Computer building, I am

[Firewalker]

Damn and a chance to win 1K a month,lol.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Hopefully all goes well, not sure when I'll put it in yet.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Been box designing so much, now I gotta find time lol

 

[Lasherž]

I'd love to see an entire computer case made out of copper, but I hope whoever makes it likes annealing it constantly to keep it compliant.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I'd love to see an entire computer case made out of copper, but I hope whoever makes it likes annealing it constantly to keep it compliant.

You'd have to use some kind of sealent on it I would think

 

[Lasherž]

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Arctic is one of the better ones. Gallium is better but damages your resale value and ability to upgrade later. I use OCZ freeze but it's all basically the same minus a few outliers that use cheaper thermal grease like they use on non-computer components like amps.

 

[Lasherž]

You'd have to use some kind of sealent on it I would think

Yeah, it'd be pretty hard to keep that shiny. Even oxidized copper is pretty cool looking though. You could always coat it in tin.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

May wait to do OS install until after I do my cooler paste

 

[Lasherž]

May wait to do OS install until after I do my cooler paste

Cooler paste is only important for overclocking and that's a whole other thing. The hardest part of (doing) that (right) is in overclocking ram. It takes a patience that can only be obtained by having another working computer lol.

You can run silicon hot for a long time, it's just not recommended. My GPU failed due to long term heat because EVGA decided silence was more important than the longevity of their chip, it still took 2 and a half years.

Edit: Important as in compared to the default paste that's already on the supplied CPU heatsink. It's important all the time if you have nothing between the CPU and the heatsink.

 

[Firewalker]

Not true on the Cooler Paste. Going aftermarket will drop a CPU by 8-10 degrees C. Been proven over and over vs the stuff they give you on a cooler or the junk white garbage they give you in some CPU's. So have to disagree there, the charts are out there.

Also these days XMP Memory is normal and most motherboards have XMP Profiles built into them so a click of the button and OC'D memory vs the old days. Which you can still do but eh XMP works perfectly got it running on this setup.

 

[Lasherž]

Not true on the Cooler Paste. Going aftermarket will drop a CPU by 8-10 degrees C. Been proven over and over vs the stuff they give you on a cooler or the junk white garbage they give you in some CPU's. So have to disagree there, the charts are out there.

Also these days XMP Memory is normal and most motherboards have XMP Profiles built into them so a click of the button and OC'D memory vs the old days. Which you can still do but eh XMP works perfectly got it running on this setup.

XMP isn't overclocked, it's by definition what the memory manufacturer claims as the proper settings. CPU cooler by 5-10 C is normal for paste, yep.

 

[LsGuy]

Not true on the Cooler Paste. Going aftermarket will drop a CPU by 8-10 degrees C. Been proven over and over vs the stuff they give you on a cooler or the junk white garbage they give you in some CPU's. So have to disagree there, the charts are out there.

Also these days XMP Memory is normal and most motherboards have XMP Profiles built into them so a click of the button and OC'D memory vs the old days. Which you can still do but eh XMP works perfectly got it running on this setup.

It honestly depends on the cooler. For instance, Coolermasters 360mm AIO kit came with MasterGel maker, which is honestly up there with the best.

 

[LsGuy]

XMP isn't overclocked, it's by definition what the memory manufacturer claims as the proper settings. CPU cooler by 5-10 C is normal for paste, yep.

Technically it is overclocked if it's running over like 2133. Xmp is just built in overclock profiles for ram. Also, it isn't called XMP for AMD, but yeah same thing.

 

[Lasherž]

XMP profile aren't overclocking on the memory which is the more bottlenecking component. Motherboard overclock? Yeah I can agree on that, but it depends on the memory topology. For the most part the stress isn't going to be in the motherboard's side of things, it's going to be in the memory sticks. The motherboard's side of things is mainly in the wiring. For example, having the maximum memory density with a parallel topology is going to limit your memory's ability. It might still meet the XMP profile, but it likely won't. My motherboard for example is 32gb maximum z97 asrock extreme 6, which can't meet my ram's XMP profile at 32gb dual rank.

 

[Firewalker]

Mine is running at 3200 on XMP right now vs having to do it the old way which I did a lot.