elandau

Actually... I'm leaning towards the i9-9900 (not "K"). 1/3 less power and I don't need that much processing... so about 65W. 'Seems like I'm spending a week researching each component and I'm now on the case.... solid front or not? :) None of the Corsair cases from the ML fans it looks like so that's kind of a waste... no? 'Would LOVE advice here. To to recap: * I9-9900 (65W) * CTX 1650 or WX 5100 * 2 M.2 cards. That's it. Running Visual Studio and Photoshop. That's it! :) Thanks _Ed

Well, I'm using an MSI Z390 MEG ACE, i7-9900K, and a WX 5100. No Overclocking. With absolutely no data to back this up, I'm thinking of getting a 2-3 fan CPU cooler (push), 1 fan in the back (pull), and maybe 3 in the front (pull?) simply because that's what I need many boxes have?? But this is a work computer (not gaming) and I"m thinking that this will be way too noisy? ... which is why I want ML fans... most cases come with LL.. which look great but I'd rather have "quiet" than "pretty" :) -Ed

My top priority is Low-Noise so thinking of getting an H100i RGB PLATINUM AIO cooler and all ML fans. Not wanting to deal with CoPro and Hubs, and NodePros... I just want a case that has it all... but want ML fans :). Ok I guess that's not going to happen but just thought I'd ask. While I have your attention: Should the case fans be connected to the mobo or the Commander Pro? Which would control as a function of temp?? Zotty's post shows the fans hooked up to some PWM-repeater small circuit board but I'm not sure what that is. The Corsair carbide 678c 6-port pwm repeater is out of stock... I can see how it would make sense to have all fan speeds controlled by the same "controller" to help with push/pull. I'm not overclocking... or gaming for that matter (sorry guys)... so maybe I don't need that many fans? (noise)? Sorry for all the questions :) MSI Z390 MEG ACE, i7-9900K, WX 5100, Thanks, -Ed

Thank you for the reply. I now feel more comfortable buying the set. What I meant by the chassis-button is: I often see chassis with a Power button and a "RGB" button which can be pressed to control the lighting (alternative to sw control). I wanted to see if I was limited to purchasing a chassis with such a button or if I could ignore that and just rely on software conrtol. -Ed

Sincere apologies if this is a repeat. Lots of threads on the various blogs on this but I still do not have a clear picture. I am considering an MSI Z390 MEG ACE motherboads which has a Corair header. All I want is to control the ARGB fans and liquid cooler, all of this I would like to get from Corsair... 1) Can the MSI Mystic lighting control the Corsair fans and CPU cooler? 2) Can iCue control them if I don't install Mystic lighting? Is it just the LEDs on the motherboard itself (which I don't care about) which can't be controlled but the fans and cooler can? 3) Would iCue work if the chassis did not have a dedicated button and I just wanted SW control? 4) I see a partnership with ASUS. Is there any other motherboard manufacturer you partner with which supports iCue? Thanks for any pointers. This technology is evolving so fast and everyone seems to have their own standards. Thanks -Ed