I would just buy the cheapest MB with 4 dimm slots unless you're buying 2x16gb dimms righ now in which case 2 dimm slots would also do.
These lga1700 mbs are stupidly expensive compared to amd mbs where you get way more for your money
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I would just buy the cheapest MB with 4 dimm slots unless you're buying 2x16gb dimms righ now in which case 2 dimm slots would also do.
These lga1700 mbs are stupidly expensive compared to amd mbs where you get way more for your money
The Voice
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Post pics damnit.
Barbarian Conan
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What do you do day to day?
That is quite a bit of trouble you're going through and a very high overclock for day to day use.
RogueTr00per
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What ever happened to PotterH? He used to sell CPUs for crazy cheap prices 
What ever happened to PotterH? He used to sell CPUs for crazy cheap prices
Last posted on carb in Dec, his site is still up. His supplier of tray cpus must have run dry.
RogueTr00per
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So as a sanity check on my i7-4790 with gtx 1080 (and before my order is finalised for my upgrade to an i5-12400) I did a reinstall of Win10 to see how Dying Light 2 (in 1440p) and RDR2 (in 1080p) behave after a clean windows install. They did run slightly better (going on feel, no hard stats to back this up) but I suppose it's to be expected if all that I had installed were nvidia drivers, msi afterburner and the respective game launchers for these games.
DL2 in 1440p with gfx details set to low-ish, with the games built in upscaling set to 'performance', runs at about 60fps (give or take a couple of frames) but this is still in the earlier less demanding areas (later on the environment gets more complex but I am not sure if it's more demand on the GPU or CPU). In 1080p with upscaling it looks terrible (due to non-native res) and FPS actually only yielding 1 or 2 FPS more.
RDR2 looks fine running in non-native res with gfx settings at medium more or less, getting 75FPS depending on how the game decides to behave or misbehave at any point in time.
Though 32GB RAM with the new PC is not really necessary, will it come in handy if I like to have lots of browser windows/tabs open? I'm thinking just get the RAM now rather than having to upgrade later on again.
Will stick with the stock cpu cooler on the i5-12400 as I believe the consensus is that it will be fine for gaming if one is not overclocking.
DL2 in 1440p with gfx details set to low-ish, with the games built in upscaling set to 'performance', runs at about 60fps (give or take a couple of frames) but this is still in the earlier less demanding areas (later on the environment gets more complex but I am not sure if it's more demand on the GPU or CPU). In 1080p with upscaling it looks terrible (due to non-native res) and FPS actually only yielding 1 or 2 FPS more.
RDR2 looks fine running in non-native res with gfx settings at medium more or less, getting 75FPS depending on how the game decides to behave or misbehave at any point in time.
Though 32GB RAM with the new PC is not really necessary, will it come in handy if I like to have lots of browser windows/tabs open? I'm thinking just get the RAM now rather than having to upgrade later on again.
Will stick with the stock cpu cooler on the i5-12400 as I believe the consensus is that it will be fine for gaming if one is not overclocking.
Barbarian Conan
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How hard do you multitask?
Do you want to play Pathfinder Kingmaker while you wait for your friends to invite you to their Tarkov party, while watching a movie and working on some docs and spreadsheets? Then yes, 32GB may be useful.
If you close some stuff, when gaming, then 16GB will be enough for all games I think.
If you just browse/workf without gaming, then 16GB will also be fine for most workloads.
I got 32GB for a start, because I know I will want to upgrade to 64GB in 5 or so years' time.
Gtx Gaming
Gtx Gaming
Def chrome and gaming no go, I was maxing with Chrome open. Chrome loves ram
RogueTr00per
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For quite a while now I've been having to close Chrome or Edge and a handful of instances of media player classic, feels like one needs a machine dedicated purely for gaming to avoid impact from other apps on the game of choice. So maybe then for me it is time to go above 16GB to avoid the aforementioned inconvenience.
I would shut down background apps regardless of whether I had 8 or 64gb of ram while gaming.
RogueTr00per
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Fair enough. It's more a case of those apps stealing CPU cycles I assume, each of those apps using as much as 1 or 2% adds up.
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Thermaltake versa n27 (all black no fuss/ no hassle case) I won't say it is an ugly case, but it will go well with my all black and red theme I have.
Patriot SL 2 x 8gig ram 1600mhz
500 gig SSD
FSP 700w PSU 80+. Didn't need any thing fancier, has tier 2 caps, so yeah no complaints there.
Sinotec SBS soundbar ( didn't need any thing fancier, sound should be pretty decent)
Corsair harpoon RGB mouse
This will go into my current build of 4770K, GTX 1660
Patriot SL 2 x 8gig ram 1600mhz
500 gig SSD
FSP 700w PSU 80+. Didn't need any thing fancier, has tier 2 caps, so yeah no complaints there.
Sinotec SBS soundbar ( didn't need any thing fancier, sound should be pretty decent)
Corsair harpoon RGB mouse
This will go into my current build of 4770K, GTX 1660
kronoSX
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The Voice
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Why do you want to “test” it? Doing a try-before-you-buy or something?
kronoSX
Honorary Master
yes a try before you buy correct
the cheapest cpu and ram combo is like 100 bucks.If the board dont work what am i to do.
Hey guys, I need help here regarding the fan setup.
I have a Phanteks Eclipse P500A DRGB case.
The case comes with 3 x 140mm DRGB fans
I have purchased extra 3 x 120mm fans and x 140 ARGB fan.
I also have a Deepcool Fan Extension Cable that supports up to 4 fans.
My motherboard is MSI B550 Gaming Plus.
These fans have different connectors, for example the two 120mm fans are 3 pin, and one 120mm and one 140mm is 4 pin.
How can I connect all of these fans to work together and be able to run them using the Mystic Light and also adjust the fan speed if needs be all at once.
Here is a summary for the fans I have;
2 x Coolermaster Masterfan MF120L Blue - 3 PIN
1 x Coolermaster Sickleflow 120 Blue - 4 PIN
1 x Coolermaster Sickleflow 140 ARGB - 4 PIN
3 x Phanteks SK 140mm D-RGB PWM - 3 PIN (These are the ones that came with the case)
1 x Deepcool Fan Extension Cable (Can accommodate up to 4 fans. Supports both 4 pin and 3 pin)
I have a Phanteks Eclipse P500A DRGB case.
The case comes with 3 x 140mm DRGB fans
I have purchased extra 3 x 120mm fans and x 140 ARGB fan.
I also have a Deepcool Fan Extension Cable that supports up to 4 fans.
My motherboard is MSI B550 Gaming Plus.
These fans have different connectors, for example the two 120mm fans are 3 pin, and one 120mm and one 140mm is 4 pin.
How can I connect all of these fans to work together and be able to run them using the Mystic Light and also adjust the fan speed if needs be all at once.
Here is a summary for the fans I have;
2 x Coolermaster Masterfan MF120L Blue - 3 PIN
1 x Coolermaster Sickleflow 120 Blue - 4 PIN
1 x Coolermaster Sickleflow 140 ARGB - 4 PIN
3 x Phanteks SK 140mm D-RGB PWM - 3 PIN (These are the ones that came with the case)
1 x Deepcool Fan Extension Cable (Can accommodate up to 4 fans. Supports both 4 pin and 3 pin)
CheddarByte
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3-pin fan you're only gonna control over DC voltage.
Depending on your motherboard, you'll plug the 3-pole fans into the DC configured ports to control their speed that way.
You can then use a PWM fan controller for the 4-pin fans.
Alternatively just one big DC fan controller and stick on all the fans.
You can only control the ARGB fan lighting through an ARGB controller, so check if your motherboard supports ARGB functions, or you might need a controller for that.
Which DC Fan controller and ARGB fan controller would you recommend?
kronoSX
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guys anyone in cape town willing to sell second hand cpu for
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...aming-model/&usg=AOvVaw0a_WdtoAB0Egs5mtySHhro
ROG STRIX Z370-F and 1 stick ddr4 ram
pm mehttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...aming-model/&usg=AOvVaw0a_WdtoAB0Egs5mtySHhro
I have the P400A so it might be a bit different, but this is how it works on mine.
I have the 3 front RGB fans (that come with the case) and the rear fan connected to the Deepcool unit. That connects to a header on the motherboard. Depending on the motherboard you have, the fan header will either support DC or DC & PWM management. Doesn't really matter which because you can just set the fan curve in the BIOS (again, depending on the motherboard).
The other fans I have connected directly to the motherboard (I have 6 fan headers in total - 1x CPU, 1 x Pump for the AIO, 4 x PWM).
As for the RGB, the front three daisy-chain together and you connect that to the motherboard on either an RGB or JRGB (Rainbow for MSI motherboards) connector.
Maybe you can state your motherboard and we can help further with this, but for that many fans, you probably want something like a Coolermaster Masterfan ARGB & PWM Fan Hub, I just don't know if they're available locally.
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