Recent content by thomaddox4

Looks like compatibility will be excellent for most of these RTX 3060 Ti cards

The Gigabyte 3070 Gaming OC appears to fit judging from the listed dimensions, but I don't see it on the compatibility list. If anyone has that particular card, could they confirm this?

I'd buy a spacer in a heartbeat, so long as it's compatible with all previous versions of the case.

Why not make it a 7-10mm increase instead? Lots of partner cards are slightly thicker than 2.5 slots, 2.7 especially seems to be common. A little bit of wiggle room never hurts, and a couple mm gap will reduce turbulence even for smaller cards.

6800 should be a perfect fit, though, and seems like a great option for 1440p. I'll be trying to grab one on launch day, should be more stock than the XT. On a side note, how long does shipping from Germany to the US usually take? Dondan sent RMA parts to me over a month ago, and I'm a bit...

Do we know of any 2 slot 6800 XTs yet?

The Blackridge with stock fan is a worse choice than the L9, not worth it at all. Swapping the fan for an NF-A9x14, same fan that comes with the L9, offers better cooling but turbulent noise. LPX RAM is compatible with the Blackridge but your motherboard may not be, there are lots of...

How long do RMA responses usually take? I totally get that Dan is busy, but it's been over a week now. I'd just like to know how to proceed.

Will this 3070 fit okay? Seems to be a 2 slot, 3 fan standard design. May be the best option in terms of noise and thermals, over the FE and Zotac Twin Edge.

I expect that with the much lower TDP and both fans blowing the same way, the 3070 FE will perform much better than the 3080 FE. Even if it doesn't, there's always the Zotac Twin Edge model.

Well, looks like I'll be going with the 3070 after all. I think the FE will look quite nice in the Dan A4, if I can somehow manage to get my hands on one. Should still be an excellent performer at 1440p.

What's your use case for this storage? The difference in speed won't be perceptible unless you're a serious power user, so you may want to just go with a standard m.2 NVME drive instead. Also, iirc b550i boards generally have one pcie 4.0 m.2 slot, and one standard nvme slot.

Oh also, do be sure to use a fan duct. It can have a very significant effect on thermals, especially if you do use the 3700x

I can't speak from experience, but all research I've done on the matter suggests that the 65 watt TDP on the 3700x isn't entirely accurate, and the CPU will often boost such that it will heat up a lot more than the 3600. For the 3700x in the Dan A4 it's highly recommended to go with the black...

Those temp results with the 3080 FE are really appealing to me. If Optimum Tech's testing shows favorable results as well, I may go for Ryzen 5 3600 + RTX 3080 rather than Ryzen 7 3700x + RTX 3070.