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To really know if it is the motherboard you would have to borrow a CPU from somewhere. Maybe you could grab one from a local dealer and return it after your test. If it really is the mobo, I would try to RMA it and say nothing about the bent pins. Just make sure that all pins look perfectly in...

Good work there! Any reason you changed the core voltage? I simply left it on Auto. But that I guess shouldn't make huge difference. I would be very interested to see your fan speeds when you are running under load. In Aida65 go to Computer -> Sensors. There one can see all that is going on...

Btw, I would stress CPU, FPU, Cash and System memory at the same time. Leave out GPU and the disk. The GPU I would test with Unigine Heaven and the SSD with AS SSD benchmark.

Easily. Normally the temperature levels out around 10-15 minutes into testing. What are your temps / fan speeds? Did you get the OC done? Here I found another screen shot. It is the CPU core ratio that needs setting to 45 LINK

Test if it's the switch first of all by using another switch. You can put your other M1 close to it and wire the switch from that. If the error persists it is not the switch most likely. Next would be to test the PSU and then the mobo...

Simplest thing you'll do with the Z170I Pro Gaming. Just set the multiplier from AUTO to 45. Done!

I like setting the fan controls to manual and playing with the results until I am happy with the noise levels. Mine go from 20% idle to 50% roughly at max CPU temp. That gets me 50°C with Aida64 - but you are running the i7 so you'll have a little more. I guess anything around 60-65°C is...

Great tidy build! I feel like I should do a little more cable management after seeing yours ;-) Are you filtering the sides of the NF-A14 that peed out from the side panel? After 12 months of use I feel I am getting some dust into the case and am wondering if its because of that gap... And...

What is the clearance between the PCB of the GPU and the heat sink? I am going to order some VRM heat sinks and want to be sure not to buy anything too large...

I have the Noctua NF-A15 PWM above the CPU heat sink and I run it at 300rpm in idle and ramping up to ~6-700rpm under load. Still virtually inaudible when just stressing the CPU. I have one S12A in the side bracket next to it run from the second header. The Asus Z170I Pro Gaming can controll...

Smaller usually has worse heat performance as the heat sink is smaller. I have an ITX GPU and would never choose it again.

You can see my setup here: Images: http://imgur.com/a/5yE6V I fastened both fans directly to the side bracket. The rest of the system (motherboard and SSDs) are always around 30-35°C. No issues there. The PSU never spins with the active cooling from the side pannel fan. The GPU is at 30-35°C...

you should have much better temps than the Cyrorig M9i. It has a mass of 345g and a 92mm fan. The NH-C14 has 700g mass and 140mm fans. But I am running my fan at 50% with full load on the CPU. I guess your buddy is closer to 100%.

The Dark Rock TF is offset from the CPU slightly so that you can have issues. I have not seen anyone using it with a Z170 board so far. There have been issues with Ram clearance, distance to the GPU and distance to the PSU. The NH-C14 is just a great cooler with fantastic results. My 4.5Ghz i5...

The C14 is your best option and nearly fits all mobos. The TF obly fits a few mobos.

For sure :-) and am greatful for that experience, eventhough at that age you just wanna finally play the game!!

I want a dad like you :-) The first computer my parents gave me back in the day was a used / not functioning AMD 486. I was 12 and it took me 3 months and many phone calls to the support line of AMD to figure out how to get DOS to load the CPU drivers before installing Windows 95. The times...

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Yup, good work! I would still love for someone to test the load temps with and without the rear fan spinning. Maybe you could give us some results once you've had a chance to try it?

Very nice build and great pics! I would also dust filter the rear intake. Would the fans on the radiators have fit in a pull configuration? That way you could easily get rid of any dust that builds up on the radiator as demonstrated here. The side dust filters of the case are good but still not...

Another review here with interesting temperature results.

Just don't use the bottom fan. I haven't seen many that do use the bottom fan. Great temps without and easier assembly / changing headers / cable management without the bottom fan.

My comments had nothing to do with temps but with dust reduction. Did you block off the top holes in the case or get additional filters? If not I am sure you will have a lot of dust in the future. I personally would test the other way round and see if there is a change in my results. But I like...

Nice work! But why aren't you working with positive pressure in the case? You are drawing in air through many unfiltered holes / slits. I would suggest placing the fans in the other direction and intaking through the side dust filter. Also, for cleaning your radiator you would need to remove...

A buddy of mine is also having issues with an ASRock and the customer service is not helping him at all. Very disappointing!

Troubleshoot by adding / removing components. You can test without the GPU. Find someone who has memory that can fit your board or get new one from the shop. If it still persists it's either the CPU or mobo. Did you install the newest mobo firmware?

Well it seems they have them no more... As mentioned previously I could send one from Germany...

How much was the shipping they charged? Any tax on top of the 89 $?

Where do you see that? this is what I get. Bilder hochladen

But they seem sold out anyway... at least that is what the website says.

Hmm, those temps seem a little high. But to be honest I think Prime95 is not a realistic stress test. Aida64 is a much better real world test and I am reaching 55°C on the CPU package. Here you can see the spacing a little bit better on mine.

Noctua NF-A15 PWM. this is much quieter than the stock NH-C14 fan. I run it at 300rpm in idle and ramping up to ~6-700rpm under load. Still virtually inaudible when just stressing the CPU. But that gap shouldn't be there even with the stock fan... also your front case fan should be flush...

Good work!! Yes, the first time I also had to remove quite a lot before I could make it all fit. The CPU should be an easy OC just pushing the multiplier to 45. You'll be surprised how low you adjust the fan settings and still get temperatures you are comfortable with. For me personally low...

I also have an EVGA and it whines a little. I think EVGA has an issue with this as one hears reports often about this. I would have prefered to use an Asus Strix but since I am running a hackintosh, I didn't want to risk it not being compatible. Maybe I will try Asus next time.

Blower style is not the obvious choice if noise reduction is your objective. Most people here have open style cards. I even see more people using water cooling than blower style. Also, most people do not use a bottom fan on the NH-C14. Actually very few. Cable management and accessing fan...

Whether your PSU draws in air from the outside of the case or not depends on your PSU load. If your load isn't high, your fan shouldn't spin. So maybe that is the case for you? The heat doesn't get dumped directly out of the case. There is sill a gap of 15mm before the heat is exhausted...

I am going to repeat myself. I would not position the PSU facing outwards. What are you trying to achieve with this? Cooler PSU? What for? It is not spinning up while cooled directly from the case fan (blowing fresh air at it). Any heat from the PSU is dumped into the case, regardless of the...

Same RAM, different frequency. What is your issue?

Hi there. here some comments - yes, 140mm and 120mm fit no problem on the side bracket. - I did mount the 140mm fan to the NH-C14 with the included metal clips. It touches the side bracket and the CPU cooler as if it could be mounted to either. You need to offset the fan just a little bit...

Hi! Here to you questions. 1. no low noise adapter needed if you are using a PWM fan. It can go from 0 to 100% without any trouble. 2. The fan control can be done perfectly in the BIOS. I have the same board and just play around with the settings til you are happy. Mine starts at 15% and goes...