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No, these are not compatible. CPUs need to have the right socket on the motherboard, but also the right chipset. The H310 chipset is only compatible with CPUs from intel's 8th and 9th generation - ie. i7 8700k, 9700k, not the 7th gen CPU you have there. I also would not recommend using such a low tier motherboard with a high tier CPU - it may work, but with worse performance if it struggles to deliver enough power, and the motherboard's power delivery circuit may not be able to handle the power the CPU draws, leading to a much shorter lifespan for the motherboard - as in, a year or even potentially less

you don't necessarily need a z690 board for 12900kf, just one with good vrms

I want to put a white led strip in my case (Corsair 4000D), but I don't want one that looks super tacky where every individual led is clearly visible. Is there one that is the length of the case that is reasonably well diffused? I was hoping to fit it at the bottom between the power supply shroud and the glass side panel.

IDK if this had been suggested but an all-Noctua PC Build. Could have the new ASUS X Noctua RTX 3080 OC, a bunch of Noctua AF-12s or AF-14s, and an NH-D15 with 3 fans. Maybe even a case with 200m intakes and 2 Noctua front intakes. Then it could be compared to a similar pc of 'community favourites' - Artic P12s or P14s, a Strix 3080, and a Deepcool AK620 or Assassin III. Compared on noise, performance, and price - basically is Noctua worth the extra cost?

Go for arctic p12s or p14s instead of noctua

Perhaps there is a setting in the bios about default graphics output - it might be set to pcie gen3 oir on board graphics, and should be set to pcie gen4

Put the graphics card in the gen 3 slot, in the bios change the top slot from gen 4 to gen 3, then reboot with the card in the top slot and see if it works. If it does, change the setting back to gen 4 in the bios and see if that works.

Yes but when there is literally no exhaust it might make a difference, if there was a rear exhaust I'd agree and say no need for top exhaust, but having 5 intake fans and nowhere for air to escape upwards, only through small gaps elsewhere, is a bit har positive air pressure

Probably the ain thing I would focus on is a good ssd. That samsung drive would be fine, I would make sure whichever SSD you get has a dram cache (WD SN550 doesn't). As has been mentioned, an i5 4570 is fine for office work. If you are going to upgrade, amd cpus with onboard graphics tend to cost a little more and have slightly worse cpu performance, so I would go for intel

yeah everyone is correct, a 3080 is insane overkill at 1080p. I have a 1070 that gets ~100 fps on max settings, 32 chunks render distance in minecraft at 1080p. Also, I have an ASUS ROG Strix B660-A Gaming Wifi D4, which I recommend as pretty much the best B660 board if you're not going to overclock. Good rear I/O, decent VRMs, nice aesthetics.

no but it is useful in a case with no exhaust, which would be this if the rad was intake at the top and 3 intakes at the front

corsair vengeance lpx have always worked well for me. I would just add 2 more 8GB DIMMS for what its worth, but vengeance lpx 16gb modules would be fine also. The black ones are very discrete as well

I would, yes. It'll be drawing warm air from inside the case, but drawing air in from the top would be going against convection and leaving no exhaust. Maybe if you have a 3090 kicking out tonnes of heat its worth if for your cpu to make sure the rad is getting fresh air, but for overall temps its most likely best to have it exhaust

Intake fans on the front pulling air in, exhaust on top. Or keep rad on the front pulling air in with the fans inside the case from the rad, and 2 exhausts up top, if you currently have the fans right at the front there might be a lot of built up dust hurting performance. Tbh the case has kinda crapy airflow

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/q6cKqm CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor (£260.62 @ Amazon UK) CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler (£55.47 @ Scan.co.uk) Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£188.47 @ Ebuyer) Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£102.98 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB VENTUS 3X Video Card (£663.48 @ Ebuyer) Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case (£83.97 @ Currys PC World) Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS GX 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£105.97 @ Novatech) Case Fan: ARCTIC P14 PST 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fans 5-Pack (£31.22 @ Amazon UK) Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan (£5.74 @ Amazon UK) Total: £1497.92 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-05-23 21:06 BST+0100 Maybe you could play around and try and fit a 3080 in