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Yup, everything appears connected and all my drives display in the BIOS menu.

I just built this PC a few months ago and all was well until this evening. The PC won't boot and I'm getting these POST BIOS noises coming from my monitor (not the computer itself): https://youtu.be/KUpLdlCm5vY Does anyone know what these sounds mean? I tried searching on Asus' support site but there doesn't seem to be anything necessarily related to 3 short beeps and 1 long after a pause (can you even call those beeps)? I tried reinstalling windows but I got a microsoft error code of 0x80300024 through the install wizard. Does this mean my brand new Samsung 960 Pro crapped the bed after just a few months? Microsoft's support site wasn't too helpful either. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! James

Sounds like QHD and 144hz it is. I guess I really haven't experienced a monitor with that refresh yet so perhaps I don't know what I'm missing. I guess I was trying to future-proof myself as much as possible by considering 4K, but I'm sure QHD will be good as well. I do a mixture of photo editing, gaming (csgo), and general computer stuff so I'm hoping AOC's color is decent and the IPS panel doesn't bleed very much.

I have the option of getting a new monitor under $600 for Christmas this year. My current PC specs are: -ASUS Crosshair Hero VI (WI-FI AC) AM4 AMD Motherboard-Ryzen 7 1800X @ 3.8GHZ (soon to be oc'd)-G.SKILL Flare X Series 32GB RAM-SAMSUNG 960 PRO M.2 512GB NVMe SSD-CORSAIR RMi Series RM850i PSU-EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid GPU-Thermaltake Water 3.0 280 Riing Red Edition Liquid Cooling System-NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case I've narrowed down my choices to two monitors, both made by AOC: AOC Agon AG271QG 27" IPS QHD Gaming LED Monitor or AOC - OEM Agon AG271UG 27" IPS 4K UHD Gaming LED Monitor My question is: which is the better monitor to pick? One that has a 144hz refresh rate but is only QHD or go full 4K but only 60hz? Those really are the two deciding factors for me, as they're both very similar on most other points, i.e. IPS, G-Sync, etc. I also realize there are quite a few other options out there, but nothing that I've come across (yet) is close in terms of price/performance ratio. The other offerings by ASUS, Acer, Dell, etc. all seem to be either much more expensive or forgo G-Sync, IPS, etc. when trying to get to the 144hz or 4K mark. However, if there is anything else that you can recommend that comes below $600 and is on par with either of the AOC monitors above, I'm all ears! Any help and/or input is greatly appreciated in advance.

Update: turns out the water pump wasn't fully screwed on. I had hand-tightened them and got distracted by a phone call. I had only screwed on tight half of the screws, whereas the other half was tight, just not as tight as it could be. Doh! Mystery solved. However, I also found out that the AIO_PUMP header on the ASUS Crosshair Hero VI is disabled by default. I had to go into the BIOS to enable it and things now are better. Temps hover around the 32C mark at idle and haven't gone past 41C under load.

Ah, interesting! So I should remove the pump plug from the AIO_Cooler header and plug that into the CPU Fan header instead? And then just basically plug in that AIO cooler fan into one of the CPU Fan spots?

Yeah I agree - a water cooled cpu shouldn't be that high, especially given my ambient temperature. It's not like I live in Florida where it's 90F and 100% humidity.

Haha I was hoping to avoid taking the block off, cleaning it with isopropyl alcohol, re-applying some arctic mx-4 paste, and then re-applying. However, it seems that's sort of where things are heading at the moment. I mean, is 42C really that bad for the CPU if I use it for the time being while I wait for the thermal paste to arrive?

I did a lot of double and triple checking, so I think I seated the water block correctly but that perhaps is where I went wrong. It doesn't jiggle though, and I used the updated AM4 mounting kit. How should I make sure the block is seated correctly? I used the stock thermal paste that came with the AIO.

Theoretically, yes. However, I used HWMONITOR and every other component in my computer is idling at around 28-32C. So it's just strange that the CPU would still be so high. Perhaps I need to try re-mounting the cooler? I don't know what else it could be. From reading reviews on the Thermaltake 280mm AIO, I was under the impression I'd be getting temps around the low 30s.

Sorry I got that wrong - my apologies. The fans intake from inside the case and exhaust via the top of the NZXT H440.

Well the thing is, my temps are hovering around 42C at idle, which I feel is still pretty high. At load, they are around 65-70C.

The radiator is on the top of the case as an intake. It could be, which I'm worried about. But if it was truly seated incorrectly, wouldn't the temps be higher? I followed the AM4 updated mounting procedure via the documentation and more or less followed the steps to the tee.

Hi all, First time poster here, but long time computer enthusiast and reader of Linus Tech Tips, both on Youtube and these forums. I'm 28 but I built my first computer when I was 16. I've been out of the self-building phase for a while but I just built a brand new setup this past weekend and my specs are: ASUS CROSSHAIR VI HERO (WI-FI AC) AM4 AMD X370 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX AMD Motherboard Ryzen 7 1800X G.SKILL Flare X Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 RAM SAMSUNG 960 PRO M.2 512GB NVMe PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V6P512BW CORSAIR RMi Series RM850i EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 HYBRID GAMING Graphics Card Thermaltake Water 3.0 280 Riing Red Edition PWM AIO Tt LCS Certified Liquid Cooling System CL-W138-PL14RE-A NZXT H440 STEEL Mid Tower Case Upon initial build and OS install, I noticed that my CPU temps were hovering around 60C. My BIOS was out of date (v.1201) so I updated using Asus' FlashBIOS utility and updated to the latest 1501 version. I re-checked my temperatures and the CPU went down a bit, but still hovers around 42C at idle. Is this normal for Ryzen 7? I know they potentially run a little hotter than other CPUs, but idling in the low-to-mid 40s doesn't seem to make much sense given the AIO liquid cooler (http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00003008). I've checked the fan connections on my motherboard and they are all seated correctly. I've attached an image of where I've placed the AIO (pump and fan) connections. I connected both 140mm fans on the cooler to the left two fan headers (CPU_FAN and CPU_OPT) and the pump to the AIO_Pump header on the right. Is this the correct configuration for my Thermaltake cooler? I would assume that, if my pump wasn't working correctly, that the CPU temps would be much higher than even 60C at idle. However, assuming that my pump is correctly working, I figured I would get idle temps hovering around the high 20s to low 30s. Am I correct in my thinking? Or is there something potentially off with my computer and I need to adjust fan and/or other settings? Also, as an FYI, my ambient temperature in Boston, MA is around 68F or 20C right now. Cheers (and thanks in advance for any help), James