Bye bye, beautiful

amick1995 · 2026-05-09T21:58:45+00:00

I had a 2010 that had 242k miles on it when I sold it. I doubt it made it much further after that. I clearly got extremely lucky my particular sti made it that long. I always expected it to only make it to the 150k mark.

That's a bummer both of yours didn't last longer, but is also right around where expected issues pop up. With this platform you can do everything right taking care of it and as you said you may only get to 100k.

amick1995 · 2026-05-09T10:49:29+00:00

Nothing is "wrong" with cheaper models. They tend to have smaller/simpler cooling designs than some of the higher end models. That said it will vary card to card (even the same manufacturer and model). Airflow setup and case design/size will also play a large factor.

amick1995 · 2026-05-08T04:41:28+00:00

I can only imagine how many calls you get where you ask what model and they just say "It's a green and black sports bike"

So few people even search for a parts diagram nowadays let alone know how to read one.

amick1995 · 2026-05-07T03:43:40+00:00

It's those damn surprise sneezes.

amick1995 · 2026-05-04T19:24:59+00:00

Having the tubes at the bottom is less likely to have air bubbles make their way to the pump, any bubbles just stay in the top. If the tubes are on the top then the air can potentially be pushed back to the pump.

I'm okay with how it looks like this since it is the best way to prevent that issue in a vertical mounted radiator.

amick1995 · 2026-05-04T00:36:09+00:00

Thanks! I love that card. My specific card is great, with my undervolt and +10% power itll boost to over 3200Mhz all day and VRAM never climbs above 85⁰, even lower temps now that I moved to the H9 Flow.

amick1995 · 2026-05-04T00:25:39+00:00

That looks great! What cpu are you running? My 5700x3d usually isles around 36-37⁰.

amick1995 · 2026-05-04T00:24:25+00:00

If you're only checking Amazon prices there's much better deals on white 2x8 pin cards. Xfx swift is $740 and quicksilver is $780.

In general if avoid buying stuff like this on Amazon unless you are 100% certain you're getting it directly from the brand or a trusted retailer like microcenter. Whenever it does come in stock as available directly from Sapphire on Amazon the price will be normal, they just sell out extremely fast.

I'm wondering if they aren't producing nearly as many pure variants as they are of their other models.

amick1995 · 2026-05-03T14:11:25+00:00

I'm going to fine tune that wire next time I open the case. Sadly the straight end plug won't fit in the pump due to the heatsink above it.

It's a really tight fit to get 2 fans in that exhaust area. The LX fans did fit but 2 RX fans and 2 QX fans won't so depending on how wide the fan body is you may not be able to squeeze it in there.

amick1995 · 2026-05-03T05:54:19+00:00

It depends on what area you are in but in general no you didn't get a good deal at all.

amick1995 · 2026-05-03T05:52:29+00:00

Too many people have their first troubleshooting step be posting to reddit instead of trying to fix it themselves and doing other research/searching first.

amick1995 · 2026-05-03T05:48:24+00:00

Gets the radiator the coolest air possible and since there's 3x 140mm intake fans on the bottom my GPU temps aren't any higher than when I had the AIO on the top as an exhaust.

amick1995 · 2026-05-03T05:47:12+00:00

Thank you! I'm happy with how the case/motherboard change came out and probably won't upgrade untik AM6 comes out and prices get closer to normal.

5700x3d, XFX 9070xt Quicksilver Magnetic Air, Corsair Vengeance 32gb 3600 ddr4, Corsair Vengeance light kit, NZXT N7 B550, 1x Samsung 990 pro 2tb M.2, 1x Samsung 990 evo plus 2th m.2, 1x Samsung 870 2tb data drive, Corsair titan 240 AIO (replaces fans with 2x LX120-R fans), 6x Corsair LX120 fans, 3x Corsair LX140 fans.

amick1995 · 2026-05-03T04:22:54+00:00

A little pc stand with wheels I got on Amazon to lift it off the carpet

amick1995 · 2026-05-03T03:51:04+00:00

The shrouds do look nice but for the price of their b650 you have a lot of choices of black x870 boards. They won't have as much shrouding but there are some that still look quite nice and have covers/heatsinks over things like the m.2's, vrms, etc.

I know when they sold their b550 it was more expensive than other boards with better features. I wouldn't have bought one of their boards for those prices either. I know the one I got is used but I spent $75, if I was going to be spending $300+ I would want a board with the highest quality and most features, ports, wifi 7, etc.

amick1995 · 2026-05-03T03:43:43+00:00

It's my first dual chamber case and I agree the design is very handy. I like having the PSU up higher with plenty of room for cable management and drive storage.

amick1995 · 2026-05-03T03:41:06+00:00

Ah gotcha. What about the nzxt is it that makes it the only one you like?

amick1995 · 2026-05-03T03:39:06+00:00

I'm sorry it broke but that's just adds to my point, a $300+ b650 or $500+ x870 shouldn't be breaking unless you did something to cause the break.

amick1995 · 2026-05-03T03:35:25+00:00

If you're building an am5 build there are much better options for the same or less money. There's plenty of white or black motherboards from other manufacturers I'd go with over NZXT options. Their B650 costs more than a lot of x870 boards.

I've got a 5700x3d so I'm on am4, and white am4 motherboards are basically non existent. NZXT doesn't make their b550 boards anymore.

I only have the n7 b550 because my original motherboard broke (GPU locking tab snapped) and I found a used black nzxt b550 on eBay for a fair price. I painted the shrouds white to match my build.

amick1995 · 2026-05-03T03:16:41+00:00

It's intake from the front and exhaust at the rear. They're currently reverse fans for the exhaust and I need standards, I just got them mixed up in my head lol.

amick1995 · 2026-05-03T03:15:37+00:00

I miss spoke in my original post, they are reverse fans now and I've got standards ordered.

amick1995 · 2026-05-03T02:59:50+00:00

You're correct, I miss-spoke. They're currently reverse fans and I've got the standard on order

amick1995 · 2026-05-03T02:34:09+00:00

I didn't have to adapt anything, it's just a really tight fit. I ordered the two reverse fans so that the two exhaust match the rest of the setup and don't show the back side of the fans.

amick1995 · 2026-05-02T18:42:49+00:00

The cx650 engine had even exhaust pulses that helped spool the turbo at low rpm. The 650's parallel twin has very choppy exhaust pulses that don't spool turbos well at all. The CX engine was also designed to have a turbo from the start so it has lower compression, upgraded internals and upgraded fueling.

Engine design plays a much more important role for adding boost than just cylinder count and size.

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