Hydroxyl

Just came back from work, updated bios to newest version available, will test through the week as I have no idea how does it do it or what triggers it. If something changes, I'll let you know!

Hi! I recently got a "new" pc, MSI B450 Tomahawk Max with Ryzen 3600. When I had stock cooler, it showed that I thermal throttle. I changed cooler to Gamer Storm Assassin III... and hwinfo killed me. As you can see, I thermal throttle on 60*C max. I DO NOT overclock it, everything is at stock. Anybody has any idea WTF? I have to go to work, so if you need any more info, let me know.

Mounting bracket from Noctua worked for me. You can get them cheap. Try this link and check where you can get them: https://www.google.com/search?q=noctua+am4+mounting+kit

Ok then, as soon as I get some sleep, I'll test it. Do you guys recommend doing it with OCCT or some other program?

100% load is not a heavy load? I mean, to be fair, I don't think that I would even get closer to this one while I game, so I'll skip it. Of course I can try to max it with some synthetic benchmarks, but I won't have relation to the previous cooler so I'll stick to this one. So far on idle didn't went over 30*C, on gaming never spiked over 50, so I'm happy with it.

https://imgur.com/tvBTQxr Here's after 6 minutes under 100% load on OCCT. Stays around 65*C. And if I'll ever do anything like that again, I'll upload it properly. I was a bit worried that it will be massive post as photos are large, and I am way too lazy to change size (as you probably already know :p) I mean, I'm a perfectionist. I love to put back every single screw, everything has to go it's way, every single cable has to go EXACTLY the way I want it. But with this one? I thought that probably I won't be able to do it like that, so if I can make it super weird, I'll do it. I could do it, but I wouldn't be able to look at those flying sparks from Dremel blade. It was worth it

So... I did a thing. Story begins with me, guy who likes DIY but can't afford a proper workshop. Or just don't have a space. ANYWAYS, I was browsing eBay and found a TR4 beQuiet Dark Rock Pro for £20. I thought, hell, it's really cheap. So I decided to buy it. I forgot about it until it actually show up at my doorstep. It is MASSIVE! I loved every single thing about this monstrosity. I had to mount it. But is it even possible? By googling through the vast internet I found like 2 threads about it. 1 says that it's impossible, the other one that you have to be magician with machine working. I'm not... ... but I have Dremel. It all started with checking the holes on AM4 motherboard. Since I'm lazy and I don't have any laying around, only in my main rig, I decided that I'll get measurements from the stock cooler. TR4 Dark Rock has one arm for mounting screws longer than the other. So first one, I just needed to drill holes through it at the ends. No big deal (spoiler alert - massive deal). https://imgur.com/DaGlVUX The other one, smaller, all I needed is simply make holes bigger. Maybe with a simple drill I'll be able to do it? (no.) https://imgur.com/SCQEo8D Now, the main arm needs an extra hole to make sure it will align with holes. (Impossibru. At least without any super strong/special tools) https://imgur.com/jDh2i1I So... Let's do it. First, I have couple of drills that might work. Decided to give it a try. https://imgur.com/SsEN6uW After 10 minutes, all I saw was just a small scratch. I gave up. https://imgur.com/rr4aem8 If I don't have a specific drill, maybe I can just do a hole with a Dremel? It won't look good, but it doesn't have to. It has to be big enough to fit a screw through. Try the first cut: https://imgur.com/RCIa6QR So after incredibly professional job from me, (and destroying one Dremel blade https://imgur.com/m5qkGeq) it came out like that: https://imgur.com/rA5EY5y Oh, so professional! https://imgur.com/Rg1qe6S But wait. I'm not going to leave it all silver and shiny. I need to be professional. https://imgur.com/9DExjzF Brilliant. Now, let's try if the screw will fit: https://imgur.com/Eoyqlma Surprisingly well. But I still have two more parts to destro... I mean, adjust. If I don't have a drill and I can't really do a star again... https://imgur.com/se9qWCX Meh, I'll be fine. And final fit: https://imgur.com/w5Vcj6t Holly crap, it might actually work. Or is it? Well, it's time to check. https://imgur.com/dA19YUP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After disassembly of Noctua cooler I did a test fit of my better, improved mounting brackets... https://imgur.com/DdBandH It did not work. I mean, it kinda worked. Long one was surprisingly tough, it could easily hold the cooler, but the small one, I cut too short. What now?! Wait... what about that Noctua bracket? Might work... https://imgur.com/9IvmIBv Well, from test fit I learned two things. 1) I didn't had to get any holes to make it work, 2) 1 screw less never killed anyone (did you ever disassembly laptop and had zero screws left? I didn't, yet they all work). So as a test was positive, I decided to check first without thermal paste. Let's check. https://imgur.com/SyFJYib https://imgur.com/YpxsxmY https://imgur.com/5PL0zpX https://imgur.com/9QNY3is It... works. I think. I need to tight the screws way too much that I like, but it does fit. I can lift a mobo by the cooler, and it has NO movement anywhere. So I'm happy. On this photo, you can even see how IHS makes contact with cooling plate: https://imgur.com/xVXU03R ... or at least you could see, if I had better camera. Redmi Note 8 is not the best for it. Back to DIY. I decided that it takes WAY too much time now, I need to mount it. If I break MOBO, I'll break it, but I need to make it work. So: https://imgur.com/waFEFe1 https://imgur.com/EiWAPC7 (here you can see it makes a decent contact with IHS) https://imgur.com/0yNlW32 (mounted middle fan and front) AAAAAAAAAND! https://imgur.com/NPbhDIG YES! But wait. It did not post... (because I'm an idiot and didn't fastened PCIe extension properly) 2nd try, and... https://imgur.com/arZJKrH SUCCESS! https://imgur.com/Y6tEFF9 Temps not bad... OCCT stress test, after ~ 6 minutes it stabilized around 67*C and stayed there: https://imgur.com/tvBTQxr So after all. The main questions: 1) Is it better than previous cooler? Yes, by 10*C. 2) Was it worth it? No. 3) Am I proud of it? Hell yes. 4) Would I do it again? Yes. 5) Do I recommend it? NO. It was pain in the ASS to do it, but I had fun. And learned that I need to buy some new tools. Hope you enjoyed it. I know I did.

I mean... I can just try to make it myself. As soon as I can drill some holes, it might be done. 1) that's how it related to AM4 stock cooler (so screw holes does not match) https://ibb.co/vcj0X2y 2) BUT if I cut that hole in half, the one on bottom right (so it will be just half of it, kinda, you know what I mean) https://ibb.co/Jn1CHRM 3) AND screw through that bar so it will make a hole for mounting... https://ibb.co/4pSF8gr 4) AND screw a new hole for that bar for mounting on the bottom, to lift it a bit higher (towards center)... https://ibb.co/xMQZz71 5) It will still have a lot of slack to actually work. https://ibb.co/cTgQPr5 As it is 2:16 at night right now here in UK, I'll wait till 7 AM and make sure to document everything. If not, I'll stick to my Noctua DH14. But I actually like that massive cooler. I want it in my Fractal R6. P.S. I did a thing.

SO! I won auction on ebay. I bought beQuiet Dark Rock Pro TR4 for... £20. With mounting kit + 2 fans. The problem is, I got AM4 mobo with 1700x on it. And it gets me thinking... Did anyone tried to mount TR4 cooler on AM4? Is it even possible? Should I go with the flow and just mash it together, or it's not worth it? Couldn't find any info on the internets, so maybe anyone else tried that before? Technically, from what I see, only the heat plate is bigger, and I think it could be possible...

Thank you!

No, GPU is not custom or anything like that, that's why I'm asking about PC case.

Ok, so I was watching latest GN's video and I noticed that he has something that looks like a case and I WANT IT! Anyone knows where to get it / what's its name? Thanks ?

No, nothing like that. The problem is, it lasted for a whole night when I left it once and Task Manager says, that no task is taking any resources. Edit: I remembered that I OC'd RAM recently, as they are rated on 3000mHz but never actually could get them there. Now when I put them on 2133 they work fine, PC behaves as it should... I think I need a new RAM. Or MOBO. Or both.

Hi guys! I have a massive problem which I can't really figure out. 2 days ago, I was watching youtube when it started to get laggy as hell and all together miserable. After that, I checked what's up as usual (Task manager) and got 99% at core 3. Funny thing, only the Chrome was opened, nothing else. Never had that before. Got BSOD after that and that's it. PC restarted, and after ~30 seconds after boot to windows, it started again. It took core 1 now. Decided, to hell with that, I need to format system anyways as last time I did that was like 2 years ago, went for it. For around 20 minutes was fine, installed chrome, lightshot, MSI Afterburner and HWiNFO64. It came back. I have all of those programs from their official websites, had them on pc for over a year before it all started, and didn't do anything else with PC in the meantime, except playing games and watching youtube. Got any ideas? [HWiNFO64 sensor record - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CauAfHTEHEmm9ItYVUvRCQMW1USxwE0f] Edit: Forgot to add, CCcleaner - no issues, Windows Defender, full scan - no issues. It's PROBABLY not a virus.

Yup. Checked it 3 times. It even made my PC fail at boot twice after it went on with Windows, so had to disconnect. Update #2: It is detected in external case with SeaTools and it does pass "Long Generic" test, but fails "Short Generic". Hmmmmmmmmmm...

Hi guys! I have a bit of a weird situation here. I got for free from my friend, SSHD from Seagate. Normally, it doesn't boot at all, despite the fact that it spins. Sometimes though, it works flawlessly. It's so random that I have no idea what could cause it. SeaTools does not detect it, but Disk Manager detects it up to ~1,5 minutes after booting to windows, then it disappears. As I got it for free, I'm happy to try any options you will drop. Did you ever had something like that? How did you combat it? P.S. Disk1, that's the one on photos below, and whenever I try to do anything with it, it gives me the error. But like I said, sometimes it works flawlessly. (1 out of 80 starts of PC). Update#1: When I connected it through outside HDD case through USB 3.0 - nothing happened at all. USB 2.0, worked, but windows said that there's a fatal hardware problem. (attachment 3)

Well, it actually allows me to OC. Bios had this option since I remember, and it was working great. How low would you recommend to lower it? Never played with voltage, so I have no idea where to start.

Hi guys. So I have a small problem with OC. First, my setup: [MOBO] GIGABYTE A320M-S2H-CF (Bios F22b) [CPU] AMD Ryzen 5 1500X [CPU Cooler] AMD Ryzen Wraith Spire [RAM] Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 [GPU] Zotac GTX 980TI Amp Omega [Case] Coolermaster Silencio 352 Matt Black micro-ATX Mini Tower Silent Case [Fans] 3x Corsair SP120mm So, I tried to OC it (3.8 CPU and 2933 RAM) and since it was stable, everything was fine, but I got CPU temps which were way too high (89, 93*C). So I changed it back to 3.6 and after playing Witcher 3 for an hour I reached 90*C. I checked it with HWinfo64 and NZXT Cam Software. So, my problem is: 1) Way too high temps, 2) GPU has Coil Whining, so it needs to be in silent case. Solutions: 1) New case? 2) New CPU Cooler? Which one you suggest? I want small case so it won't take a lot of space, so I am happy with the one that I have now, but on the other hand, I'm worried that GPU might heat it up. But, If I buy like 120mm AIO, will it really help? And how much? Anyone faced the same problem? Thanks!

I'm going to use Fractal Design Define R6 with NZXT Kraken x72 on top, so 3 fans as outtake on top, and 3 on front Noctua NF-A14, and additionally one on back, also Noctua as an outtake. I want to keep them in as low RPM as I can, so it will be super quiet.

Hi! I'm planning a new build soon and I have a small problem. I don't know which one to choose. My hit is on EVGA 1080 (as I have ASUS 1080 now, but coil whine, even the bad one, is not RMA'd by them), and I know that EVGA has no problem with it. Also, I'm planning to buy 2nd hand card. So, now the main question. Blower Style 1080 or Normal? I'm going to play in 1080p only, 144hz, so technically, GPU won't be under massive load. Also, I always downgrade graphics to stay with around 60*C. So: Blower +: 1) Around £100, £150 cheaper, 2) Makes less noise when under load, 3) Does not heat everything else. 4) Looks! 5) Possibility to water cool with a Hydro kit. -: 1) Temps 2) Always ON fan. Normal +: 1) Fanless mode, 2) More quiet without load, 3) Looks? 4) Better temps, 5) Higher Clocks -: 1) Heat! 2) Noise Main thing for me is not super cooling, but lack of noise, and since 80% time I'm gaming, I think I would go with Blower and It's cheaper. I'm asking you guys if any of you had any experience with both of them? Any additional Pros/Cons? Thanks!

I paid 10 pounds for it. If it won't work I just mount it on a wall just to look cool. I'll get some cheap pentium and test it on it then.

No. I did bought it this way. I will post pictures when I get home.

I will, when I get back home. But, let's assume for now, that it has updated bios. Can I actually damage CPU if the pins would be damaged?

Hi guys! I recently bought Mini ITX board (z170) which pins were bent on socket. I do have only one CPU which is in my main rig, i7-7700, and I want to check somehow if the board is working after my recovery attempt. Do you know if I can somehow break the CPU, burn it or whatever if I plug it in? Is there any way that it might get bricked? Thanks!

Like it, but what's the point of having plenty of RGB when you can't see it?