Recent content by Thax13

Hey rfarmer, thanks for the reply! Yeah my exact model wasn't actually listed. I went ahead and bought the corsair vegeance RAM from the computer store around the corner, and it works fine. I found the whole thing really strange, but at least its working now. Thanks again for the reply.

So, um filing this one under the "You're a damned idiot" file...the gskill trident RGB 3200 16g memory module isn't supported by this ASRock board. Tried updating to the latest BIOS but no dice. I luckily had the same RAM on my living room system, but the 8GB version and it worked. Sooooo, that...

Soooo, just an update. My Ncase arrived this week. I started putting together my build last night, using the Asrock Phantom Gaming z390 motherboard. I'm having a small problem though. When I turn on the power, all of the fans start spinning, my corsair sf600 platinum psu fan spins for a second...

Thanks for the input! I think I may go ahead and do it. The price just went up $50 from yesterday when I was looking at it, lol. Figues. I'll keep my eye on it though.

Hey, I'm actually using the 2 bottom fans as intake to pull air into the GPU (as per Nanook's advice). I'm not sure about the GPU though. I want to pull the trigger on the MSI RTX 2080 Duke OC, but I'm still not 100% sure if it will fit into the case. Since I'll probably be getting the case in...

Hey folks, Was mulling through all of the information. Just wanted to pick your brains about a few things. What do you think about the Asus Rog STRIX z390-i vs. the Asrock Z390 Phantom Gaming ITX? I'll be using the i7-9700k and I'm not all that concerned with overclocking for now. If I choose...

This was absolutely awesome, thank you! I've heard a lot of good things about the Duke as well, that's why I had my eye on it. I also saw the MSI RTX 2080 Ventus (non OC), but there are like zero reviews on it, so I'm not sure about performance and thermals/noise. It's actually smaller than the...

Hi Nanook, Thanks for the reply! So if i run the 9700k at stock speeds, you think it should be fine? Should I be following your fan setup in the rest of the case, or should I be doing something else since I'm using a different motherboard? Also, I'm thinking of using the MSI RTX 2080 Duke OC...

Thank you so much for the responses, I very much appreciate it. There's quite a bit of material to look through, so I'm trying to get through it all. Thanks a lot for pointing me in the direction of Nanook's build log. I may end up downgrading from the i7-9700k, but I'm not sure how much that...

Hi there, After posting in the DAN case forums, going back and forth between many case choices (and cancelling a few orders), I decided on the Ncase M1. I’m looking to make a beastly gaming build to drive my new Alienware ultra widescreen monitor (3440 x 1440 resolution @ 120Hz). The issue i’m...

Thanks again, guys. I think I may try the M1 case then, with my original components. I'm guessing the Noctua NH-U9S might be a better choice for that situation. I hope I can get that build to be relatively quiet.

Thanks for your reply, FoskcoRS5. I guess I'm going to have to rethink this. I'm wondering if a lower i7 chip would be better. I hear that MSI is coming out with an RTX 2070 small form factor card - I wonder if that would help. They announced it back in November and still no word on when it'll...

Thanks so much for your response, Desertf0x9. I do value a relatively quiet system, so I gues this won't be possible. Is there any way of adding extra fans into the case to help with airflow? As for the fan duct, I've see a few posts with it, but I'm pretty sure that's not something I could...

Hi folks, I realize this is another build advice question, so I'm sorry in advance for bothering you fine people. I'm just a little confused about some of the part combinations that I had planned for my dan case build. I'll be soon receiving my Alienware 34 inch Curved Gaming Monitor...