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Ya. A smallish OC with Asus recommend voltage. I'm not trying to win any competitions, just want a stable everyday rig. The P5 case has like no airflow because it's open air. I wanted something on my VRM and MOSFETs to keep them from getting way too hot.

Things are looking much better after reseating the block. Getting between 66 and 73. Still a little jumpy, but I think that's because of the fan curve. Further investigation tomorrow. Thanks for all the help so far.

I don't have a pic, but all cores were at 100% steady. This is the block. It does have a specific inlet and outlet, and the flow direction is correct. hah, bad shorthand. It's an EK Coolstream XE 480.

TIL. thanks. And good suggestion. I'll report back tonight!

They are pushing into the rad, all are controlled by a single CPU fan header on the mobo. There is some ROG software in the mix that tries to do smart things to fan speed. Thinking I should uninstall that... But even when I force them to 100% the thermals look similar. In the test above I was stressing the GPU as well and it (the magenta line) stayed well under control so I think the water temp is fine (temp sensor in the mail). Today I'll reseat the mobo block and see if that helps.

I've got a Ryzen 7 2700X @ 4GHz and a GTX 1080ti FE @ 2GHz. They are in a single loop with a 4x 120mm rad. I can get more specific if that helps. Thermals seem a little hotter than I would expect and jump around a lot when under a stress test. I'm wondering if my mobo block is set right and if the thermal paste has good coverage. In short, does this look right to you? One it's stabilized the CPU bounces between 68 and 79 C. Thanks, you folks are amazing.

Thanks! ya, it's a P5. It's easy to wall mount if you have 2 people. My rig weighs like 55lbs, so it's hard to do alone because you can't see what you're doing. I mounted it with this, but I think if I could do it again I'd look for 360-degree rotation. It's a bitch to take it off the wall to get an air bubble out. Also, I just got invited to a LAN party... so, downsides. I found the grommet placings on the P5 to be rather frustrating when trying to cable manage the beast, and due to it's size, I have to use extensions on a lot of the cables. The back has a number of heat-shrink shinanigans going on. Also having the spinning media in the back chamber stresses me out due to the lack of air flow. Over-all, the thing is fun to look at though.

That's actually kind of brilliant. I just need to make sure my upgraded monitors have enough inputs to support that config. Gotta love ramping up for a project and setting a big budget and then finding a $20 solution.

Hi! I've got a challenge. I want to use the same console to drive gaming on Windows, tinkering & development on Linux, and work from a Chromebook/maybe MacBook in the future. By console I mean 2 keyboards, 2 mice (one gaming, one ergo), 2 UHD monitors (27" and 32"), a shitty soundbar, and some nice headphones + mic, and a webcam. The Windows and Linux environments and dual boot, so that's easy, but the laptop is USB-C. This means I need a KVM. I need a bitchin' KVM. The monitors, today, are "4"k at 60hz, which is fine. I guess, but I'd like to be able to upgrade them and get 4k at 120hz if the video card can drive that. This is where things get shitty. I cannot, for the life of me, find a KVM that can handle that kind of bandwidth. So, I turn to you, for recommendations or creative solutions. At this point, I'm about to build another whole workstation next to my existing one, just so I can have a nice place to dock my laptop. My budget for this project is effectively unlimited. Components on hand: Desktop (walltop?) rig: Ryzen 7 2700X / 1080Ti FE. Pretty lights, water-cooled. Laptop varies, usb-c. SIIG USB Type C Dual 4K Docking Station. This is actually fine. I don't think I need to plan for the laptop to be able to drive 2x4k@120. That's just too much to ask from a corporate laptop. StarTech.com SV231DPDDUA2 - DisplayPort KVM Switch - 2 Port - Dual-Display - 4k 60hz. My bottleneck. It's the best thing I've been able to find though. Samsung UH750 28" and 32" TP-Link 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch Assorted USB keyboards and mice current set-up, sad as it is: