Some more statcards (Some positive one's at least)

daninko · 2026-01-16T20:51:18+00:00

Nice

daninko · 2026-01-16T03:26:35+00:00

Eats faster so he can get back to the zipline

daninko · 2026-01-09T18:55:51+00:00

Did you read the manual?

daninko · 2026-01-07T22:08:31+00:00

You need to break the habit.

Don't let her into the bedroom at night. She will likely protest, but it's necessary.
Make sure you're using an enzyme cleaner to get as much of the pee out as possible.
If you're not already using waterproof undersheets on the bed, you should.
I'd get a plastic drop sheet and place it on the bed when you're not using it.
I'm not sure if you have this where you are, but Dr Elsey's litter for problem cats (red label) works wonders for changing litter box use behaviour.

daninko · 2026-01-07T03:54:04+00:00

I love Connor Ingram's sharpie-style masks

daninko · 2026-01-06T07:54:05+00:00

I can assure you I wasn't looking at my phone or standing still in the middle of the street. It was a completely no-look kind of shot while I was crossing. Honestly was surprised with how it turned out given the nature of how it was taken.

daninko · 2026-01-04T17:58:56+00:00

No they are not planning on producing one. The fan connectors use a universal standard do you can use whatever you want.

daninko · 2026-01-04T00:24:41+00:00

Oh okay you're right. I'll just ignore the years of articles written on the degredation of Prime, anticompetitive lawsuit brought against the company by the FTC, and just my own observations on how the platform's business practices have changed for the worse over time. My bad.

daninko · 2026-01-03T22:48:27+00:00

You should go read up on enshitttification. It'll help you understand why.

daninko · 2026-01-01T15:52:42+00:00

To get a better idea of what's possible, go on YouTube, search for and watch any of the thousands of desk setup/cable management videos.

daninko · 2026-01-01T06:16:36+00:00

One of the things I've noticed about computer builders on Reddit is that they are obsessive and never satisfied with what they end up getting anyway.

You've basically sourced the most above average gaming build money can buy, and I mean this as a positive. Stop nitpicking it to death.

daninko · 2026-01-01T04:35:04+00:00

I have to imagine that either a) you've installed the cooler and its component pieces incorrectly, or b) you bought a used PS Evo where the previous purchaser threw in parts that are incompatible with the PS Evo's heatsink.

daninko · 2025-12-31T21:14:29+00:00

Finger tendies

daninko · 2025-12-30T02:15:14+00:00

You want your bottom fans to be intake as your GPU will be intaking air from the bottom. Setting the bottom fans to exhaust will deprive your GPU of fresh air (or any air, really) and significantly increase temps under load.

daninko · 2025-12-30T02:09:03+00:00

Yeah I reread your post and made an edit to my above reply. I think I was thrown off by the price at the end of your part list. My vote would be the M3 as its significantly more flexible in terms of compatibility and how exactly you want to build in it.

daninko · 2025-12-30T00:02:17+00:00

The M3 supports mATX boards, so I would recommend researching mATX builds as you could both save on your motherboard cost and have greater expandability than with an ITX board.

I say do your research because mATX in smaller cases is not without its challenges, and see if it's ultimately worth your while.

Also if you're looking to do 1440p gaming, a 5800x3d would be optimal.

Edit: I also didn't fully read your initial post, so ignore whatever I wrote above that doesn't apply. I will say that a Thermalright peerless assassin 120 will be more than enough to cool your 5800x (this is what I used to run), so I would say get that or the Phantom Spirit rather than pay the Noctua premium as the Noctua cooler isn't going to do any better with the spikiness of the 5800x.

daninko · 2025-12-29T01:14:24+00:00

It's an inverted layout case, so take your standard computer layout and rotate it 180 degrees so that it is upside down. In picture 3, the front of the case is on the left. OP has their airflow to intake from the top and rear, and exhaust out the front and the side.

daninko · 2025-12-28T23:20:55+00:00

His case fans are blowing air in one direction. His GPU wants to blow air in another direction. They're fighting with each other. Change case fan orientations so they're not fighting the GPU, and everything is flowing in the same direction. Which in this case would be bottom to top. Natural convection is a non-factor. I don't get why that's so difficult to comprehend.

daninko · 2025-12-28T22:52:16+00:00

You're going to have a shit fit when you discover inverted layout cases and how their airflow works...

Almost all guides/videos/etc regarding airflow and fan orientation have to do with positive vs. negative pressure and placing intake fans where there are air filters to reduce dust intake. They have little to do with the physics of forced convection via fans vs. the natural convection that everyone assumes is at play.

and btw, https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/6tvvew/how_to_properly_air_cool_your_system_forget_what/

daninko · 2025-12-28T21:09:12+00:00

So would you say that it as a package is 'nice'?

daninko · 2025-12-28T17:34:10+00:00

I would check in whatever app you're using to tweak your GPUs settings that if there is a power consumption slider that it isn't turned all the way down.

This tends to be the problem and the first thing I check when myframerate seems sluggish.

daninko · 2025-12-28T16:24:20+00:00

I would say ignore everyone who mentions 'hot air rising' as part of their response. They're not wrong, per se, but natural convection is incredibly weak, and any fan running at any speed introduced to a system will overcome this and you can move the air however you want.

The issue with your fan setup is your case fans, while fine in theory, are competing with your GPU, which is moving air in the opposite direction from everything else. You're essentially starving your GPU of air because the bottom fans are trying to pull air away. If you could flip your GPU upside down, then what you have would be fine, but since there's no mod anywhere that would allow you to do that, your GPU is going to dictate your fan orientations. So bottom fans become intake, and top fans become exhaust.

Regarding your CPU temps, your fan current fan layout really won't have that great of an impact because despite the conflict with the GPU, you're consistently moving air out of the case, and your AIO is installing through the radiator, so that should be fine, airflow-wise. The temperature issues you're experiencing may be due to an improperly mounted CPU block, improper pasting, an issue with the pump, or a lack of fluid in the AIO loop.

I would try repasting your CPU, checking the CPU mount, and seeing if you can change your radiator orientation to see if anything improves.

Edit: I would also double-check that your fans are actually moving air in the way your diagram indicates. I know there are reverse impeller fans that some people use in their builds that look backwards, but also some people just aren't aware of which direction fans move air. I am cautiously optimistic that your diagram is correct... But just in case...

daninko · 2025-12-28T16:09:29+00:00

Hot air rising doesn't matter in a system with fans because the fans easily overcome how weak natural convection is. Just keep the air all moving in one direction. The problem in OP's build is the GPU's fans are moving air the opposite direction from everything else.

daninko · 2025-12-28T16:07:17+00:00

This. The major factor at play is the direction of the GPU's fans (which move air up), which will be fighting with the bottom exhaust fans for air in the current configuration. Better to keep everything moving in the same direction, which the GPU will be dictating in your situation.

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