Recent content by DrYFronts

Thank you all for your help with this.

Thanks, Martin. I’ve got AMD Adrenalin for the GPU. I’ve already had a little play around and have reduced RPMs a bit, which is brining the noise down to a better level. I now need to spend some time playing around with all the curves to find what’s best for me. I’ve also been reading up on...

Mine only came with 3 intakes on the front and 2 exhausts on the top-mounted radiator. Cooling question: can I increase the case/rad fan RPM to reduce the GPU fans? The GPU fans make the most noise, so I want to drop their speed. Will the other fans be able to cool the GPU sufficiently? Or do I...

If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have considered them in the first place, so thank you very much! I went with a 5% increase for every 2C. I'll play around with the GPU fans over the next few weeks to tune them. You mentioned an exhaust fan on the back of the case. Is that something I need to...

Tested it again with this newfound knowledge. The case/rad fans are behaving, but the GPU ramped up. I disabled Zero RPM in Adrenalin and tried again and they were much quieter. I think it's safe to say the GPU fans were the culprits.

Using your curve for the radiator fans, here's how mine looks. Should I do the same with the case fans? Any ideas for the GPU curve? Below is the base setting.

So I’ve just run a test. I’ve got 3 intake fans on the front of the case, 2 radiator fans on the top, nothing on the back. 2 fans on the GPU and the cooler pump. I opened iCue and Adrenalin in the background so I could alt-tab to monitor speeds. I set the pump to ‘quiet’ and the case/rad fans...

Further to the “ramping”, it’s instantaneous. It goes from idle speeds, as set by iCue, to almost full-blast when I’m running around in-game. When I open the map, they shoot right down to idle levels. Close the map and they’re instantly at top speed again. And that’s starting from an idle...

Thank you for getting back to me. Specs below: Case CORSAIR 4000D RGB AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE - WHITE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5) Motherboard GIGABYTE X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7) Memory...

Ahoy hoy! I've just become the proud owner of my first custom gaming PC. I have a Corsair Airflow 4000D case and a H100i Elite Capellix cooler. All fans are connected to a Commander CORE and I can control them all within iCue. However, when I start a game (Diablo 4 being my go-to), the fan...

OK... AOC Q27G3XMN - highly recommended HDR monitor. Seems to be a good balance between cost and quality. Now I just need to settle on a GPU. Edit: 7800XT, 4070 SUPER, or 5070? The former is cheaper and has more VRAM, but is older. On paper, the 5070 won't do much better than the 4070, albeit...

I appreciate it, Tony. It's just all very overwhelming and I don't want to make the wrong decision. I was also ready to buy something at the beginning of the month, but was told to wait until CES. Now I'm waiting until the RTX 50s come out to see if they'll be worth buying over the 40s. By...

I'm just wondering if OLED is a bit over the top for what I need. I largely play single-player games and absolutely nothing competitive. I'm currently in a bright room and sit quite close to the monitor, so 27" is the limit. As for the full system, I'd like something that gives me an...

I’ve been watching videos and reading reviews and I’ve decided on the ASUS TUF VG27AQ3A 27” QHD (2560x1440) 180Hz monitor. I don’t want OLED because I’m worried about burn-in and glossy screens, and I really don’t need 240Hz. I figure this allows me a little more wiggle room with the PC itself.

I’d like a monitor like the one Ekans suggested, but I feel I’d be better off with a matte finish because I’m in a living room, next to a glass door, so I feel I’d get a lot of glare. Any ideas? As for the new 50xx cards that have been announced, would it be worth going for a 5070 over a 40xx...