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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Asus Maximus Hero Z690 Boards literally burning up

    To your first point, a recall is fine for any affected boards already delivered, but for orders not yet built it's not nearly as sensible as checking the stock they have now that they are aware of the issue. I would obviously rather they specifically check for this problem before sending it to...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Asus Maximus Hero Z690 Boards literally burning up

    I sent in a tech support request to PCS about this, since I have a build in pre-production with this motherboard. I asked whether they were aware of the issue and pointed them to the support page ASUS put up with the details to check the serial number against...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Liquid Series build queries

    I appreciate the detail on each suggested alternative part. Is there a reason you suggest a Gen 3 M.2 drive for the 2TB SSD? Am I likely to hit a bottleneck in the speed of the Gen 4?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Liquid Series build queries

    With regard to the cooling specifically, I've followed Martin's advice and updated to the 115i Elite Capellix. I know cooling is important; I just don't know enough to have a sense of what's needed. Do you think this change will be sufficient to deal with the heat the build will generate?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Liquid Series build queries

    You make a good point about Liquid Series in general. I'm definitely not going to be getting my hands dirty with it myself, and it would be a hassle to have PCS service it. I was honestly just going for that because it would look sweet, but it's probably not worth the headache. I've checked out...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Liquid Series build queries

    Hi, folks. I'm looking into getting a Liquid Series build and this is where I've landed so far: Case CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 1000D FULL TOWER CASE (LS) Custom Liquid Cooling Kit Liquid Series RGB Extreme Kit - EK Tubing Clear Hardline PETG Tubing (Bent/Black Fittings) Graphics Card Cooling GPU...
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