REVIEWED: GeForce RTX 5060 Ti with ZOTAC GAMING RTX 5060 TI Twin Edge OC

Reply to thread

Message

I think we all care about our cases. Hence why we pay as much as we do for this. The design of the case matters as much for me as any other, and I make sure to take care of it as best as I can...on the outside. Inside scratching is really inevitable, for both the NCASE and the Ghost. They are on the extreme end of ITX cases, and building stuff in them isn't straightforward -- leading to scratches being made. Just taking my 1080 Strix in and out causes scratches to the structure frames. But it's out of visible sight, so...

But maybe I'm just terrible at this...I don't know.

Blame that on the 9900K. The fact that you can even realistically put that heat oven in something as small as the NCASE is pretty damn incredible. Intel's chips, ever since the 7700K, have been too warm for their own good, and they have gotten progressively more power-hungry and harder to cool. Which is why I'm really excited for the upcoming Ryzen 3000. A potential 8-core 7nm 3600X with same single-threaded performance as the 9900K, but 50% less power and with considerably lower temperatures, would be a dream CPU. The thought of putting an 8 core in an NCASE was considered far-fetched just a few years ago, and pretty soon it'll become as easy as entry-level i5 stuff.

If you were to ever grow tired of the NCASE, let me know. Would love to snatch the C14 up in an upcoming build for my brother

<blockquote data-quote="LordEconomist" data-source="post: 143691">I think we all care about our cases. Hence why we pay as much as we do for this. The design of the case matters as much for me as any other, and I make sure to take care of it as best as I can...on the outside. Inside scratching is really inevitable, for both the NCASE and the Ghost. They are on the extreme end of ITX cases, and building stuff in them isn't straightforward -- leading to scratches being made. Just taking my 1080 Strix in and out causes scratches to the structure frames. But it's out of visible sight, so...But maybe I'm just terrible at this...I don't know.Blame that on the 9900K. The fact that you can even realistically put that heat oven in something as small as the NCASE is pretty damn incredible. Intel's chips, ever since the 7700K, have been too warm for their own good, and they have gotten progressively more power-hungry and harder to cool. Which is why I'm really excited for the upcoming Ryzen 3000. A potential 8-core 7nm 3600X with same single-threaded performance as the 9900K, but 50% less power and with considerably lower temperatures, would be a dream CPU. The thought of putting an 8 core in an NCASE was considered far-fetched just a few years ago, and pretty soon it'll become as easy as entry-level i5 stuff. If you were to ever grow tired of the NCASE, let me know. Would love to snatch the C14 up in an upcoming build for my brother <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite93" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="LordEconomist, post: 143691"] I think we all care about our cases. Hence why we pay as much as we do for this. The design of the case matters as much for me as any other, and I make sure to take care of it as best as I can...on the outside. Inside scratching is really inevitable, for both the NCASE and the Ghost. They are on the extreme end of ITX cases, and building stuff in them isn't straightforward -- leading to scratches being made. Just taking my 1080 Strix in and out causes scratches to the structure frames. But it's out of visible sight, so... But maybe I'm just terrible at this...I don't know. Blame that on the 9900K. The fact that you can even realistically put that heat oven in something as small as the NCASE is pretty damn incredible. Intel's chips, ever since the 7700K, have been too warm for their own good, and they have gotten progressively more power-hungry and harder to cool. Which is why I'm really excited for the upcoming Ryzen 3000. A potential 8-core 7nm 3600X with same single-threaded performance as the 9900K, but 50% less power and with considerably lower temperatures, would be a dream CPU. The thought of putting an 8 core in an NCASE was considered far-fetched just a few years ago, and pretty soon it'll become as easy as entry-level i5 stuff. If you were to ever grow tired of the NCASE, let me know. Would love to snatch the C14 up in an upcoming build for my brother ;) [/QUOTE]

Verification