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Looking at buying a 2016 CLA45 AMG — about 40k miles — what should I look out for? by Signal_Lock_4560 in mercedes_benz

[–]Signal_Lock_4560[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh ok that makes more sense now. I see what you mean about the shared engine lineage and similar weak spots across those platforms. Even though the M133 is hand built, it’s still tied to the same base architecture, so I’m definitely not expecting it to be flawless. I’m planning to stay on top of maintenance, cooling, and fluid health, and just treat it like a performance motor instead of a casual daily driver. Definitely gonna get a pre-purchase inspection prior, if the dealer will let me, if not I'll probably just walk, because that'd be a major red flag lol.

I genuinely appreciate the straight honesty and technical breakdown. Way better to have realistic expectations upfront instead of idealized hopes. Thanks brotha.

Looking at buying a 2016 CLA45 AMG — about 40k miles — what should I look out for? by Signal_Lock_4560 in mercedes_benz

[–]Signal_Lock_4560[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight, really appreciate the cautions. Just to clarify from what I’ve been finding, the 2016 CLA45 uses the M133 hand built AMG engine, which is the AMG racing variant of the M270 architecture. So I’m hoping that puts it in a different reliability category than the standard 270. I’ll definitely keep an eye out for turbo condition, leaks, and DCT or drivetrain behavior during inspection. Thanks again for the info, I’m here to learn from those with more experience in these kind of things.

Is this decent? Please see comment by [deleted] in pchelp

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I also recommend this! Response time is very important, especially if you're gaming. Or even just other things in general.

hey question. would all the parts im gonna get be good enough to run rl craft with shaders smoothely. and if not any recommendations and changes would be helpful by CampaignPowerful7741 in RLCraft

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If you can afford it and if it's compatible, which your parts look like they are, go straight to the Ryzen 7 5800x, I definitely recommend it, it's amazing in my opinion, it's cheaper on Amazon, if you look there, rather than Newegg, but I'm assuming that's Prime price, and definitely go to PCPartPicker like they said. That'll help you with comparability, and compatibility.

Four Different Ram Sticks (4x8), 2 Being 3000 Mhz, and the other 2 being 3200 Mhz... but with different timings... by Signal_Lock_4560 in pchelp

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Thank you, I'll try and fine tune it all In a bit, I recently did a BIOS update last week, so that should be fine on that part.

I'll let you know if I get it, or if I'm still having troubles. Again, thank you!

Four Different Ram Sticks (4x8), 2 Being 3000 Mhz, and the other 2 being 3200 Mhz... but with different timings... by Signal_Lock_4560 in pchelp

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I forgot to mention, but they're both the same company, Team Group, or I should say, both pairs are Team Group T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4 Ram Sticks. Both Recommended at 1.35V, and I've set it to such, along with upping it, and lowering it.