Consider your needs and performance requirements before deciding.
Consider your needs and performance requirements before deciding.
Sorry for the delayed response. I'm currently on vacation and my rig is at work, though I can still get shots of r23 when I return on Monday. The new windows install keeps causing problems—I repasted the aio but temperatures keep rising. Hwinfo doesn't mention thermal throttling; once it hits 81°C, the core frequency drops. A lian li Galaghad 360 temps are still in the mid-80s at 79°C on a dark rock pro. Gaming works fine, but after Effects and Premiere both slow down significantly, with all cores dropping to 3.1GHz sometimes. I’m puzzled—could it be a power delivery issue? With these high temps (now idling at 65°C), I’m really confused.
Update on my build: The R23 multi-core setup is performing well, staying under 10kW and maintaining temps around 90.6c at 1700T. I swapped the deepcool 240mm for a Corsair H150i LCD Elite (bought during Black Friday). Also replaced the Thermaltake 700 with an EVGA Supernova 1000GT—again saved big on Black Friday. The R23 multi-core now hits 14,500W, and single-core temps stay below 83°C. Under load they sit between 45-48°C, which is impressive. The PC case temperature stayed at 60-70°C when idle, and now it's 45-48°C. Even with the stock 8000 rating, I’m seeing better stability. A 700W PSU worked fine before; I calculated around 699W needed without fans and the RGB card. My Elgato 4K card hasn’t been tested yet, but I think it’ll run smoother with these specs. The DeepColl Matrix50 doesn’t fully support the AIO, so I’m planning a case upgrade in January (they’re back-ordered). I’m leaning toward the H510Y70 touch.