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I was hoping for both dies to have extra cache as it would suit my needs best. Looks like I'll end up with the 7800X3D to not worry about scheduler weirdness on Linux. Though with the slow memory speeds when going to 128 GB of RAM, I may limp my 6800k another generation. Zen 1 also had a poor...

So it turned out the seller had a pricing error. Bleh.

Not sure yet. My current home system is an Athlon II X4 640. I am considering putting it in there, and building a new gaming system into my R4 case instead. The Athlon is rated at 95 watts. Either way, I'm thinking of picking up a Noctua NH-U9S cooler for whatever ends up in the 605 and blowing...

Will do! I kind of like the challenge... though I might just move my GTX 760 into the case... or stick to a plain media machine with no dedicated graphics.

I would try using more fans first. Grab a couple of high static pressure fans for the front (Fractal Design makes the Venturi Series, but the Dynamic Series would also work), and move the front fan elsewhere in the case. The included Silent Series fans in the fractal case have a tough time...

So the Node 605 came up for sale for $80 CAN ($61 US), no taxes and shipping included. I jumped on it. Still need to assemble the rest of the components!

I have four of those 4 TB HGST NAS drives in a Define R4. I basically don't hear them, though my case is under the desk.

I have the Define R4 at home and at work, which is the same size, and while it fits on top of a desk, I keep it under the desk in both locations. When I open the door, which is where the front dampening foam is, it does get a bit noisier. If you're not going for water cooling, are only running...

Note that the SSD must be mounted before the motherboard in the R4, if you decide to build in that case.

I plan on it in a few months. My Athlon II X4 640 is a little slow.

Noctua NH-U9S and NH-D9L are recommended by Silent PC Review. Expensive, but very quiet.

Yeah, you have a good point. I think I'll hold off for a while and reconsider things.

Taking a closer look, it also appears the EVGA GTX Hybrids' cooler wouldn't fit in front of the power supply: the door hinge would interfere. It would also collide with the motherboard if mounted on that side. I may have to give up on the idea of doing a gaming machine with the 605. The...

Yeah, might be my only option. I wish either of the GD07/GD08 had a nicer front. That's one thing the Node 605 got right.

Yeah, I've read the same reviews. I'm willing to change fans, and expect I would have to with a hot graphics card. Unfortunately the Node 304 doesn't fit the space I plan to fill. The Node 605 would fit perfectly; it's the same size as my Sony STR-DN1040. My other option would be...

Initially I was interested in the NCase M1, but I've switched focus to an HTPC build. I like the look of the Node 605, and I enjoy the quiet of the R4's I currently use. Before getting the Node 605 case, has anyone had trouble cooling a single 250 watt GPU in it? I'm wondering if a reference...

Get a big UPS for your stereo, disable the beep, and unplug it during a storm :)

The slot is only spec'ed for 75w. And it might decide to draw 75w off the 6-pin connector. It would be safest to get a Y adapter. Tom's says the 5750 draws 86 watts with FurMark.

Any OpenGL program, as all the graphics commands are serialized. This affects applications like X Plane 10, where the fastest single threaded CPU is the best option (what can be offloaded into other threads already has been). X Plane 10 will pin a 4790k at 4.5 GHz if the settings are maxed out.

Unlikely, unless you're swapping hard. You're probably not with 8 GB though. It supports up to 16 GB of DDR3 1333, ECC or non-ECC. Probably not worth upgrading it though, unless you have some hand-me-down 8GB DDR3 sticks. Are you using vaapi/vdpau acceleration during playback? You'll...

Not for gaming, no. By the time you go to higher resolutions where the additional 2GB would be useful, the 960 would be too slow. I made the same mistake with the 4GB 760 I currently have.

It depends on your application. DDR3 does have lower latency, but DDR4 has double the bandwidth. http://www.corsair.com/en/blog/2014/september/ddr3_vs_ddr4_synthetic

Galant comes with a 10 year warranty. Do you have your sales receipt?

It goes in and out of stock at shopRBC, currently $1018. I'm tempted to buy it myself, but I'm not sure of the exact build I'm going to do yet.

I'm currently running a GeForce4 MX 440. Do either support AGP? I'm due for an upgrade.

When I go to the ncases.com site, I currently get stuck in a redirect loop, even in incognito mode.

I have that supply, and I would not buy it again. I draw about 650 watts from it (760-770 at the wall), and it has some trouble keeping itself cool, while also making a fair amount of fan noise.

Thank you for that. So I may try a reference cooler before going down the water cooling route. I've been contemplating the EVGA 980 Ti Hybrid for simplicity, but it's impossible to find for a reasonable price, so I may just go reference and possibly do water cooling later, if required.

I have read that newer reference coolers are quieter. I have three GTX 580's, and I'm familiar with the noise they make (they run full-tilt, 24/7, under my desk at work). I am considering getting a GTX 980 Ti for home. Is the 980 Ti reference cooler quieter than the 580's when running...

The Kabuto II has also been discontinued.

I would suggest sata ends only, and no molex. Sata power splitters exist, the connector is physically smaller, and the cables could be directly attached if a splitter isn't needed.

I'd use a computer like that to display dashboards in the office if the price is reasonable. Sure beats using a slew of unreliable and slow Raspberry Pi's!

No doubt the heat pipes would be right against the case. It may just work though, also using the play in the motherboard mounting holes. I'm probably going to order a black M1 as soon as preorders open :)

It would be super useful to list that 15 mm fact in the Compatibility tab on the website. I've been wondering about that, but I haven't had the time to go back and read this entire thread. Indeed I was :) If flipped the other way, the ends of the upper heat pipes overlap the end of the...

This is roughly how the Dark Rock would fit on an MSI z97i Gaming ACK motherboard. It only works in this position. The overhang is approximately 8 mm. This is my first time doing this, so I may have made a mistake. Like that blue bit at the top should be near the full width of the cooler...

I'm new here. I want to build a new computer soon, and the M1 is an appealing case. The reviews of the Hybrid 980 seem very positive, and it's the GPU I'd like to go with. I still haven't decided between the 4690k and the 4790k. I'm looking for a quiet cooler than can handle the 4790k at 4.5...