CNBIII Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Would be great if when time comes that upgrades make sense Corsair would, to extent readily doable, take them and perform. I'd pay for that. I have replaced the top fan with Corsair's PRO Model and yes it is tad bit louder, but my CPU temp no b.s went down about 4-5C avg. which I love, and highly recommend all to do with this easy $28 modification. http://a.co/dcEZykX Does that really make much of a difference? (I'm not a builder.) I'm assuming my CPU temp is fine as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy85 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 It's not necessary for all, but there are those like myself who are looking to keep the temps down anyway we can. If you overclock your processor further than Corsair's stock settings, I absolutely recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious_Gamer Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Exactly they could and should try and help customers who want to upgrade at their own risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPace Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Agreed CNBIII. Yes, there was word of "possible" upgradeability in the future, but that was and only a possibility. Doesn't look like that's going to happen. When I had purchased this product I knew no matter what that it was only a 50/50 shot that Corsair would provide an easy plug and play or turn in solution for upgrades. Overall it's a great product, but anyone with some sense who really researched this product, knew that it was put together in such a unique and custom fashion that it would be very difficult to upgrade further, let alone by yourself. I understood this and accepted that outcome upon purchase. I will say this though. I wish Corsair would offer upgrade options, especially offering the ability to purchase the components ... cough cough 500W Power Supply... of later and higher performing models with option of taking on the task upgrading ourselves at our own risk. There should be absolutely no reason this wouldn't be allowed and this is what frustrates me the most. I have replaced the top fan with Corsair's PRO Model and yes it is tad bit louder, but my CPU temp no b.s went down about 4-5C avg. which I love, and highly recommend all to do with this easy $28 modification. http://a.co/dcEZykXAnything else you've done to keep temps down? I don't really like it that my M.2 SSD idles in the 50s and gets into the mid 60s under load...with 70 being the throttle point. Don't really understand how they were able to get excellent GPU cooling while leaving the CPU and M.2 SSD running hotter than I (and most others) would like. My CPU idles in the 40s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Corsair Dustin Posted December 11, 2017 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 11, 2017 Exactly they could and should try and help customers who want to upgrade at their own risk. As far as the graphics card is concerned, we actually legally can't do this. The graphics card is secured to the rear power plug, it's a safety hazard for end users. Anything else you've done to keep temps down? I don't really like it that my M.2 SSD idles in the 50s and gets into the mid 60s under load...with 70 being the throttle point. Don't really understand how they were able to get excellent GPU cooling while leaving the CPU and M.2 SSD running hotter than I (and most others) would like. My CPU idles in the 40s Compromises made to get the layout the way it was and the system at the size it's at. The M.2 slot is on the underside of the motherboard and partially blocked by the PCIe ribbon cable and the chassis itself, so airflow back there is less than ideal. By the same token, the CPU chamber is on the small side and airflow is only okay there. The i7-7700K is also a hot running chip with mediocre TIM under the heatspreader (i7-8700K is even worse), and we tune the system to run as quietly as possible. This is why we allow you to run the system fan at full speed in Corsair Link: if you demand more cooling performance, you can get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPace Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 This is why we allow you to run the system fan at full speed in Corsair Link: if you demand more cooling performance, you can get it.This may be a stupid question, but since the entire system was conceived to run in a certain manner (cooling especially), if I were to run the system fan at a higher speed permanently, would that cause any problems? (told you it was a stupid question...lol) I suppose it might lead to the fan dying quicker than it might normally... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Corsair Dustin Posted December 12, 2017 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 12, 2017 There's no risk in running the fan at a higher speed. That fan's actually a conventional ML140 PRO fan with an adjusted fan curve; the retail one runs at 2000 RPM all day long. You're totally fine running it maxed if you're comfortable with the noise level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy85 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I replaced the TIM between the processor die and Lid. http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=168574 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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