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Not really, I've dellided a few Haswell chips now and run one with direct on die cooling, and even with good paste and good CPU core temps that VRM still gets very toasty

I've seen a couple of 9370's not be able to OC all that greatly and taking 1.5v to get to 4.7Ghz which is really much less than I would expect from a higher binned chip, I'm pretty reluctant to be pushing them past 1.5v because they are for clients and I'ld rather not go too over the top with the OC's I've been fortunate enough to still be getting good OCing 8350's though which I'm thrilled about, but I can't see that luck lasting forever All down to the silicone lottery though

There are many usage cases for an APU, wether you want a decent GPU performance without the need to have a descrete GPU for the job, or if you want to be able to use the APU to tackle tasks that are better run on a GPU than a CPU such as physics and free up resources on the descrete GPU. An 8 core APU would be made specifically with gaming systems in mind so the APU could take care of alot of the work and allow the descrete GPU to allocate more resources to rendering etc. It would really be a great improvement for gaming rigs overall and would be that badass CPU that your reffering to.

How would the 9370 be at an even higher TDP than a 8350? The 9370 is essentially a higher binned 8350, so that means it's more than likely going to OC further than a 8350 on the same volts, That stock voltage on the 9370 will be enough for the chip to run at 5.0Ghz, where an 8350 would 99 percent of the time take more voltage to hit the same clocks and thus higher heat output. Another benefit of having a higher binned chip is that it will likely produce less heat than an 8350 even if they are both set at the same clocks and voltages. The temp differences may not be massive between the two or in some cases there may be zero difference at all, but at no point should a 9370 be producing more heat than a 8350 if they are at the same settings. Unless you lose the silicone lottery big time.

Woke up and went to work, was 47c degrees outside but the AC was working wonders. Got asked by my area manager to meet up next week with him and the store manager from one of my workplaces largest stores to talk about moving into that store and training to become store manager, get home at 6pm and it was still about 43c and my air conditioner broke at my house so I was sweating my ass off quick smart, then spent the entire afternoon making custom panels for my new personal rig and made a ton of progress So all in all it was a pretty good day, would have been perfect if it weren't for the AC breaking.

1.5v is possible to keep at bay if you have a decent chip, I've had a fair amount of 8350's on 240mm AIO's that have been pushed to 1.5v and been pretty good about it, it's only really the poor OCers that will throw out that extra bit of heat that a h100i can't handle But yeah, those volts and clocks are pretty accurate Yeah, I'm just pointing out that saying the 9370 has no OCing headroom like you had in the first sentence of that post isn't correct and could have been worded better

Not saying it can't be done though, a h100i can keep the 9590 at bay with 1.5v running through it That's not really the case at all. It's really common to see 8350's hitting the 4.7 and above range, it's actually kind of unlucky if you can't push one to at least 4.7. A higher binned version of the 8350 would mean even better odds at hitting those clocks, to the point where it would be extremely weird if you couldn't hit 4.7-4.8

Well if I got 4 faulty 120mm's and 2 faulty 140mm's then sure I am dead set about building the most silent rigs I can though for myself and client rigs, so to me any level of noise is unbearable. And there are plenty of fans out there that are more than silent at 12v, Obviously at a price premium, but it's more than possible

The 9370 would be better seeing as it's a higher binned chip. Most 8350's will hit 4.8, but the 4.8-5.0Ghz range is where your going to be getting very close to the limits of a H100i

I don't think there's been a single case released that has had stock fans that I would actually concider using. No way, the R2 fans aren't acceptably quiet until you sit them on 5v, 7v is bearable but only just. Plus they can make a bit more noise if you lay them horizontal on the floor or roof, My theory is the Hydraulic bearing causes the issue.

Alternate method, take the same 3 cans, beat the owner over the head with them and take the keys

You can get a 180mm in the front and a slim 240 up top without modding

A 280x is a pretty solid pick for 1080p gaming

A 290 is a pretty good competitor to the 780 without mantle?

Keen, I'm absolutely loving the crap out of the H630 that I'm working on right now. They really got it spot on with that case, hopefully this one is just as good EDIT- That motherboard tray that continues over the top of the PSU is almost exactly what I've been working on in my H630 right now, like come on, Coulda saved myself a HELL of a lot of effort and just have done some slight modding on this instead of a complete overhaul

I can't find anything on the dimensions of the Arc side panel or any mention of the Arc being based on the Define chassis, but from everything I can see on the two chassis' I would say that the Arc is just a modified Define mini chassis much like their ATX counterparts. That's all based on just photo comparisons though so it's not in any way a 100 percent accurate science. If you have a look at this photo of the Arc mini http://img.hexus.net/v2/chassis/Fractal/ArcMiniR2/MiniR2-05b.jpg and this photo of the Define mini http://www.silentpcreview.com/files/images/fractal-definemini/10.jpg Alot of the features of the two are very very similar, the Arc has it's SSD mounts drilled into the motherboard tray, a different top panel and presumably front panel of the chassis itself to support those plastic panels on the outside, but the mounts for the side panels and the similarities everywhere else on the case lead me to believe they are pretty much the same thing and the panels should be interchangable. But as mentioned before I can't be 100 percent on this. Sorry I couldn't be of more help, I've been dying to get my hands on an Arc mini R2 forever now but they aren't really available in Aus yet so I've yet to spend hands on time with it so I can confirm these suspisions.

Yeah can do, Might short stuff out if it comes into contact with metal though. Plus working around the inside of a psu can give you abit of a zap if the psu isn't drained and you aren't careful, Could end in a minor case of deadness

It's not bad, I have one lying around for a build I'm working on right now and it looks alright, I much prefer the look of the Bitspower mod kits though

Yeah should do 720 and medium details fine

They really aren't all that great tbh, If your looking at doing hybrid storage your better off using a 60 gig ssd as a cache drive for a proper hard drive