cusideabelincoln Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 You need more fans though! Is it unlucky that I have 13 (3 behind the radiator on the side) in my non-XL version of that case, and another one ready to be installed over my RAM whenever I get motivated to take apart the case again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 I have almost the same case! (as @Reputator ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 7 hours ago, cusideabelincoln said: You need more fans though! Is it unlucky that I have 13 (3 behind the radiator on the side) in my non-XL version of that case, and another one ready to be installed over my RAM whenever I get motivated to take apart the case again? I need more....multiple things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 14 minutes ago, Reputator said: I need more....multiple things. I have the Lian-Li Dynamic and 3 fans on the side and a radiator on the top. Saw a lot of benchmarks / reviews saying putting them on the bottom as well wasn't all that beneficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 7 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: I have the Lian-Li Dynamic and 3 fans on the side and a radiator on the top. Saw a lot of benchmarks / reviews saying putting them on the bottom as well wasn't all that beneficial. Yeah from what I gathered from Gamers Nexus' review it's better to have that side intake going if you have limited fans. Just three fans cost me $70, and to fill every slot would have cost me over $230. Freakin fans are expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 35 minutes ago, Reputator said: Freakin fans are expensive. Well, if you want to showcase the RGB fans like a proper PC gamer they are! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Amazon had, maybe not anymore, 6 pack of rgb fans for $40. They perform fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Just now, cusideabelincoln said: Amazon had, maybe not anymore, 6 pack of rgb fans for $40. They perform fine. Are we console gamers now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Are we console gamers now? Nah I just don't overpay for brand names :p. Fans are pretty simple. Faster, more air,, louder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, cusideabelincoln said: Nah I just don't overpay for brand names :p. Fans are pretty simple. Faster, more air,, louder. Or get the quieter fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Also, you need the name brands (Corsair anyway) to get it to interface with your motherboard correctly and so you can program the colors with the hub/ link software Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 I went the cheap route with fans for many years. It's a lottery if you get some that work for years, or if they start making horrible noise after one year. This computer is too awesome to be cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: Also, you need the name brands (Corsair anyway) to get it to interface with your motherboard correctly and so you can program the colors with the hub/ link software The set I bought had a controller with a passthrough option, which goes to a Cooler Master controller which then goes to my motherboard. Also I have found that letting the motherboard control the light effects can raise CPU usage. Depending on the effect I saw a 3-5% spike on an 8 core CPU. So now I just let the standalone controller take charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Those of you with Ryzen CPUs, are any of you using fast memory? I have 3600 memory and I'm trying to clock the Infinity Fabric to 1800 as recommended, but I'm having a hard time with cold boots and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 21 hours ago, Reputator said: Those of you with Ryzen CPUs, are any of you using fast memory? I have 3600 memory and I'm trying to clock the Infinity Fabric to 1800 as recommended, but I'm having a hard time with cold boots and stuff. Yes, I have 3200 MHz memory overclocked currently to 3600 MHz, and at one point I was running it at 3733 which was mostly stable, but decided to back off for the summer heat. RAM stability is particularly sensitive to temperature, so have some airflow over those sticks. At 3800 MHz I could not get mine stable. Perhaps you need to raise your SoC voltage, which is tied to the memory controller on the CPU, in order to run at 3600. I was using the following guide so almost everything I manually tweaked, including CPU-related settings like voltage. You can try plugging your memory into it to see what it recommends: https://www.overclock.net/forum/13-amd-general/1640919-new-dram-calculator-ryzena-1-7-3-overclocking-dram-am4-membench-0-8-dram-bench-709.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 3 hours ago, cusideabelincoln said: Yes, I have 3200 MHz memory overclocked currently to 3600 MHz, and at one point I was running it at 3733 which was mostly stable, but decided to back off for the summer heat. RAM stability is particularly sensitive to temperature, so have some airflow over those sticks. At 3800 MHz I could not get mine stable. Perhaps you need to raise your SoC voltage, which is tied to the memory controller on the CPU, in order to run at 3600. I was using the following guide so almost everything I manually tweaked, including CPU-related settings like voltage. You can try plugging your memory into it to see what it recommends: https://www.overclock.net/forum/13-amd-general/1640919-new-dram-calculator-ryzena-1-7-3-overclocking-dram-am4-membench-0-8-dram-bench-709.html I heard of the DRAM Calculator. Unfortunately I had zero luck with the settings it suggested, even the "safe" ones. I've seen some other people which also didn't get anywhere with it. I don't think it's SoC voltage just because the board came at default set to 1.2v, which seems oddly high. I read changing the Ohm resistance for the ProcODT somewhere between 40-60 can help stability, and right now at 48ohms it seems to be happy. But we'll see. It could also be a temperature thing as you mentioned, I didn't think of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I believe one of the vddp or vddg voltages us specifically for the boot process, and there's a sweet spot for RAM where you don't want to go too high or low. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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