Hardware & Technical so this week i have killed.

[T1-Jafo]

Sorry to hear about your trouble OP.
I certainly understand your Elite Dangerous withdrawals.

I use a custom built external liquid cooling system. Been doing this for 14+ years. Originally I did an external setup to help move the ambient heat away from the computer and my desktop area. My gaming computer setup was in a tiny room and I did not have to worry about getting cold in the winter, as it could get quite warm in there. I had extra long tubes running around the baseboard to the pump, and housing whcih was clear across to the other side of the room.

Although it can be a PIA to setup, it is definitely worth using a liquid cooling solution in my opinion. I will not have one without some type of flowmeter / temperature monitor. I found Thermaltake’s FlowTXPlus FlowMeter works quite well: http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-flowtx-flowmeter-wi.html

 

[NascentChemist]

Because it's the newest tech maaaaan!

Actually, I read it's the mobile market. So many production lines are being switched to mobile memory standards, a lot of PC ram is more expensive than when it was launched! 2x4 GB of 2800 costs $70 and 2x8 GB at roughly the same speed is ~ $130.

Ah well, at least CPU and motherboard prices aren't similarly inflated...

 

[Kingston@#]

Well, speak of the devil. I think the guy that built my PC soldered the CPU and cooler together. CPU popped right out with the fan and I can't get the processor off the block for love or money. And of course, I can't get the unit back onto the motherboard cause the radiator blocks the CPU locking arm.

Oh well, it was an 7 year old CPU I got just about free. Time to upgrade! Why does DDR4 RAM have to be so expensive?

try heating the block only, then twist cpu , it should come away. sounds like thermal paste has cured.

 

[CMDR Ellegon]

Closed-loop liquid cooling can be very reliable, too - even though there are bad apples. But you get those with custom set-ups as well. I have been using a Corsair H110 system (the one with the two 120 mm fans) for 2.5 years now, with no issues. Married to an Intel core i7-5820k running at 4.0 GHz, I see CPU temperatures of 29°C at idle and 62°C under full load, with the fan speeds all set to "silent". Almost noiseless!