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Custom cables: tin plated pins vs gold plated pins.

Hello, I ordered custom sillicone cables for my Corsair SF750... there was the option of YY gold plated pins or tin plated pins and I ended up going with the gold which according to the seller "offers better contact and more mating cycles." Though this is my first build and I am a total noob so I don't know if I should have gotten the tin pins instead. Can anyone help me out? I'm getting nervous and I don't want to end up ruining my power supply, the SF750 took me forever to find at MSRP. I think I read somewhere that having gold and tin in one mated connector system is not a good idea? Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

https://redd.it/m8fusi
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DAN A4 w/ 5600X & GTX 980

Hello dear SFF-Community!

[https://imgur.com/a/uVD5egU](https://imgur.com/a/uVD5egU)

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[Front](https://preview.redd.it/ysgvfytgqzn61.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=08ee115324de61383290f342bd1495c3de723bd4)

I want to present to you my first ITX build which i chose to be in a DAN A4 v4.1 for portability!I had to wait about 2 months for everything to arrive and i am still waiting for my GPU (either RTX 3070 or RX 6700 XT).

Specs:

* CPU： AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
* Motherboard：Gigabyte B550i AORUS Pro
* RAM： Corsair Venegance 32 GB 3200 MHz
* Sata M.2：Samsung Evo 2TB M.2 Sata
* NVME M.2：Crucial P1 1TB
* Cooler：Noctua NH-9La chromaxxBlack
* FAN：Noctua NF-A9x14 HS-PWM (exhaut)
* POWER：Corsair SF600 Platinum
* GPU：Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980 (for now)

It was a lot of fun to build this machine and also quite complex with CM and MB installation :)

You can see i tried as best as i could to avoid a cable jam above the exhaust fan and the sleeved cables definetly helped! GPU cables are run trough the front where the 2.5 Inch drive would be to save some more space. Since my Gigabyte B550i doesn't feature a native Type-A header i had to buy a USB 3.0 to Type A adapter which works just fine and still fits perfectly (some bending included)

Still i have a problem with my Ryzen 5 5600X, which runs very hot in idle and IMO in games aswell.While using Discord and browsing sometimes my temps peak to 80°C and the fans kick in which is really annoying. Idling is usually around 60-65° C - gaming gets up to 80-84°C. You can see on the pictures i have installed a cardboard fan duct which seems to lowered the temps by almost 5°C - still a bit too high for my taste.

I re-applied the thermal paste 3 times already to lower the temps (Noctua paste used).Also i tried PBO with a negative offset of 20 but it still doesn't do much + it randomly crashes to a BSOD. Locking the cores to 4.5Ghz and 1.2V is stable but still the temps are high.**On similar builds i read temps of about 40-45°C idle and 60-70°C during gaming so please help me achieve those** **📷**Bios is up to date!

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Still i am very satisfied with the small footprint and i do not regret anything \^\^

https://redd.it/m8hnku
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NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition left top corner scratched the case, any ideas?
https://redd.it/m8iuxf
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K39 Riser Cable Build

Hi there currently having an issue with my new build. I was looking to get a riser cable for my k39 as i didnt get one with it. Any chance anyone know where i can get one that both the 360 dreege or maybe someone knows the size of a straight 180 dreege one that would fit if bent arround?

Thanks in advance

https://redd.it/m8ihxu
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I never really liked the power adaptor cable on the streacom Da2, has anyone else experienced a short due....
https://redd.it/m8jnq4
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Minimalist PC case Micro ATX

Looking for a minimalist PC case... I have an ATX Board but looking to switch it up to something smaller I love the Motif Monument case but I have a pcie 750 SSD and don’t think mini itx boards have 2 PCIE slots.... so if there’s a micro ATX case like the motif monument that would be great!

https://redd.it/m8kbfh
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Finished my first ITX with the K77, loved this case!
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/m8mx8i

https://redd.it/m8mx8i
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First PC build in the Velka 5
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/m8ogci

https://redd.it/m8ogci
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Asus X570-i Strix work without heatsink over m.2?

I've been posting a decent bit the past few days about prepping for a velka 7 build. I currently have an MSI B550-i board, but with the velka 7 not having front i/o, it might be nice to get a board that has more of it. The Asus Strix looks great, but I'm also trying to see if putting a black ridge cooler with a 120mm underneath will work (I have vlp memory). I don't know a whole ton about motherboards, so I was hoping to get your opinion as somebody here has probably done something similar. Thanks again for all of this community's help, you're all amazing.

https://redd.it/m8ln5i
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Did a fanswap. I think it goes well with the theme
https://redd.it/m8ri9l
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My first build in 8 years, Custom loop inside a Lian Li TU150
https://redd.it/m8rvrp
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Look! Cables set, part II
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/m8q17t

https://redd.it/m8q17t
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Velka 7 Rev 2.0 + Team Red
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/m8v2h5

https://redd.it/m8v2h5
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Few progress snaps of my first SFF build (don't worry full cinematic build video coming soon!)
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/m8uk7t

https://redd.it/m8uk7t
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S4M w/ RTX 3070
https://redd.it/m8w27d
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And suddenly, temps got even worse
https://redd.it/m8yv1f
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Thoughts on why my video card fans aren't spinning while using this GPU adapter cable? I have a Nvidia 3060 ti
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/m8upsv

https://redd.it/m8upsv
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Sold XTIA Xproto, got Streacom BC1 Mini instead!
https://redd.it/m8zkvo
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Best AM4 Cooler That Fits in Dancase A4

So im running into a bit of trouble with my current build. I just picked up a DanCase A4 and just finished moving it from a Thermaltake Lanbox vf1000bws. Now, it seems that the cooler cant keep up in such a small space and I thought Id ask for peoples opinions on cooler options on here. Im running a Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.9 GHz with a Noctua NH-L9a.

Im currently undervolted so I know its a cooler issue as well.

https://redd.it/m8yp4q
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