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I just replaced my top exhaust for my NZXT H510 case with a Noctua NF-A14 (140mm) fan. I left my motherboard fan settings to Smart Fan, and the Noctua is running at around 550 RPM at idle (system temp is at 35C or 95F) My rear exhaust fan is still the stock NZXT 120mm fan, and that runs at around 930 RPM. Is the Noctua running low because it is a larger fan? Should I manually crank it up a bit? My front intakes are the two 120mm fan on an AIO rad.

Yeah heatsinks. They are quite big on the Aorus Elite X570... and they do cover up a good portion of the fan area of the top exhaust if i install a 140mm fan. Hope it doesn't hinder the performance of the fan too much.

One is covering the IO-shield area, and the other one is right next to it. When installed in a chassis, it is right next to the top exhaust. Are these plastic blocks just aesthetics? The one near the top exhaust is actually annoying, because if I were to swap my 120mm exhaust fan to a 140mm one, the block actually covers a bit of the fan area. Wouldn't that disrupt the airflow to a certain extent?

Thanks Daniel for the reply. I'll get the 140mm

I'm thinking of replacing my top exhaust fan, because the one that came with the NZXT case hums very subtly while vibrating against the chassis. The top exhaust supports both 120mm and 140mm fans. Is it just a simple matter of bigger the better, or is there more to it with pros and cons to consider and such? Choosing between: NOCTUA NF-A14 PWM chromax black swap NOCTUA NF-F12 PWM chromax black swap

I am using the motherboard software for the Gigabyte Aorus Elite X570. My Ryzen 3700x makes the fans on my AIO rad rev up and down when I am using the "Smart Fan" mode (basically auto mode). I've seen some people using custom settings (usually a flat horizontal curve). I'm scared that the constant change in fan speed will wear them out (as the spikes are quite frequent), but at the same time, I am worried that using a custom setting might not be good for the CPU temp. and if you recommend me using the custom setting, should I change the fan curve for both the CPU and the CPU OPT, or just the CPU?

I left a towel fully covering the top exhaust for about 6 hours of using the computer. I forgot I left it there. The rear exhaust was still open. How harmful is that to a computer? Thanks so much!

Oh, I didn't realize the images were blurry. I tried uploading it in really high resolution so that it can be zoomed in... guess it didn't work. Anyway, I wasn't worried because the temperature was high or anything... I was wondering if I was getting the normal temps for a 3700x and a 240mm AIO. Because if I am not, then I was thinking maybe I didn't install the AIO correctly. I'm glad it seems normal to you. I shall now use my newly built pc with confidence haha. Again, thanks for your reply.

The top right window is the Ryzen Master. Or am I supposed to do something more with it? Sorry, I'm a total beginner at this.

After doing the tests about three times on my new PC to get a confirmed result, I suddenly wondered how stressful exactly are these stress tests. Are stress tests something we should try to avoid doing unless we really need it, or can it be done every now and then just for curiosity. Also, I had RGB FUSION (Gigabyte's own RGB control software which takes up about 150MB of ram on its own) on, and also took some screenshots while CINEBENCH test was running. Does this affect the results enough to warrant a test without them?

To be exact, I am using a Deepcool Castle 240 AIO for my Ryzen 3700x. (in a NZXT H510 case, along with a GeForce 1060) I'd be so grateful if anyone knowledgeable could tell me whether the temps are okay for such a system. Below are images of both idle and under load. Please excuse the image size, as I wanted to fit all the data in one screenshot. You can zoom in on the image to see the numbers better. idle: under load (CINEBENCH test) Oh, and does the fan speed normally fluctuate up and down at all times for ryzen cpus? Even when I'm not doing anything on the computer it seems to do this... it doesn't go crazy or anything but, it is noticeable that the fan speed keeps ramping up and down gently.

Oops, the official windows 10 usb drive is read only (write protected), so I can't use it to create a newer version of the installation usb. Guess I have to just use another usb drive...

I have the Windows 10 Pro. And in the small little box that it came in contains the installation usb and a card with the product key. Since the win10 in the usb is vanilla and will require lots of updates, I was wondering if I could format the usb and use the official windows media creation tool (think that was what it's called) to make a new win10 installation usb. I am assuming the product key card is what's important, but I just wanted to be sure.

I have two exhaust (rear and top) and two front intakes attached to the radiator of my AIO. And the sizes are: 2 x 120mm intake fans and 2 x 120mm exhaust (rear and top) My question is, the top exhaust also supports a 140mm fan. Would it be better, worse, or the same to change my 120mm fan to a 140mm? I heard positive or neutral airflow is preferred, and I'm not sure if a bigger disrupts that. I'm also guessing that the airflow is already negative in my case as my chassis is a H510 and the intake fans in the front has to pull air through both the narrow filters in the front AND the AIO radiator. So, what do you suggest guys?

@Taf the Ghost Just the advice I needed to extinguish my stupid impulse to keep waiting for the next new thing. I know the habit isn't very practical as the cycle never really ends. Once Ampere is out, I'll be waiting for Volta. But I don't know why I keep doing it. So, thanks for waking me up a little. Right now I'm thinking of whether to get the MSI B450 tomahawk Max or the Gigabyte x570 Aorus Elite. Both seem like the best in their class. I still got a week or two to ponder so... Yeah, I'll think about air cooling as well. Only thing is I don't want it to be too big.

Yeah, it definitely is something I should do. As for the next generation of AMD cpu, I don't think I can wait that long. The new GPUs are rumored for 1H of 2020, but the new CPUs are rumored for 2H. But man, how awesome would it be to have the Ryzen 4700X and the GTX 3070... (cries) @Stormseeker9 Thank you so much for the detailed answers. So 3200MHz it is. And an aftermarket cooler too! Spend less on the the mobo, gotcha~ and less on the PSU, okies~ My head is a lot clear due to the replies I've gotten so far. Super fast feedback. So helpful. Thanks so much guys.

So, buy the whole computer later? That actually makes a lot of sense, since Black Friday doesn't impact the price much in Korea. If it does for some reason impact the price significantly this year, I might use the opportunity to get the majority of the parts in advance, but for now I think your advice is golden. Thanks!

My build is for gaming, streaming, graphic design and video editing (Illustrator, After effects, Premiere). Ryzen 3700XGTX 2070 SuperGigabyte x570 Aorus EliteNZXT H510EVGA 750 GQ 80PLUS GOLDSamsung DDR4 32G (16x2) (2666MHz)EVO 860 1TB (from my previous system)Dilemma 1: RAMI read that Ryzen makes good use of fast memory. But they are expensive. Where I live, 32GB of 3200MHz costs $200, while the 2666MHz costs $100. Do you think this worth it? Or is it better spent somewhere else?Dilemma 2: Aftermarket CPU coolerNo OC. But I am going to stream, render, edit everyday for long hours. I heard the stock cooler runs pretty loud under load. I was thinking an aftermarket cooler would keep it quite and increase the longevity of the CPU by running it a few degrees cooler. I feel like pairing the case with the Kraken x62. But it also feels like a lot of money for a 3700X (that won't even be OCed). I'm not opposed to air cooling, but those Dark Rock Pro 4 seem to take up the whole space which really takes away the point of these cases that display the inside (unless you like the look of the DRP4). I also feel like dusting the system out every once in a while should be easier with the AIO. However, I'm still willing to be persuaded to air coolers, or even the stock cooler, if Kraken x62 is too much of an overkill for this build and my use. After all, going stock over the AIO will save me almost enough money to upgrade to the 3900X.Dilemma 3: MainboardUSB ports and aesthetics is my main reason for the X570. But again it is the cost. X570 is around $230, B450 is around $100. And I don't need the PCIe 4.0 nor the SLI feature. And I don't even know what the fans on the X570 do. Down the road, I might get the NVME ssd or whatever it is called and slap it on the mainboard to get rid of the EVO860 and its cable.Dilemma 4: PSUShould I go with 650W? Is the 750W too much?Dilemma 5: GPURumor has it that the Nvidia Ampere (3000 series) will be coming in the first half (or even the first quarter) of 2020. I was thinking of using my 1060 for a while and buy the GPU later on when the 3000 series comes out. Do you think it is a good plan?That's pretty much it.I guess it comes down to, do I want a nice computer to look at, or a fast computer. But I'd really like to hear your opinions because I am so undecided right now. Edit: I live in Korea. Which sucks when it comes to building a PC because I think the components are generally more expensive, and Black Friday deals aren't as crazy as somewhere like the US. Main monitor is 40 inch (4K) and secondary is 24 inch (1080p). Though I am fine playing in 1440p. I know it makes things way less sharp because of it being stretched out on a 40 inch monitor, but I just need this estate for the editing and rendering. I want to play Flight Simulator 2020 and Cyberpunk 2077 when they come out.

Ahh, thanks for the advices. I did update the sound driver before making this post, and thought I'd ask before doing the rest. I'm glad I did or else I would've updated everything with the risk of something going wrong, not to mention the time wasted. The sound driver update didn't break anything so I guess I'm all good now. Thanks again!

When it comes to driver updates, I've been told to go with the "don't fix what ain't broken" rule and only update if I encounter problems. Well, I don't have any problems right now, but while I was checking out what new drivers are out at the Gigabyte support page, just for fun, I saw that new drivers for all devices (chipset, LAN, Intel Rapid Storage, Realtek Audio etc.) were uniformly released this month with the following (Note) for each drivers: (Note) Win10 ver.1709 \ver.1803 supported. This got me thinking whether this time it would actually be better to update all my drivers for compatibility, performance, and/or features. I have already updated my Windows to the 1803 (April Update).

yeah, but what if i use my monitor for watching TV as well. Since Glenwing said it is the TV standard, should I be using the 59 hz in that case?

The monitor setting my my Nvidia control panel shows 59 hz and 60 hz. Which should I be using?

Suppose you are planning to launch a beachwear brand. You've got a nice logo, a good business strategy, etc. Then you also have another product that is not quite related to beachwears - in this particular case, a mask. // (By "mask", I mean the ones that covers your nose and mouth, which you would use when you have a flu, or when the air is bad) You think the mask is also going to be quite lucrative, so you want to sell them, too. Then you wonder whether you should use the same logo for the beachwear on the mask in order to: 1. Print your logo on as many places as possible (for advertisement sake) 2. Make the mask under our brand name while risking the fact that it might dilute the brand image of "beachwear", because masks are not related to beachwear after all. So, what do you think is the right way to go about this? I would like to hear your thoughts.

I was hoping someone "knew" rather than "assume" it is bad, but I guess the very reason nobody really knows about it is because it really is pretty unknown and subpar, haha. Alright then, a new PSU it is. I'll link this to my friend. Thanks guys.

Yeah, sorry about that. Anyway, much thanks for the advice~