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I believe your thinking of the Zalman reserator. They're still around, although on a much smaller scale. Koolance is still plugging along. Consumer gear has never really been their money maker. They've always favored the commercial/industrial stuff.

To add to and expand upon the above. They release far to many overpriced, one off products for a company tied into minimum quantity contracts. Looking at their most recent consumer releases as quick examples. Both being direct die blocks for socket 1700 and AM5 x3d ($450+ with required parts)...

If you already made your mind up, why did you bother asking for advice? And if JG says you're gtg, rock on.

Focus has always been gold/platinum... I'm running a focus px-850 currently. As for your initial question, the differentiators. They are the components used etc. You will have to check out reviews to nail down the specifics but I wouldn't worry to much about it. Seasonic makes solid units in...

Boltdepot is also where I buy/bought all of my rad screws. Their selection is top notch. You can match almost any screw type imaginable. Btw. Hardwarelabs makes Black Ice rads.

I never let windows update my drivers. Disabling automatic installation/updates is the first thing I do once I'm in a fresh install. It seems like something always gets jacked up otherwise and I end up having to spend time reinstalling something.

If I were in your shoes, I would pick up a top tier ATX 3.0/1 unit of appropriate wattage and give myself the peace of mind that comes with it. My x1050 was reviewed very well by our guy JG. That was the main factor in my buying it (same as the 1300g2) but like the saying goes, time catches up...

It's impossible to say how many hours per day it saw definitively...it's a 12yo unit after all (it never saw anything close to 1000w, 3-400 at most). The type of usage a unit is put under is always a factor in the longevity of any PSU imo. Like I said, it lived an easy life. Being that it spent...

Of course. My badass Seasonic x1050 that powered more systems than I can remember, died quietly 6 or 7 months ago. Smoking my i7 8086k and Asrock z390 Phantom gaming 9. No warning at all. Still have no idea what caused it. It was beyond the warranty period of course. Tore it apart and found...

I was just going off of my poor memory (there are several more small manufacturers not including China). I know Nanya (SKorean iirc) makes ddr4 and 5. None of those are NA companies but they sell worldwide. They're all tiny in comparison to SKHynix, Micron and Samsung. The best info/articles are...

Nanya, Winbond, Powerchip, are smaller companies. They haven't shut entire foundries down iirc. Only what they need to, I don't know what percentage each is running currently. Yes, for as long as supply and demand has been around tbh. Not off the top of my head. There are estimates out there...

All of the big 3 are playing catch up to fill demand in regards to building fab space etc for HBM3 iirc. Their will almost assuredly be shortages due to the insane demand for it currently. Dram and NAND? It will only be a matter of them bringing back their laid off workers and firing up the...

The big mannies have been cutting production on nand and memory for 6 or 8 months now. Prices have been steadily creeping back up on storage and memory unfortunately for those that missed the train. Either load up when prices bottom out or get shafted when they go through the roof again...

The fsp is currently the best PSU you can get right now hands down. The other two I haven't seen any reviews for yet.

I'm familiar with all of OCFs wcing guides, been a member since forever. 20 years ago that info was already sliding off the edge. Now? To say it's outdated is being kind. I'll leave it at that so as not to disparage the author any further. You would be surprised how many people use AF. And how...

Risk? There's zero risk when running antifreeze. We're not talking about vehicle temps. Just wimpy pc temps. It wont clog up CPU or GPU fins or stop up rads. There's no worries of thermal breakdown in a pc loop, period. By eliminating the one factor that destroys AF, heat, we have no reason to...

Bandsawing rads to see what the cores are really made of has been going on for what? 25+ years now? Absolutely fun to see the results and is necessary tbh. The OG sites that did all the major brands originally, then did them again 10 years later are long dead unfortunately. They did it to set...

Hub to whichever fan header you want. One of the Cha_fan for simplicities sake would be easiest.

Meh, I can count on one hand the amount of times I've gone into Nvidia CP to change a setting in the last year or more. Doesn't make a difference to me if it's the old version or the new GFE/CP combined one. I'll set it and forget it(literally) like always. Ye olde 2070 games the same either way.

The MSI is the only one I can remember reading a review about recently. It was solid and priced really well compared to the other ATX 3.0 units I've read about. The only negative I can remember is the fan is loud. Price to performance it's hard to beat. Bequiet! Usually makes solid units but...

A quality 850 should put you in a solid position if you choose to go with a high end GPU (4090/7900xtx etc) in the future.

Enjoy the new rig!

It was on the homepage when I logged in...and its on the bottom of your post as well. Wtf? Now it's gone from the homepage...weird.

I've bought wcing gear there. GPU blocks, fittings and tubing. Always came sooner than expected and is well packaged. I'd have no problem buying more from those stores. A GPU? Nah, that's a hard pass. It's one thing to drop a couple bills on simple fittings or a block. It's something...

Yep, I highly recommend the Phanteks Enthoo-Pro. It's the best you'll find for both quality and something that embraces the best of new and old. I've used them in several builds, including one of my own x99, e-atx, sli builds. Other than availability of the black, non windowed version, they are...

They're testing recently released fans. Old stuff has been tested over and over again all across the web. You can ask the author to test something specific in that thread. As to whether or not he will do it, who knows.

The only suggestion I have is to look into a atx 3.0 PSU so your set up for the future a bit better. Here are a couple of suggestions but absolutely do some research as I haven't looked at 750w units at all tbh. https://www.newegg.com/corsair-rm750e-cp-9020262-na-750-w/p/N82E16817139307...

They're out there.

Can't say that I know what the issue is unfortunately but would start the back up process ASAP juuust in case. 25% health after a year and a half is definitely worrisome. Did you happen to register it after you bought it for the 5yr warranty? As Sabrent only has a 1yr warranty if you don't. You...

Sorry to hear you're bequiet! fan is dying. That's a real drag. Which version are you running Nazo? Being that your cash strapped, it may be worth reoiling if possible. You may get a few more months/years out of it. Giving you time to save up for a pair of those GTs or Noctua a12x25s, phanteks...

I would avoid the people and/or places that are giving you that information. It's abjectly false. I've been using bequiet! fans of all styles and sizes for at least the last 8-10 years (easily 50-60 units by now). Mostly in client builds but also in my own rigs. They've been mounted in every...

Glad to help! Haha, I hear ya bud. I swear my memory gets worse by the day. I'm sure my wife would agree with that sentiment 🤣 You can never have enough spare DDCs and or D5s lying around. It's always nice to have a pump or two in the parts bin just in case. I caught a sweet deal on several...

If it hasn't already been mentioned. You just need a res top for your pump. Your pump is solid. Swiftech d5 pumps are Laing built and virtually bulletproof. Remove (it unscrews from the top) the stock d5 top and install the pump head onto the res of your choice. Bitspower, EK and Alphacool (to...

Roll your bios back to the version that worked prior to this update.

Basically its a sham. Quiet but doesn't match the a12x25 in cooling.

Yeah, that's typical unfortunately. I haven't seen any other sTRX5 blocks from anyone else but I haven't looked very hard either.

NP, Glad to help! Which ones specifically are you looking at? If they are EK, your going to be paying what we in the wcing world call the "EK tax". Generally anything EK is marked up 25-50% more than it should be. So definitely spend the time doing your due diligence when shopping for CPU...

You can run as many rads as you want to but yes, you will need to add a pump at a some point. You don't have to daisy chain them, you can place your rads anywhere in the loop, it won't effect your temps or flow. Usually at the third large rad is where a d5 will start to have a hard time purging...

Sorry, it's been a long time since I've needed to buy fittings. I generally just go with the shop that has the cheapest overall prices, best shipping options and has been in business the longest.

There are different fittings for each. If you buy your fittings from AliExpress you can save a lot of money but you'll have to wait 3 to 4 weeks for them.