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  1. Solder was different to intel, I applied Liquid Metal twice and it was very slow to break it down. So I used a razor in the end. There is no scoring to the surface, it’s the remaining solder. I’m a bit too tired to put it in my system tonight, but hopefully will have an update tomorrow.
  2. My sister has a Corsair H100 hand-me-down from about 10 years ago, that's still going strong. However, with matters like this, it's unpredictable. I had a 280 ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II which lasted 1 week before the bearing in the fan on the block started buzzing and broke. It largely depends on the CPU and what you'll be doing it. If you're buying a 13900K to earn money with every day, it might be worth getting a big AIO from the latest generation for example.
  3. Maybe try a contact frame first and then gradually work your way through it. I have done direct die before and it wasn't much of an improvement, I imagine this is because the heat pipes on the outside aren't able to contribute as much as they could. Air coolers are designed to absorb heat over a larger contact area. EDIT: just seen the reply confirm you have one, I would just run an AIO or custom loop in that case.
  4. Delidding was very easy, literally only took 5 mins. Removing the solder residue and then I’ll see if my AIO will fit.
  5. Direct-die is never a great idea in the last few generations for daily use. It doesn't worry too much if I break the CPU as ill still have my 5900X, it's part of the risk in the process. I want to do it for the sake of it (I enjoy this kind of thing) and also to have a quieter fan curve since the 4090 Strix will be dumping a lot of extra heat into the case. So I'm more interested in what I have to do? My understanding from the reading I've done is that the Z height of the 7000 die is lower than 5000 series, so it has a 1.7mm thicker IHS. Therefore I should be able to use the Thermal Grizzly frame https://www.thermal-grizzly.com/en/products/583-ryzen-7000-direct-die-frame-en to help protect the die, obviously, it won't do as good a job but it'll help with the lopsided nature of the 5800x3d die. My main concern is that the ASUS Ryujin 360 II won't be able to go low enough to make proper contact with the die.
  6. I'm thinking about buying a 5800X3D to replace my 5900X as i'm getting a 4090 soon, all I use my PC for is gaming. While I have both CPUs, I was thinking about direct die on the 5800X3D and I was wondering if I need to buy anything specifically to do it? (I have done direct die before on Intel but not AM4) I was going to use my current ASUS Ryujin 360 II but I do have all the parts except the CPU block for a 360+420 loop if need be since I don't think i'll be upgrading for a couple of years after this.
  7. I tried it in another case (Meshlicious and Asus Helios) and it has the same issue, i've only had the board for 9 months so I guess I will need to do a claim
  8. I was testing out my motherboard to make it ready for sale, and I noticed that when all USB hub connectors are in place it won't post! I narrowed it down to the USB C connector, is this a known issue?
  9. Looks good, but isn't that only Bluetooth 5.1? What about the NuPhy Air75?
  10. Yeah that's not really what i'm looking for though sorry Just want to try a 75%
  11. Hi, I want to replace my current 60% with a new wireless 75% keyboard, as I have a lot of wires trailing my desk now I work from home and have to run a laptop too. I was wondering what's out there that I should consider, as I don't know much about the current market. Any suggestions? I would prefer wireless (2.4GHz...etc) rather than bluetooth I would like as the battery life to be as long as possible Ideally, with a type C charger like my other wireless peripherals
  12. Okay, i've ordered one. You weren't kidding when you said it wasn't cheap!
  13. Okay, as I mentioned earlier you can use two but I don't know why you would if you have three...
  14. Did they both work in 4.0 mode? At this point, I just want something that works, so I don't mind about the price.
  15. My old cable did and still does work fine. I can't use it in a full tower case as it's shaped differently. I have moved to a new case and tried two different 4.0 risers. Both failed.
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