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Hello all, Since I’m very much a noob at PC building I ordered a PC from Overclockers UK. It arrived on Wednesday and I decided to hop into the BIOS to see what if anything had been overclocked. I noticed XMP was not enabled and I therefore enabled it. I’ve since been playing Fallout 76 on it for most of Friday and today. All of a sudden, after around ten hours of use it turned itself off in the middle of a game. I saw a brief flash of light and tried turning it back on several times. Nothing happened. I tried again after I turned the PSU off and on and it started booting but shut down after a couple of seconds. I waited around a minute and turned it on and it booted successfully. I ran an Aida64 stress test and after a few minutes it turned itself off again. I waited and booted it up and went into BIOS. I was told the CMOS had been cleared, so I exited BIOS and ran the stress test again. After ten minutes of stress testing nothing bad had happened. I ran Fallout 76 for a few minutes as I needed to get to work and it was fine. Does anyone know what has happened? It boots fine now and I can’t smell any burning or see anything that’s burned. I’ve got someone else to see if they could see/smell anything and they couldn’t either. Could it have been enabling XMP? If so why the flash of light and why fail after ten hours of use? I won’t be able to run any more tests until Sunday afternoon. Thanks for reading. Specs: CPU: i9-10900k. Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus Master Z490. RAM: TeamGroup 8Pack 16GB 3600MHz (x2). GPU: EVGA 2080TI FTW 3 Ultra. Storage: Samsung 970 1TB Evo Plus and Samsung 970 500GB Evo Plus. PSU: Phanteks Revolt X 1000W. Case: Phanteks P600S.

Yeah, currently I have it in an NZXT H710i with three 140mm fans in front and it never really reaches above 65 degrees whilst gaming. I presume the Meshify S2 should give me slightly lower temps given it has a mesh front.

Hello, I am in the middle of planning my new build and I am looking for som advice. I plan to use the Meshify S2 with either a 280mm or 360mm rad mounted at the front of the case to help with CPU temps. The only problem I can see is with GPU temps - I have an EVGA 2080ti which needs good cooling but I’m worried that the warm air coming through the radiator into my case will keep it toasty rather than cool. Would installing a 140mm intake fan in the bottom of my case help substantially with GPU temps? Or would it be negligible? Thanks!

Okay, well, thanks for all your help! Sorry about my lack of knowledge; I've only recently really gotten into the finer details of PC gaming.

Right, okay. What is your opinion on the 3700X vs 3900X? I could also get the 3950X, but that is really pricey at around £700. You mentioned earlier that AMD is the trickier one to bin for with regards to RAM, so would sticks such as the 8pack specified as tested for AMD be better than generic RAM kits?

Thanks. Hmm, if I went with an AMD CPU instead, what motherboard and RAM would you recommend then? Something like the X570 Aorus Master or Xtreme?

Thanks for those recommendations. I will probably go for one of those boards then. I will only be able to use WiFi though which means out of those three I think I could only use the Taichi or Master, as the Ace doesn't appear to have WiFi capability. Out of the Taichi and the Master is there either one you would recommend over the other? Also, you mentioned I could get better RAM if I got a different motherboard. If I went with the Taichi or Master might I ask what RAM you would go for? EDIT: Just realised the MSI Z390 Ace does come with WiFi. I will probably go for that instead based on the reviews I can find. What memory would you recommend to go with it?

Okay, thanks for the advice. What other motherboard would you recommend instead?

Hello everyone, I am just finalising my new build and I have a question about RAM. I am currently looking at two different RAM sticks to buy; they are both 16GB(2x8GB sticks) Corsair Vengeance LPX but one is 3200Mhz and has CAS timings of 16-18-18-36 and the other is 3600Mhz but has CAS timings of 18-22-22-42. Which one would you recommend for gaming performance? Would the faster speed make the latter the better option or does the lower CAS timings of the former make it a more attractive option? There is another I am looking at, the Team Group 8Pack Edition which is 3600Mhz and has CAS timings of 16-16-16-36. The only reason why I wouldn't get it at the moment is that the website specifies it is optimised for Ryzen CPUs whereas I will probably go for the i7-9700K. Would this make a difference or would it work just as well? The motherboard I will probably go for is the Asus Maximus XI Hero (WiFi). Thanks! Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3200Mhz: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/corsair-vengeance-lpx-16gb-2x8gb-ddr4-pc4-25600c16-3200mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-cmk16gx4m2b32-my-456-cs.html Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3600Mhz: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/corsair-vengeance-lpx-16gb-2x8gb-ddr4-pc4-29200c18-3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-4a5-cs.html Team Group 8Pack Edition 16GB 3600Mhz: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team-group-8pack-edition-16gb-2x8gb-ddr4-pc4-28800c16-3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-08q-tg.html