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ASRock U.2 kit just popped up Newegg! Have now purchased one, so hopefully I'll finally be able to get my SSD working in a few days.
ASRock U.2 kit just popped up Newegg! Have now purchased one, so hopefully I'll finally be able to get my SSD working in a few days.
Try a more basic USB keyboard (e.g. a generic dell keyboard rather than a 'gaming' keyboard) in a USB2 slot, or a PS2 keyboard if available. I've seen a few boards that are able to proceed past POST and into boot faster than they can initialise USB devices, particularly on USB3.Ok so encountered a small hitch with this mobo.
If I install my SM951 (AHCI) into the slot as the only drive connected, the system always bypasses the BIOS and directly tries to boot the SM951 - I can't hit F2 and go into BIOS (UEFI).
I doubt that NH-D9DX i4 will be quiet enough. Definitely no room to overclock and be quiet. Need the biggest air coolers but then the case has to grow as well. So back to AIO if wanting the smallest case, room to overclock, but pump noise instead... And as you said, potential for leakage.
Sometimes going small just means unnecessary headache. I have often wandered about a Define R5 and X99 ATX mobo and be done with it. Yet, that's not what I really want... Can't stand the thought of a giant case. Or can I? Eternal struggle.
It looks to me like the NH-D9DX i4 is about the only true air cooling option for this board right now. It has the necessary performance and is quiet.
A good AIO will probably still outperform it, but it seemed to handle a 4.2ghz 5930k with ease.
Seems 16GB non ECC sticks hitting the market now with Skylake. Anyone doing a build because of this?
The NH-C14 would be an alternative too, if you don't shy away from a little modding. You'll need the NM-XFB4 (the leftmost set of brackets) which you should be able to order from Noctua, and the screws from the included Dynatron R24 cooler. It's still a bit tricky to tighten the screws, especially those under the heatpipes.It looks to me like the NH-D9DX i4 is about the only true air cooling option for this board right now. It has the necessary performance and is quiet.
A good AIO will probably still outperform it, but it seemed to handle a 4.2ghz 5930k with ease.
The NH-C14 would be an alternative too, if you don't shy away from a little modding. You'll need the NM-XFB4 (the leftmost set of brackets) which you should be able to order from Noctua, and the screws from the included Dynatron R24 cooler. It's still a bit tricky to tighten the screws, especially those under the heatpipes.
I also wonder about the cooling capacity of the C14 on a 140 W cpu in a tiny case. Maybe with 3 x 120 mm fans and a fairly tame OC, or running at stock.
It;s tricky. A synthetic load is consistent across all tests, so you can compare all tested heatsinks directly. But it only measures thermal performance in an absolute sense: an actual CPU has physical contact area and other weird quirks (e.g. the initial Haswells having too large a gap between die and heatspreader), so a real-wrld test will tell how well a given heatsink cools a given CPU under a given load (but ONLY that CPU under ONLY that load).Makes you wonder about Frosty tech's synthetic thermal test platform, compared to a real CPU.
Hmm, very interesting indeed. I was under the impression that the C14 couldn't do narrow ILM, but if all that is needed is a set of brackets and a bit of elbow grease, it might be worth a try. Here's a shot of someone attaching one of the NM-XFB4s to a cooler. Can you confirm that the C14 works on this board with the brackets?
It does seem like tightening the screws would be quite a chore. Maybe with a small, ultra low-profile screwdriver? I also wonder about the cooling capacity of the C14 on a 140 W cpu in a tiny case. Maybe with 3 x 120 mm fans and a fairly tame OC, or running at stock.
With a 150W heat load applied by the Intel LGA775/1156 version of FrostyTech's synthetic thermal test platform, the Noctua NH-C14 heatsink maintains an excellent result of 14.1°C over ambient with both its 140mm fans operating at full speed (1200RPM, 46.6dBA noise).
I've got a C14 and narrow ILM brackets on their way for my X99e and 5960x - I let you know how it goes
Anyone know if the included bracket would be compatible with a H220 or Glacer 240L? Thinking about picking this up.
If not I guess I'll go with the H100i GTX. Is the Asetek narrow kit necessary or could the stock bracket suffice?
Not sure on the H220 or Glacier 240L but the H100i won't fit with the Asetek Narrow ILM ring. The Asetek is only good for round coolers and the H100i GTX is of the square-ish shape kind. The included board provided one may work though with some tweaking, similar to the H80i
Re: H100i GTX and Asetek one, the ebay listing just says "this kit is for attaching all Asetek sealed liquid cooling systems to Intel 2011 NARROW sockets only" and someone mentioned using it with the H100i GTX on this board.
Looks like the H100i GTX is round where it counts: http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/akg/water_cooling/h100i GTX/mfg.jpg
But yeah, I'd rather use a H220 equivalent with the stock mounting bracket if possible.
what's the word on heat and power consumption on this? I sort of wanted to stay air-cooled either w/ the included heatsink or an equivalent Noctua low profile, and with the ST45-G PSU...
Looks like ASRock has provided me with a newer UEFI that apparently fixes this (version 1.35). My board decided to die not long after making my last post however when I was testing 32GB DIMMs, so I'm waiting on a replacement from newegg and will test it then. Can provide it to anyone that would like to test it prior to that as well.
Here you go: http://drunkencat.net/misc/X99EITX(L1.35)ROM.zipBlue Fox, I've got 2x16GB DIMMs and unable to post the X99e. I read that version 1.35 BIOS should fix the problem but have been waiting on asrock to send it to me for the past few days. Would be fantastic if you can send that baby over! (I've borrowed a 8GB DIMM so I can flash the BIOS, but will have to return it soon).
I've got a C14 and narrow ILM brackets on their way for my X99e and 5960x - I let you know how it goes
2. And there is noway to use Corsair Link.
Hey csd, which mounting brackets do you use? I haven't been able to find a kit that does make a c14 fit the narrow ILM, are they made by noctua or a third-party manufacturer?
Hey csd, which mounting brackets do you use? I haven't been able to find a kit that does make a c14 fit the narrow ILM, are they made by noctua or a third-party manufacturer?
The NH-C14 would be an alternative too, if you don't shy away from a little modding. You'll need the NM-XFB4 (the leftmost set of brackets) which you should be able to order from Noctua, and the screws from the included Dynatron R24 cooler. It's still a bit tricky to tighten the screws, especially those under the heatpipes.
I haven't got them yet but ordered the Noctua ILM brackets (both sets) that come with their narrow ILM coolers. They all work off the same secure mount system so should be no issue with installing... I hope
I'll update the thread once I've received them
Can Noctua coolers be installed on LGA2011 Narrow ILM platforms?
The NH-U12DX i4, NH-D9DX i4 3U and NH-U9DX i4 include mounting hardware for LGA2011 Narrow ILM. Other models are mechanically incompatible with the Narrow ILM mounting system and can thus not be used on this platform.