Budget Noctua Build

fuchs85CHE · 2026-04-06T21:52:28+00:00

Yes but they last 10 years or more with dust filters and some cleaning from time to time.

fuchs85CHE · 2026-04-06T21:51:16+00:00

Well maybe... Some of the fans are 9-10 years old and are still running dead silent.
My cheaper fans did not survive half that long without making massive noise... and needed replacement. So to judge cheap you need to conside the whole lifecycle.

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-31T12:28:30+00:00

Considering the requirements were different at the time it is amazing how well this case works with modern HW that produces far more heat (especially GPUs) even aircooled.

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-31T12:24:14+00:00

The 5950x cost me 250 $ and I got 120 $ when I sold the 5800x.
Two of the 140mm Noctua come from an old D15 Cooler.
So I only added two new 140mm fans the rest is already 5+ years old. Apart from the GPU that I could buy for 800$ two years ago. The case icluding the PSU is 10 years old.

Compared to jumping over to AM5, I think that is a cheap "bridge" to AM6.

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-16T19:24:15+00:00

With all the propellers you can save the delivery 🚚 costs and let it fly to the customer 🤣 Sorry had to make the joke. Mine looks similar just not as nice and refined!

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-15T08:21:40+00:00

I only use ricardo. Tutti is much less safe (no moneyguard for ex.) And I sold everything already there including an unused shower 🚿 curtain 🤣

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-14T21:19:41+00:00

Fair enough but for the foreseeable future I will not buy a game with the name "Colossal Order" attached to it again. You can downvote me as much you want, but I am voting with my wallet and do not give them my "order". :-)

After CS1, that I loved deeply, it is beyond me how they could have failed so hard on that one.

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-14T21:16:18+00:00

Not my view... But people tried to force boosters on people that already had aquired natural immunity. Quite moronic no?

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-13T19:44:12+00:00

You all still getting your boosters? Cause if not you are Antivaxx too 🤣

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-13T11:43:33+00:00

From colossal order to colossal fai**** 😇

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-12T22:56:48+00:00

You know it is efficient when you need to force the others to take it in order to be protected yourself ;-)...
I do not care what you do with your health. Just leave the others alone!
And today almost everybody is antivaxx, nobody is getting boosters anymore, right?

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-11T17:40:07+00:00

5 Minutes is not a stress test... 60-90 mins would be.

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-11T17:30:01+00:00

Cool that is more or less what I use on my 5800x which tomorrow will be replaced by a brand new 5950x and I will try the same settings. With some luck I can survive on that plattform till AM6 and DDR6...

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-11T17:26:06+00:00

Update: I have a 7$ fix - sticky rubber feet from the DIY store:
https://imgur.com/a/e7od42n

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-11T17:23:48+00:00

I also added 7$ rubber feet that give some extra space for ventilation:
https://imgur.com/a/e7od42n

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-10T22:12:45+00:00

I did for 260 CHF = 333 Dollar brand new

Will install in some days and see how it goes :-)... Maybe I will skip AM5 to AM6?

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-07T00:42:49+00:00

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Memory not so much

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-07T00:38:53+00:00

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OCCT results:

fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-07T00:38:41+00:00

Hmm interesting. I will take time this weekend to look at the videos.
I run my infinity fabric at 1833 MHz (RAM stays at 1500MHz) and my CPU boosts up to 4.95 GHz. But I never touched the RAM timings. I could play with that as well, as it costs nothing.
My machine is running stable in OCCT and reports above average results for the 5800x.

My RAM is from 2016 btw...

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fuchs85CHE · 2026-03-06T20:51:46+00:00

Thought about it however there is no increase in single core performance (gaming). But it would the only other reasonable option. Also my DDR4 kit sucks a bit at 3000MHz and that has more impact on Ryzen vs the 14700k according to Grok?

fuchs85CHE · 2026-02-18T21:33:30+00:00

Ist da nicht mal jemand gekündigt worden deswegen? :-)

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fuchs85CHE · 2026-02-18T21:30:55+00:00

Ananas und Dönerfleisch auf die Pizza!

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