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About rpettway

  • Birthday Oct 11, 1971

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Atlanta
  • Interests
    PC Builds, Gaming, XBOX One, Playstation, Photography, Fitness, Hardware
  • Biography
    Retired Software engineer, love photography as a hobby, avid video gamer and collector.
  • Occupation
    Student

System

  • CPU
    Intel I7-7700k LGA1151
  • Motherboard
    ASUS PRIME Z270-AR
  • RAM
    CORSAiR Vengeance LED 32GB DDR4
  • GPU
    ASUS GEFORCE GTX1080 11 Gbps
  • Case
    Corsair Graphite 760t
  • Storage
    Samsung NVMe SSD, Samsung V-Nand SSD 850 EVO, WD Gold 6GB
  • PSU
    Corsair RM1000i
  • Cooling
    Corsair H115i
  • Keyboard
    Corsair Gaming Strafe
  • Mouse
    Corsair Pro M65 PRO RGB
  • Operating System
    Windows 10

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  1. rpettway
    hey Thanks! Yes I was aware that it is powered by a Molex plug. It does seem to be a great device I am eager to install it and get it up and running I need the extra headers myabe they will start making more hearders on motherboards.
  2. rpettway
    So I have two Corsair LED Lighting node modules that both need a USB 2.0 header connecter. And not enough open connectors on the Motherboard for everything.
  3. rpettway
    I am running out of USB 2.0 Headers on my ASUS Prime Z270-AR Motherboard which comes with 3 headers. One is occupied by my Corsair RM1000i, one by my Corsair H115i Water Cooler, and one from my Case Front Panel. So I did some research and discorvered a new product call the NZXT Internal USB Hub which is a 5 port USB 2.0 expansion module. My question is which one of the USB connectors should I re-route to this module because the module itself has to occupy one of the headers on the Motherboard itself.
  4. rpettway
    Do you think I will experience any bubbling issues? Keep in mind I have never powered this PC up yet its a new builld and my very first build
  5. rpettway
    So when I removed the pump off the CPU I was able to see a complete circle of paste on the CPU like it had probaly 95 percent of the top surface covered/smeared on. Upon reseat of the pump on the CPU there are no gaps or looseness it is firmly attached. Again this is a new build and I have never powered the PC up yet for initial boot. Given this is my very first build of course I am insecure about unseating the pump again to re-apply paste. I appreciated the fact that Corsair ships the unit with Paste pre-applied. However, I do not want to experience heat/temperature issues. I am going to attach an image I just took of how it looks now.
  6. rpettway
    Thanks! Is there any good links to how to clean and re-apply the paste? Also, I would have to clean the paste from the pump and the CPU?
  7. rpettway
    Even if i have not powered up the PC for its initial boot yet? What thermal paste do you recommend? and Should I clean paste for the CPU and Pump? What should I use to clean it with ?? Thanks!
  8. rpettway
    So I am building my very first computer and I have an ASUS Prime Z270-AR Motherboard to be cooled by a Corsair H115i and I installed the incorrect standoffs and did not determing that until I attempted to attach the thumbscrews and realized they would not fit. Unfortunately I had already expose and seated the pump on onto the cpu but never powered up the pc yet for first boot. So I removed the Pump from the CPU and replaced the standoffs with the correct ones but realized that thermal paste was smeared on the top of the CPU. Do I need to clean and replace the TIM? I have reseated the pump on the CPU with the correct standoffs and was able to fully tighten the thumbscrews and there is no gap. Should I expect temperature issues? Should I clean the existing paste that came with it pre applied off the pump head and CPU and reapply new paste to both prior to inital boot? Help! Thanks!
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