunk flat top (like these)?

Is it normal for my 4790k with Noctua NH-L12 to pretty much hit its thermal limit and throttle within a minute of stress testing with AIDA64? I changed my fan setting in the bios to run 100% all the time and I idle around the mid 40s. Once AIDA64 starts running, the CPU quickly gets up to the...

So with the Maximus VII Impact, the only orientation that will work with the Noctua NH-L12 (unless I remove the VRM heatsink) is the with the heatpipes facing towards the PSU. I have a couple of concerns here. 1. The heatpipes physically (barely) touch the power supply. Is this going to cause an...

So what are the options for mounting SSDs (excluding m.2) if the mounting holes behind the PSU are too small?

Thanks. I was worried about that, too. Wouldn't Noctua's website mention it (at least as a caveat) on its compatibility page if there were issues?

Picked up a Maximus VII Impact for my 4790k (thanks fleetfeather for the tip). According to Noctua's website, the NH-L12 is compatible with the board. Do you think it would be worth looking into the Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B instead of the NH-L12?

Thanks. It looks like I can get that one for cheaper on ebay as well. I'll have to get 2x8GB of ram as well, as I just remembered I'm running 4x4gb in my system currently. Looks like that'll be another ~$80. Still better than upgrading my entire system when I don't really need to.

Thanks for the recommendation. Do you know if the Noctua NH-L12 would fit that motherboard without any issues?

Is there a good mobo that would work with my 4790k? I'm thinking that may be the best option for me right now if I can do it. Not wanting to upgrade my whole system quite yet but would like to build in the Ghost when I receive it. Edit - After reviewing the motherboard available for my socket...

I picked up the sf600 platinum from corsair's website because they had a 20% off cyber monday coupon code. Should I have gotten a Silverstone instead? I probably could have lived with the sf450 but decided to get the 600 watt just for peace of mind.

After doing a little research, I originally backed the Kickstarter in Dec. 2017 by paying directly with my credit card. It wasn't until I bought the tophats that I paid with Paypal. Should my case still have been in the group that was delayed due to the Paypal payment method even though the...

If there is one positive about my case being delayed so long it's that it has given me the opportunity to read people's reports of poor quality and thus set my expectations low. That way if my case is also messed up, I won't be super disappointed, and if it's in good shape, I'll be pleasantly...

Wow, those pictures of the Limestone with black top look so good! I'm excited to get mine. I just hope mine doesn't have any of the issues that are being reported. :\