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Hello, I just recently got the H220-x coupled with a i7 6700k. It is true that the stock configuration does a great job with temperatures and noise but I do have a couple of NF-F12 PWM fans laying around from my last build. So, if i already own them, should i use them and replace the stock fans? Thank you!

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I've got a bequiet dark power pro 11 850w psu. So, can i use a single rail to connect the two 8-pin power connectors from the Fury X? I just installed this psu today so, just to be sure, i connected 2 vga rails to connect each of the Fury X's 8 pin power connectors. But since my case is not very big, i would love to be able to just use one. Thanks in advance.

So I have just done this and it immediately disappeared ! I left it running for a couple of minutes anyway to see if it would turn up again and I am happy to say it seemed to have gone into solution completely. Any idea of what it might be??? Thanks again!

Cheers mate, will do that tomorrow! Thank you!

Thank you, that was my initial idea but i was scared it could be dangerous on my cpu. I thought i should ask first. How hard is it to do a fluid change on a cooler like this??

Well it actually came unglued on the side. It is still glued one the junction so guaranty wise i should be fine. I glued it with some weak paper glue but i was thinking on cutting that bit so it is not visible. horrible place to put it. Another thing that i dislike about this order, i can only wonder how it was stored until now.

Hello all, So I ordered all my parts for Amazon to make a new build and today i received, among others, my cpu cooler of choice, the Swiftech H220-X. I live in France, the only available retailer on Amazon who had it in stock was a German store (where i also got my motherboard). When i opened it to check it out it was all dusty like it had been exposed for quite a while and on the reservoir i seem to see some "dirt" that moves around which made me become a bit concerned. This is the first time ever i buy a clc nor did I even fiddle with watercooling before so I am not sure what to make of it. It doesn't seem like it has been used (but then again how can I know), I'll leave a few photos attached and I would love to hear more experience people's opinions on it. Thank you!

Thank you everyone for your precious input! I will follow PrimeSonic's advise and see if it pleases me. After I while i might dwell on higher clocks but, for starter, it should be good! Thanks again!

Isn't the I7-6700K boost to 4.2ghz instead of 4.4ghz? I am pretty sure it is, 4.4 was the Devil's Canyon 4790K. And do I need to enable turbo boost?? Also, if i set the multiplier to 44 (for example) will it always run at a contant 4.4ghz or will it adjust to cpu load and lower clocks and voltage at idle? Thanks all!

Hello everyone! So a couple of days ago I've ordered an I7-6700K for my new build and, since I have NEVER overclocked a cpu before, I have a few questions. To start I am aiming for a small overclock, I was aiming at 4.4 or 4.5ghz. My main question is: Can I just go and set the multiplier to x 44/45 (leaving the base clock at 100.0) and leave the voltage setting on automatic and expect it to go well? I wouldn't want to fiddle with voltage just yet and also I would like voltage and clocks to not always be on a high value when I am not gaming. I know there are a ton of in-depth overclocking guides out there but they seem to be aimed at users who want to overclock to higher clocks like 4.6, 4.7 and above which implies setting fixed voltage values. I wouldn't want a constant high voltage running into my cpu since sometimes i am just web browsing or downloading and I want to keep the noise footprint of my PC as low as possible. I would be happy, for now at least, with a 4.4ghz oc. So would I be fine just by altering these setting? Would it bring instability? Should i fiddle with some other settings? My motherboard will be an Asus ROG Maximus VIII Gene. As cooler I will run a Swfitech H-220x. Thank you all!

So you would advise? How troublesome is it to maintain a raid0 nowadays? I've got an Asus z97-pro Mobo by the way.

Ok so I just ordered a second 250gb ssd (So i'll have 1 Samsung 840 Evo 256gb + 1 Samsung 850 Evo 256gb). I will use this 2 ssds for OS (Windows 10) and to store games. (i know it might sound a lot since i've got a 1tb HDD but it was so cheap i couldn't resist) My question is should I raid 0 them? I hear something about it being "dangerous" and I am completely new to this, it will be the first time ever i do something of the sorts. Thank you all in advance!

Ok so I just ordered a second 250gb ssd (So i'll have 1 Samsung 840 Evo 256gb + 1 Samsung 850 Evo 256gb). I will use this 2 ssds for OS (Windows 10) and to store games. (i know it might sound a lot since i've got a 1tb HDD but it was so cheap i couldn't resist) My question is should I raid 0 them? I hear something about it being "dangerous" and I am completely new to this, it will be the first time ever i do something of the sorts. Thank you all in advance!

Thank you both, i surely hope so! It wouldn't make much sense other wise being a freesync monitor. Still I couldn't be sure looking for it on the internet and on the order. Cheers