The most interesting thing in this article https://adoredtv.com/zen2-chiplet-quality-examined-by-cost/ was a chart generated by a Twitter user showing how Cinebench R20 multithreaded performance varied on a 3700X when undervolting and reducing the PPT limit. https://adoredtv.com/wp-content/webp-expr...

Abula wrote:AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs. 3600X, Is The 'X' Worth It?

The 3600 + Scythe Mugen5 will still be with in the price of the 3600x.

Seems like not. Especially if you are going to upgrade the cooler anyway.
"AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Review vs. R5 3600: $50 for a Letter"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDV7aA6arVo

Upgrading from my 4770K. Originally I was thinking 3900X + Gigabyte x570 Master, but decided to go the lower-power (65W CPU) and fanless motherboard route. I couldn't convince myself that I really needed 12 cores or PCIe 4.0. The motherboard is pretty basic, but hopefully good enough. I'm on the box...

BIOS control for chipset fan speed for ASRock Taichi from http://www.hwbattle.com/bbs/board.php?b ... kattempt=2

From Igor of Toms Hardware Germany (not associated with tomshardware.com anymore) - the issue with chipset cooling on the x570 is partly due to the smaller chip size which increases power density. The MSI motherboards (and I assume others) allow you to control the chipset fan curves: https://www.tom...

Interesting variation on heatpipe HSF. Curious to see how it performs.

https://pcper.com/2019/05/cooler-master ... -heading-2

Only a prototype at this stage. Massive.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/368614/noctu ... e-i9-9900k

Reviewed at TechPowerUp: https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Noctua/NH-U12A/

https://noctua.at/en/nh-u12a

Nice but pricey at $100, available now at Amazon

This article (nice find!) suggests a flow straightening grill on the intake side - the Nexus BeamAir seems to do this on the exhaust side.

This may not be an issue with your specific scenario, but the serious problem with replacement modular cables is the connection at the PSU is not consistent between manufacturers. So your replacement cable may be expecting +5V and getting +12V - not good! See this: https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides...

In the original TomsHardware review of the 1950X, the author noted the power consumption numbers reflected the memory speed set to 3200. This accounts for the 15w difference - the AnandTech review also shows this.

I also have an Intel 4770K and I'm looking to upgrade soon. My UPS reports a system idle power consumption of 40W (the resolution of this figure is very coarse). However, I also have a GTX1080, 650W PSU, and multiple SSDs and fans. Idle system power consumption numbers reported by guru3d.com: 8700K/...

One more review: http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/no ... iew,1.html

Nice comparison of the range of Noctua fans.

Another review: http://www.overclockers.com/noctua-nf-a ... an-review/

I have the GA-P55A-UD3P and I'm using 3-pin connector fans on CPU and SYS_FAN2 controlled by SpeedFan. Some more observations: 1. There does seems to be some RPM temperature dependency on SYS_FAN2 even though the BIOS only mentions "CPU Smart FAN Control." 2. My chassis fan (Noctua NF-S12-1200) shou...

VisionTek Black Box HD3850 (512 MB) modified with Arctic Cooling S1, rev2.

150 GB Western Digital VelociRaptor model WD1500BLFS (bare drive) mounted in NoVibes 2.5.

x-bit labs reviews the ASUS P5Q3 http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/asus-p5q3-deluxe.html and has this to say about overclocking and power saving technologies: "Moreover, power-saving is not the best feature of ASUS mainboards lately. Contemporary ASUS boards disable EIST technology...

The last (as of Feb 3) response to the Anandtech article: RE: EIST needs to be off? by Rajinder Gill, 10 days ago Not really, these processors are now so efficient at idle that the core speed reduction does little to save extra power. Gigabyte have sorted out the EIST/C1E and DES issue in the latest...

TweakTown has an updated article on DES here: http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1275/1. In part, it reads: "The test system consisted of the aforementioned GIGABYTE P35-DS3P rev 2.1 motherboard, a Core 2 Duo E6700, 2GB of DDR2 800 memory, a Radeon X1950 Pro, four SATA hard drives, an Ageia PhysX car...

Here's another test: http://www.hardspell.com/english/doc/showcont.asp?news_id=2295 If I read their results correctly: With C1E, EIST, VID Auto, but DES off Idle: CPU 10.09W, System 102W Load: CPU 36W, System 136W With C1E, EIST, VID Auto, DES on Idle: CPU 5.5W, System 99W Load: CPU 29.39W, System 1...

Loud and power-hungry - perfect for SPCR? Actually, it was very interesting to me as I am considering an LED monitor. One site I've found informative has been www.behardware.com. They have superior monitor reviews with calibration results. Based on their reviews I bought the LaCie colorimeter (from ...

Another link with review.

http://en.hardspell.com/doc/showcont.asp?news_id=1861

Another review. This one is in English and is of the PC-V1000 Plus.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/cases/200/

I've decided that the new configuration isn't compelling enough to wait for so I opted for the PC-V1100B from Monarch for $199.

I also ordered a Dremel from Amazon.

Here's a review of the PC-V1100B Plus (in French): http://www.59hardware.net/index.php?opt ... 8&Itemid=5

I'm also waiting for a vendor.

I see that http://www.ncix.com lists them for US$87.31, but doesn't have them in stock.

I just ordered most of the parts for my new PC, including a Lian Li V1100B. Since I will be using my 2 new Raptor HDD's in Smart Drive 2002 Copper Cool enclosures in 5.25" bays, the whole area for the 3.5" drives will be empty. I, too, am considering the Lian Li V1100B. My impression from reviews a...

Where can I buy (hopefully at low cost) Panaflos with the necessary lead for RPM monitoring?

Thanks in advance,

Michael