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    GIGABYTE Z270X Gaming 7 LGA 1151 Motherboard Review @ [H]

    I will be running Windows 10 on this system so would you go for the cheaper board (£60 difference) if you didn't need the intel NIC for anything special such as the things you mentioned? I'd rather get the cheaper and better looking board to save that much money if the NIC quality isn't an...
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    GIGABYTE Z270X Gaming 7 LGA 1151 Motherboard Review @ [H]

    Looks like this is the board for me since there is no Z270 Designare, I don't like the look of it though. The Gigabyte Z270 K5 looks so much nicer with its black heatsinks but I don't want a a board with only Killer LAN on it, as it seems to be not thought too fondly of by many people.
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    GIGABYTE Z170X Designare LGA1151 Motherboard Review @ [H]

    No Z270 version :( Also as far as I can see so far there is no mention of 100W USB C on any of these new Aorus boards. I'm guessing some of them have it but it's not mentioned in the feature list like it was for the Designare.
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    Need opinions on PSU noise

    Can anybody else please tell me if they hear this type of sound coming from their PSU? I really don't want to send this back as well and have to get something different, I'd really like to know if this sound is a normal and common thing for PSUs, thanks.
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    I want to clean the dust out of my PSU but what method is the best way ?

    Yeah just make sure you don't spray any moisture into it, hold the can upright and don't hold the trigger for more than a few seconds at a time, short bursts, standard use of compressed air.
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    I want to clean the dust out of my PSU but what method is the best way ?

    You should be able to see if it's dusty inside by looking into the grill at the back. If it is I'd say remove it, hold the fan in place and use compressed air with a tube attached to spray air inside it through the gaps between the fan blades to loosen and blow out the dust, then also while...
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    Need opinions on PSU noise

    Yeah, I'm thinking it's probably nothing to worry about but Corsair Tech Support are doing a good job of making me worry about it by telling me it needs to be replaced. I don't care about it making that noise if it isn't a symptom of something being wrong with it. As said I can only hear it when...
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    Need opinions on PSU noise

    Thanks Betaboy, it would be good to get input from a few/a lot of people on this as I know there are so many threads about PSU noise and people worrying about sounds coming from them, and it would be good to find out for certain if this kind of noise is just a normal noise that PSUs make and not...
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    Need opinions on PSU noise

    I got a Corsair RM850i, after installing it I was listening close for any sign of coil whine and I heard a very quiet sort of sizzling electrical sound. I informed Corsair and they said it should not make any sound at all so I got a replacement from amazon which emits the exact same sound. I am...
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    2 Identical PSUs - differing power draw

    Ok thanks, well let's say one of them was drawing a fair amount more than the other and it was over 10%, which one would be better in that case? The one drawing less?
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    2 Identical PSUs - differing power draw

    Corsair link and it is showing the power in and power out. PC is in idle state, not doing anything. One PSU has a minimum power in of 124W and the other one is 130W. I have swapped them other numerous times and one of them shows a consistently higher Power In value.
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    2 Identical PSUs - differing power draw

    I have 2 identical PSUs here, yet one of them shows slightly more power coming in than the other and shows 8A on the 12V at minimum load rather than 7A on the other one. Is this normal and just down to minor differences in the components? Also which one is the better one in this case, or does it...
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    Gigabyte Gaming 7 Bios Updated to F20 - Now I can't get into the Bios

    Did you guys update to that BIOS just for the fun of it or did you actually have issues you were trying to resolve? I think all motherboard manufacturers recommend only flashing BIOS if you need to do it and not just for the sake of having the latest version. I do agree though they obviously...
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    1K watts at a good price --- which power supply would you prefer?

    I picked the Corsair in the end too, the RM850i. Very happy with how quiet it is with the fan on. The capacitor sleeve on the ATX 24 pin is a bit of a bitch but it's the same thing with the EVGA afaik. Also I'm not a fan of the sata ribbon cables; they made cable management harder for me rather...
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    Gigabyte Z170X-Designare Motherboard Review

    I'm really hoping they do a Z270 version of this, I'm sure they will and I don't see why they wouldn't. If I decide to go for skylake though this is definitely the board I'll get.
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