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  1. Discovery71
    Hello, SO I've had the Corsair h115i installed for about a week now, however I have been unable to figure out how to modify the fan speeds. I think that it is currently running full-bore (fans at 1020 rpm and pump at 2820). I've tried modifying the settings through both my BIOS and the Corsair Link app, but nothing seems to have changed. I don't mind the noise, as I usually have something playing sound in the background anyway, but I'm worried that condensation may start building up, as the system is currently idling at roughly 22-24C. Any colder and I could use it as an RGB lunchbox. Has anyone else had this problem? *On a related note: the Corsair Link application is reporting that I have 10 fans installed, despite only having 7 on my computer (that includes the water pump), all of which are reporting fan speeds around 850rpm. I'm not entirely sure what that is all about. *And on an unrelated note that I just noticed, my CAM application isn't displaying my total storage consumption of my HDD. My computer can still access it though, so I'm not really worried about it.
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    Hey y'all, I'm sure this question has been answered in the forum before, but I was wondering if anyone had some tips they could share when painting/stenciling a large case. I've decided to recolor my case and spray an image onto the side (I'm going for a Fallout Nuka-Cola theme), but was wondering what the best material would be to cut the stencil into, as well as the best way to keep it from sliding around on my behemoth CoolerMaster HAF X case. I've seen people use frisket film, construction paper, tape, and adhesive sprays on Youtube, but haven't found any good tutorials specifically for computer cases. Thanks!
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    Here are the last changed to the BIOS according to my computer:
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    Hello, I recently completed my first build and decided to add a second hard drive. When I went into the BIOS to make sure it was detected, I decided to also update the fan settings (the Asus has a an option to optimize the fans). However, when I went back into normal use, the fans were alternating speeds rather frequently, leading me to believe that it was trying to keep the CPU at a very specific temprature. Trying to manually change the settings back over didn't seem to help, so instead I decided to default the BIOS back to the factory settings. I had done very little in configuration when I put it together, as I had only selected the boot order for my drives. My processor (somehow) came overclocking out of the box, so I never had a reason to modify it myself. However, it seems that defaulting the BIOS also reformatted(?) the CPU settings and I don't know how it change it. Help!
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    Apologies if my responses don't seem very coherent. I have been up since early this morning and my brain is fried from work.
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    yes
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    Part of the reason I am nervous is that I accidentally shifted the fan after applying the thermal paste. Perhaps the paste hadn't fully dried yet, but it was several minutes after attaching it to the CPU (I think I was installing the wifi card and had grabbed the fan as stability without thinking). I have been worried that since then that the fan may not be expelling heat properly, or even worse, I may have damaged the CPU in the process.
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    Maybe I'm just being a little too cautious; I have never built a computer before and just want to make sure that I did everything right before something goes fatally wrong.
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    Whoops. Shows how bad my memory is. LOL! the 29C was before I opened Minecraft
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    As a matter of fact, I ordered Arctic Silver, although I think I used the tube that came with the processor. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
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    *edit: 250GB SSD: the 1TB is still on my wishlist
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    Hello everyone, I recently finished* my first ever build. I'm running an i7 6700k at 4.2gHz, z170A motherboard, 16GB Ram, 1T SSD, Hyper 212 Cooler - all within a CoolerMaster HAF X case (It's like having a min-fridge on my desk). However, I noticed that running what would be my most basic workload (Spotify, Chrome, and Steam open but no games playing) that the cpu was running at 29C, which seemed rather high to me. I'm worried that it is going to run too hot when I start gaming. I'm thinking that maybe the CPU cooler isn't sitting properly? Thanks! Andrew *I'm still saving up for a gtx1070, bigger SSD, and a better monitor than the one I found in the basement. The most "demanding" game that I can run to test is Minecraft or Hearts of Iron. ~Attached is a screenshot while running Spotify, Chrome (several open tabs), Steam open, and Minecraft at the highest settings. I chose these programs since I don't have any really demanding applications installed yet.
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