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Kommanche

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  • CPU
    i7-4790K @ 4.9Ghz/1.35v
  • Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Z97 Hero
  • RAM
    Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400Mhz
  • GPU
    MSI GTX 980Ti SeaHawk
  • Case
    Corsair Air 540
  • Storage
    256GB SM951 NVMe, 500GB 840 EVO, 128GB OCZ Vertex 4, 2TB Toshiba HDD
  • PSU
    1300W EVGA Supernova G2
  • Display(s)
    iiyama 28" 4K
  • Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15
  • Keyboard
    Corsair K90
  • Mouse
    Mionix Naos 8200
  • Sound
    AKG K702, Antlion Modmic, Creative Soundblaster Z
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro

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  1. This is incorrect. It doesn't come with the LED fans, and it includes the red, white and black trim in the box.
  2. I also have the Noctua NH-D15 and can vouch to both it's silence and excellent cooling capacity.
  3. R7 370 is better http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_radeon_r7_370_gaming_2g_review,12.html
  4. Personally, I'd just buy a new motherboard and a new GPU. You aren't going to see much, if any, performance increase from changing your CPU.
  5. So in future, when mainstream GPUs are as powerful as 1080Tis, OP will need to upgrade his RAM, rather than spending an extra $10 on something that will last him even beyond the Ryzen platform. It's false economy to skimp on the RAM.
  6. Looks good but Ryzen's CPUs perform better with faster RAM. Aim for 2666MHz as a minimum. https://www.eteknix.com/memory-speed-large-impact-ryzen-performance/
  7. or delid, and swap to a better cooler and get amazing temps. Using an NH-D15, my i7-4790K at 4.8Ghz (1.3v) spikes at 54C under Prime95 load.
  8. I'm assuming you used a razor blade then and damaged the PCB traces. Hammer and vice method is safer than that, and using a delidding tool is safer still.
  9. It's not the TIM that's the issue. The TIM has been tested and is actually quite good. The black adhesive that Intel uses to affix to IHS to the PCB is the issue. It causes the distance between the die and the IHS to be quite large and they need to use a lot of TIM to fill this gap. That reduces thermal conductivity. By delidding, you remove the glue entirely, and reduce the distance between the die and IHS, and by using a liquid metal TIM, you improve the thermal conductivity even more.
  10. Eurgh, an AIO CLC will help but if the TIM is the issue then it'll be really loud, as the motherboard will detect high core temps and the fans will really spin up. Delidding is very low risk, cheaper and will give a better drop in temps. When you come to sell the chip, you can leave it in the board with the lid clamped closed.
  11. I had no idea what I was doing first time and I delidded my i7-4790K with hammer and vice! Dropped 15C temps and made the core temps in a closer grouping too. Those delid tools that are around these days make it practically foolproof! I definitely recommend delidding.
  12. Use Samsung Magician to check the drive writes. Also make sure you've got the latest firmware as those drives suffer from a flash data retention and slow read speeds on old data.
  13. For some games it is fine. For others it isn't. You would suffer on Shadows of Mordor for example. Games going to continue to use more VRAM. Best purchase in the midrange is 8GB 480/580.
  14. Not in all games. It's starting to become hamstrung by its VRAM. RX 480 is the better buy.
  15. Go for Ryzen 7 1700 and put the extra budget into a GTX 1080 Ti. Games and C4D/After Effects will make good use of improved GPU.
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