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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Hot processor - safe if it's throttled..?

    Great, thanks! Good to know that the processor is unlikely to melt.. ;-) I guess that my situation is unusual (from a gaming perspective), as the GPU won't be stressed at all when I'm running these analyses, just the processor. I might look into the AIO coolers. This solution works rather...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Hot processor - safe if it's throttled..?

    Hi all, Just over a year ago I got a new desktop from PC Specialist - it was intended fpr intensive home use with occasional gaming (actually more virtual cycling, Zwift etc). I've been very happy with it (spec. below). I wanted something compact and atttactive to sit in my livingroom so...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Does this work?

    I'm getting on very well with it! In the end I just went for the Thermal Take Core V1 case after all, because although it may not be optimal for cooling etc., I was assured by PC Specialist that the configurator wouldn't let you put anything together that wouldn't work and they wouldn't...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Does this work?

    Just returning to this.. Let's say that compactness was my absolute top priority. Is the V1 case just not a viable option? Would it be possible to customise some sort of dust filter..? Alternatively, I could just get this straight off the shelf at my local Currys / PC World... (And maybe...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Does this work?

    When I try to configure it tells me that the Gigabyte B450 MB won't fit in the Corsair case and only offers me the very expensive ROG as an alternative.. Can I assume that this is incorrect?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Does this work?

    Great, thanks both! Yup, I've been measuring things out - the volumes are very similar (in fact the Meshify has 5% less volume). But it's the shape and height of the Meshify that doesn't appeal - I think it would look a bit weird and out of proportion on the TV stand being almost as tall as...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Does this work?

    Thanks again. That case looks OK but it's a pretty big box.. I'm actually thinking that I might be able to put up with the Corsair case after all, if I can just permanently switch the lights off on the fans.. That's the main thing that would annoy me about it. The size and shape would work much...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Does this work?

    Would the Coolermaster H100 case work?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Does this work?

    That's brilliant, thanks very much! The only issue I have is with the case... Are there any other sensible options? The size might just about be OK, although the 351 depth would leave less than 5cm distance at the back from the TV stand. Also, I really, really don't like the aesthetics... I...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Does this work?

    Another advantage of that is that I could dovetail the electronic and the organic cooling.. Just as processors need cooling when they are working flat-out in enclosed spaces, so do humans. ;) I have a massive floor fan pointed at me when I'm using Zwift, and with the PC under the TV that would...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Does this work?

    Another option would be to put it underneath the TV, on the TV stand. Then it would effectively be open on all sides (except for the bar of the stand at the rear, which is about 18cm wide, curved/convex and would be 10cm back from the rear of the PC). But then I really would want a nice looking...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Does this work?

    Hmm.. 3 or 4 cm..?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Does this work?

    Ideally I'd like to put it on a bookcase shelf that's quite tall (320mm). I can clear that shelf of other stuff so that there will be air on either side, and one side of the bookshelf is open (supported by two metal poles). Here are the specs of the TV...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Does this work?

    Thanks! :) I'm happy to wait. The mini form factor is actually a big draw for me if it's possible... I've got limited space and the place I want to put it has a maximum height of 320mm. I also like the aesthetics of the Core V1 and it's going to be part of my livingroom.. Happy to go with...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Does this work?

    Hi all, I'm in the unusual situation of looking to get a gaming PC although (for all practical purposes) I'm not a gamer. I use something called Zwift, which is (to quote Wikipedia) a "massively multiplayer online cycling and running videogame and physical training program that enables users to...
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