Daemon Byte

Hey all. I haven't wired up an ethernet port before but I need a graceful way to put a cable through a wall from a crawl space so the pc can access it. I figured I'd do it via an ethernet port. So I purchased an ethernet port that replaced a plug socket in the wall. All neat and tidy. (https://smile.amazon.de/gp/product/B008FXGJG8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1) 
 
I got my cable, got the strands lined up in the right places and punched down with the tool. The cable went down and between 2 metal blades. However the port didn't work so I pulled the wires out of it to look and the sheath isn't cut. It's squeezed and compressed but it didn't cut. From what I can understand I'm doing it right so any pointers on why this isn't working would be hugely helpful. 
 
 

You're using cable with stranded wires... the punch down tool and those jacks work best with solid core wires, as they don't "compress" as much and scratch the solid core wire through the plastic.
If you have a soldering iron, you could try desoldering the white part with the blades and soldering the copper wires directly onto the circuit board.
 

You should be using solid core cabling for IDC punch down connections. Stranded cable will compress and the connectors won't bite into the cable for a solid contact. 

I do't think so. I believe they use their own frequency in the 5ghz range to communicate but even if they arent too far apart the range on each one is good. I don't know exactly how many devices because I forgot the password to get on but it is probably over 50 on a rbr50 router + 2 satellites.

I had the same worries. I ended up going with an air cooler, the Noctua NH-U14S along with a 2nd NF-A15 fan. Make sure to check the sizing info for their coolers on the Noctua website. Air coolers with full IHS coverage and fans in push pull all seem to perform the best and roughly the same, if you're looking at other options.
 
With the U14S I'm running my original 4.2GHz OC without issues. I idle around around 37C (17C delta) and under a heavy load like R15/R20 or Blender I get up to about 75-80C (60C delta).  I gained a couple degrees at idle to medium workloads but that's because of my fan curve. I have it set up to be quieter for lighter tasks which the water cooler could do better (more fans). Maximum cooling potential, with fans at max, is the same if not a bit better than the Enermax was out of the box. Gaming is always around 50-60C (30-40C delta).