Killswitch_0187

Thanks guys. I'll give these a try. As to fan curves, I've brought down the case fans some and brought up the CPU fan but it is surprisingly loud even at 55%. The reason the temp hasn't been too high is that I just haven't done too much gaming yet. The toughest thing I've thrown at it is CS GO so far. All that said, I'd be lying if I said it was 100% noise. Also I wanted to tinker. I'm going a little stir crazy at this point lol.

I built my computer (first in like 12 years) at the end of February. I have a Ryzen 3600 with the stock air cooler. It runs great but the whole thing is louder than I'd like so I got a Noctua NH-U12S air cooler to replace the stock one. My hope is that when not gaming I can rely on the processor cooler and less on the case fans and have a quieter work environment while I work from home. The problem is that I don't have any rubbing alcohol and the Walgreens down the street is out. I don't really want to search the town for this stuff during a pandemic. Can I just carefully use a microfiber cloth? The way I see it, the thermal compound hasn't been on long and it hasn't been subjected to very high temps (maybe 65c tops). The build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/t44tL2

I was afraid of that. Might have to bite the bullet and buy the usb direct or try the friend route. My other computer was a Macbook Pro before it died for forever.

I keep getting the error: "A media driver your computer needs is missing." error on the boot disk I made. Here's my hardware: PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $174.99 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $110.47 @ Amazon Memory Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $72.99 @ Newegg Storage Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $99.99 @ B&H Video Card Sapphire Radeon RX 580 8 GB PULSE Video Card $169.99 @ Newegg Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $89.99 @ Amazon Case Fan Corsair AF120 LED (2018) Blue 3-Pack 52 CFM 120 mm Fans $32.99 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $821.39 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-04 21:51 EST-0500 Details: Making Windows 10 64 bit boot usb, but I'm using chromebook and their "Recovery" tool. It's all I have I've tried USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 I've downloaded the drivers for all the components and put them on another USB drive, the installer didn't see them Bios says everything is there, it recognizes the hard drive Help?

Also I went with Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply and saved some money.

good call

good call

650 was more expensive and I figured 750 might be necessary when I upgrade the GPU. Still too much juice you think?

As the title says, I haven't done this in a while. Feedback welcome. And before you say anything, yes I KNOW the GPU is a chokepoint on this build. I plan to upgrade it later. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Killswitch_g/saved/VPfy4D