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  1. 11 minutes ago, 1300ny said:

    Looking at @Agalls pictures and your concerns with the rx5600xt. You should be able to  fit the GPU and the PSU in the front if you go with a SFX PSU not deeper than 130mm. The one in the Picture is 160mm deep (Sorry not fluent in freedom units). That way you should have enough room for the GPU. Still kind of a janky solution. I'd probably just stick  with the 120mm AIO.

    Yeah, you're probably right. It's tempting but I need this thing working fairly quickly so I think I'm gonna stick with my ATX PSU and just get a 120mm. Cheers though!

  2. 24 minutes ago, Agall said:

    Optimal configuration for an SG13 is a front mounted 120mm AIO. There's a few 'kinky' things you can do with the SG13 though with a little creativity.

     

    You can mount a tall air cooler if you front mount the PSU. If the PSU uses a 120mm fan, you can just mount the PSU by its fan screws in the front. I've fit a hyper 212 in an SG13 using this.

     

    You can chop open the top and externally mount a 240mm AIO, where the tubes route externally.

     

    In any of these configurations with AIOs, you want the PSU to intake from the CPU and exhaust out the rear btw.

     

    I've bought 6-7 of these cases over the years and have done some really weird mods with them. I'll attach a picture in a minute of the hyper 212 mod, but I don't think I have a picture of the 240mm AIO mod.

     

     

     

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    Since this picture was taken, I salvaged the rear from an old PSU that properly mounts the passthrough and fills the hole.

     

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    An SFX-L PSU should fit this way and not take up the PCIe slot length. This is a full sized PSU doing this...

    OK, you win most ingenious solution, that's seriously impressive! Alas I've got an RX5600XT which wouldn't fit without going down to SFX. I am gonna keep this in mind for the future though... If you reckon front mounted 120mm AiO is best short of these solutions I'm probably gonna go with the DeepCool LS320 120mm AiO and pray it does the job I think, I was leaning towards it. Thanks!

  3. 25 minutes ago, 1300ny said:

    no clue if it is any good or available but I have found a 140mm one: https://www.raijintek.com/en/products_detail.php?ProductID=84

     

    Other than that a Noctua NH-L9i-17xx with a bigger fan on top might be able to cool it at least somewhat. But you can pretty much forget about noise and overclocking and it probably won't turbo very high.

     

    Edit: A decent 120mm aio is probably your best bet.
     

     

    Thanks, yeah unfortunately that one doesn't seem to be available without £25+ overseas delivery. Cheers - thinking I might go with the LS320 DeepCool 120mm AiO based on this HardwareCanucks vid.

  4. Hi all,

     

    I've just bagged an amazing deal on an i5-13600k, but the issue is that it's an up to 150W CPU. I have a Silverstone SG13 with an ATX PSU, giving me 61mm of CPU cooler clearance. The best low profile coolers seem unable to cool the i5-13600k, leaving me with AiOs. The issue is that this case can only support 140/120mm AiOs, and no one seems to make a 140mm one.

     

    Does anyone have any recommendations for cooling this CPU in this case? Or is it a better idea to replace the case? I'd like to be able to run at full whack on most cores for extended periods as I will be using the PC for CFD workloads. If a case replacement is needed, does anyone have any recommendations for the smallest ITX possible that would support a 240mm AiO? Or, would it be better to replace the PSU with an SFX one? That would give me 70mm of clearance.

     

    Thanks for any help!

  5. 16 minutes ago, brob said:

     

    Did you consider the 5800X3D? Openfoam benchmarks suggest the large 3D cache really benefits Openfoam performance.

     

     

    I didn't even know that existed! Not been paying attention to the PC market for a while. I've found one forum thread backing up the openfoam thing, where did you hear that? Seems promising but the 5800x3d does benchmark lower than the i5-13500 in multicore which you would have thought translates to worse performance.

  6. 14 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

    Take a look at the used market since prices tend to be alot better than new

     

    Since its mini itx i assume you problably dont want a really power hungry and hot cpu so ill just suggest a 5950x based setup

     

    5950x for 230£, there are also other 5950x at around the 300£ mark you can problably negociate down

     

    B550i gaming edge wifi at 130£, there doesnt seem to be that many itx boards but you might have some luck on other classifieds sites like gumtree

     

    Rams wise just get whatever 64gb 3200c16 kit, id reccomend crucial as they got micron rev b, not sure how capable non apu zen3 imc is at clocking dual rank, if bandwidth is all that matters it might be worth it to run desync fclk and clock as high as possible, maybe 4400 is doable but im not sure, zen3 apus (cezzane) can do 4533+ dual rank 1:1 fclk but those imcs are insane

    Thanks for the reply, I'm slightly concerned that used (older but higher power like 5950x) would be worse to cool as you say - the 5950X has a 105W TDP compared to i5-13500 at 65W. My case is a silverstone SG13 so I'm very limited on space for coolers (61mm vertical, currently use the stock intel cooler). That said the £230 one is an absolute steal for that performance, I have messaged them, good spot!

  7. Budget (including currency): £600 absolute maximum, the lower the better

    Country: UK

    Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: CFD & Gaming

     

    Hi all,

     

    I'm currently using my build from January 2016, which features an i5-6500 and 8GB of RAM. Since I built it I've updated the GPU to an RX 5600XT and have got a PCIE M.2 boot drive. My PC is now noticeably slow in games, and I am also shortly going to be using OPENFOAM CFD software for my degree, so these uses are informing my upgrades. I don't play triple A games much and only have a 1080p monitor so I am not upgrading my GPU.

     

    I've identified 4 options within my budget (ideally don't want to spend it all):

    • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X w/32GB DDR4-3600 CL18 RAM (£424)

    • AMD Ryzen 5 7600X w/32GB DDR5-6200 CL40 RAM (£589!)

    • Intel i5-13500 w/32GB DDR4-3600 CL18 RAM (£453)

    • Intel i5-13500 w/32GB DDR5-6200 CL40 RAM (£533)

    N.B. Mini-ITX motherboards are why these prices are so sad

     

    Which of these would you recommend? I understand the 7600X is the best for gaming, but I'm pretty sure my GPU would be the limiting factor regardless?

    CFD software loves threads and memory size and bandwidth, so I think that the i5 is probably best - is the DDR5 (and a corresponding nicer motherboard) worth £80, what sort of performance do you think I might see?

     

    Thanks for any help or other suggestions!

  8. Strange one for you:

     

    Just got a RX 5600XT, so wanted to flash the BIOS to the high performance version. A Guru3D guide I found suggested this tool (https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/amdvbflash-download.html). I installed it, tried to run it and it crashed my PC. I tried a second time and the program said it was missing a critical file, so I thought I'd uninstall it then reinstall. I clicked uninstall, and it took a LONG time - maybe 10 minutes. My computer was then incredibly sluggish, so I restarted and logged in to be met with:

     

    "You've been logged into a temporary profile". It refused to switch to my actual profile. I do some digging and the CONTENTS of C:/Users/[profilename] has been wiped - the actual folder is still there but it is empty. So I'm now stuck on a temporary login with an empty profile folder. What can I do???? All of my files, both on my boot :C SSD and my secondary HDD for games etc are still there. ETERNALLY grateful for any help.

  9. Hi,

     

    I've just managed to get my hands on a very cheap new PowerColor RX 5600XT, and am now pretty sure I'm being bottlenecked by the rest of my aging system. My current specs:

     

    CPU: i5 6500

    GPU: RX 5600XT

    RAM: 8GB DDR4 2400MHz

    STORAGE: 120GB SATA SSD/1TB HDD

     

    What upgrades would you suggest to make my PC feel generally a bit more snappy, and also specifically for gaming applications (1080p)? The PC is used for photo editing and gaming pretty much exclusively. 


    Thanks for any help.

  10. Hi,

     

    After experiencing several crashes with the MEMORY_MANAGEMENT error and running memtest86, I have determined that one of my two 4GB sticks of DDR4 RAM is broken (way out of warranty). I was going to replace it with another 4GB stick (just £15 on amazon), but noticed that the 8GB stick was only £10 more. If I use the exact same RAM (Crucial Ballistix "Sport" DDR4 2400Mhz White), but 1 new 8GB stick and 1 old 4GB stick, will I see any compatibility or performance issues? I could do with the extra RAM capacity.

     

    Thanks for any help.

  11. 24 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

    The only cards I know with independent fan control are the EVGA iCX cards, not even certain if their new cards still do this. This is a limitation on hardware, so no software can help with this

    Great, thanks. I've concluded that the only way of getting to the cables is to take apart the whole GPU assembly, which is a lot of effort (especially to extract it from my ITX case), so I went for the low effort approach:

     

    Why use 2 fan when 1 fan does trick?

     

    Thanks for the inspiration!

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  12. 1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

    How are the fans connected to the card? It could be a daisy chain cable, if it's the one at the end you could just cut the wire off. I dont think it has independently connected fans though, 2 fan headers are more expensive than 1

    I'll have a look, I hadn't thought of a physical solution. While I'm checking, you don't happen to know any software ways of achieving it?

  13. Hi,

     

    I have an R9 380 Sapphire GPU with 2 fans. 1 of the fans' bearings have come loose inside (I believe), causing it to hit the bottom of the fan shroud with every swing, creating a HORRIFIC sound. The GPU runs cool enough that I am fairly sure with a decent MSI Afterburner fan curve, it would be cool enough to use with just the healthy fan running. Does anyone know how to disable just one fan? I cannot find anything online. Thanks for any help.

  14. Hi,

     

    So I'm in the UK looking for a thin and light 13" laptop with some graphics capability for light gaming. These 2 HP laptops seem perfect, but I don't know which one to get, so to people who already have a 360° hinge,

     

    How useful really is that flexibility? Use cases that I can see are that the X360 would be good for watching films, and casual sofa use as a tablet. I am a student so I might also take advantage of the pen capability, but I'm not sure whether I'd like it or not.

     

    The other factors I'm considering in regards to these 2:

    • X360 advantages: 2x the storage (512 vs. 256), HDMI port, Displayport 1.4 compatible.
    • Normal 13" advantages: Fingerprint sensor, better battery life, £50 cheaper

    Also, is the Ryzen R7 2700u with Vega 10 better than an i5-8250u with an MX150? The X360 has the ryzen.

     

    Thanks for any help!

  15. Hi,

     

    I'm looking to build a cheap office PC, in as small a form factor as possible. For the AM4 socket, Mini-ITX boards are well over twice the price of Micro-ATX boards, so I'm forced to go with the latter. Does anyone have any recommendations of slim mico-ATX cases? I do NOT need space for a gpu at all.

     

    The Inwin BK series looks good, however it is not available in the UK. Please give me any suggestions, but ideally a price under £50 would be nice. Thanks!

  16. 3 minutes ago, chriscoolzap said:

    Surface book might be a good option they are around $800 USD

    Starts at £1,449 in the UK.

     

    12 minutes ago, grimreeper132 said:

    This is the one I have and it's great

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06VV992PY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

     

    or if you can live with having 8GB less RAM, there is this one you might be able to upgrade it later (it'sprobably socketed)

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-i7-7700HQ-Graphics-Windows-Leopard/dp/B074LMNWZB/ref=sr_1_10?m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1511820090&sr=1-10

    Thanks. The first one is a bit gamery but does look good.

  17. Hi,

     

    I’m looking for a laptop. My budget is £1000 (in UK). I would like;

     

    - At least an MX150 GPU, or anything better

    - An IPS screen with good colour accuracy - I do a lot of photo editing

    - Something relatively thin/not bulky, without a flashy design (ie. not a gaming-style laptop)

    - 8GB RAM, i5 7/8000U, 256GB SSD (so far all laptops at that price point I have found have all of these)

     

    I have done some research, but haven’t found anything that ticks all those boxes yet. Help would be nice.

     

    Thanks

  18. 1 minute ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

    It's all about what you think sounds the best.

    Obviously, but currently I only have access to a single MP3 because I just reinstalled Windows, and cannot tell the difference between them - I want to make sure I have it set up right for when I get my FLAC songs back downloaded off of pledge music when my internet speeds up, as I will likely forget then. Should have made it clearer sorry.

  19. I bought my PC parts in Black Friday sales 2015, and as part of a discount because I spent so much I got £30 Corsair VOID RGB Wireless Headphones. They are wonderful, but I am not sure what settings to use for listening to music. In the Corsair software, there are a bunch of audio prefigurations (Pure Direct, Bass Boost, Movie Theater, Clear Chat, FPS Competition), as well as the option of Dolby Surround. Obviously I want my music to sound as good as possible. 2 questions:

     

    1. Should I keep the audio setting on Pure Direct, which I have it on at the moment?

    2. Should I turn on/off Dolby Surround for best music quality?

     

    Thanks for any help.

  20. I built my first PC ~14 months ago. The PSU I am using is the Corsair RM650x. At night, I turn the power to the PC off at the wall switch (after it has shut down of course). When I turn the power back on in the morning - NOT the computer, just the wall switch - I have been noticing for a while I hear a little pop/crack, but nothing else is wrong and the pc works fine. Just 2 days ago though, I happened to be looking in the direction of my PSU when I turned it on, and the pop was accompanied by a spark emanating from the power supply. The computer still turns on and works fine. The spark happens every time I turn it on at the wall, but only if it has been off at the wall for an extended period of time. Does anyone have any idea of what could be wrong/how serious this is? Thanks for any help.

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