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I tried NF-A12x15 and noted 5-7 degree higher temps.

Also check if your fan ramp up to its max speed (2600/2700 RPM) during stress test. If it does not, check if your fan is plugged into correct ( cpu header ) or maybe your bios fan tuning utility is holding it back. Also as Josh mentioned, Prime95 stress test is totally unrealistic for ur...

There are couple of things to check in your Z370 BIOS. First check at which frequency your cores are running on under heavy load. By default both 8700 and 8700K all core boost is 4.3. If your cores are running higher than that this could mean that multi core enhancement ( MCE ) is enabled by...

Did you mean i7-8700 instead of i7-8800?

@Eigua Please check if they deliver to your country. Shipping could be a concern, unless you are willing to wait for a month :) https://www.aliexpress.com/item/SCYTHE-SY1212SL12H-P-12cm-fan-slim-12mm-4pin-support-PWM-500-2000rpm-120x120x12mm-Ultra-thin-fan/32784659654.html

There is about 3 mm gap after installing m.2 ssd. The best you can do is to put a thermal pad.

Is it happening when system is idle ? I observed it on my Gigabyte Z370 motherboard, it turns out this was because of the default fan tuning settings in bios. Although I don't think this would be the case but check your bios settings just to be sure.

@7amad As far as volts, amps and watts are concerned. It is correct. AFAIK original dell charger usually carries Model Number DA330PM111, yours is different. It might be a replacement charger. Where did you bought it from ? Replacement chargers are fine, as long as they are good quality. I...

Do you think Noctua NF-F12 would fit ? Its height (25 mm) might be a problem. Maybe Josh can confirm.

Finally I got the chance to benchmark Noctua NH-L9i and Zalman CNPS2X. Both coolers did ok with 8700k in stock configurations. However I noticed higher temps with Zalman and it was irritatingly noisy. Noctua was very quiet, event at full speed. I did tried bit of overclocking, as expected cpu...

https://hothardware.com/news/intel-cpu-bug-kernel-memory-isolation-linux-windows-macos Not cool Intel. I just got Intel cpu, haven't even used it yet. On a slight positive note, gaming performance may not affect that much. But workstation performance will get a hit :( . Lest hope they find...

MASTERLIQUID LITE 120 waterblock height (42.2mm) would make it impossible to mount 12mm fan over motherboard it seems.

I have dual 1G Ethernet which I have configured to run in teaming mode ( for throughput ) . Yes even dual lan adapters can be passively cooled such as this one https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G0LVSTA/?tag=theminutiae-20. But if your cpu cooler is blowing hot air over it, it will throttle (...

Without GPU is what I meant ( I am not building this machine with gaming in mind ). I have 8700k cpu which I have already tested on itx motherboard with Noctua L9i. Even in the open air peripherals ( M.2, Ethernet) are running really hot ( in cpu stock settings ) . If I could fit an AIO cooler I...

@Josh | NFC Do you think a slim AIO liquid cooler would fit into s4m? Such as MASTERLIQUID LITE 120 http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-liquid-cooler/masterliquid-lite-120/