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This is an old post but i had to give my two cents. I see a lot of the older builders think that a top mounted exhaust is best with an aio. Wrong It's been proven time and time again by multiple test (2jay,bitwit,gamingnexus) that front mount intake is best. I have the same case, set up in a push pull with the stock 200's and my 240rad. I noticed a 10 degree drop in cpu temps from front mounting as intake rather than top mounting exhaust, with a 0 degree difference in gpu, chipset, mos, or any other temps. Leave the top open with no fans, the air coming out of the aio is no more than a 2 degree difference than ambient air (even after a 2 hour stress) it is strong enough to blow straight to the back of the case. I've even taken out my rear exhaust fan and saw no difference in temps. The H500 is a very breathable case. I am however planning on switching the 2x 200's for 2 120 static pressure fans and 1 120 haf fan on the bottom to help with cpu temps as I've upgraded to a hotter cpu and need the extra rpm's to push threw the rad. If you notice a temp spike in your gpu temps I would suggest taking a 200 and placing it as a top mount exhaust and get rid of the rear exhaust to help draw the air up rather than out (if you have a open card).

So i had a problem where I tried to oc my ram after doing so (lots and lots of failed attempts using the calculator for ryzen) i found one that didn't crash however when i tried to load into widows i got stuck on auto repair boot loop cleared cmos then tried again (for those of you who know how long and hard it is to go threw all the timmings you get my pain) to no avail sat on forums for hours. heres the weird part i found 1 dim slot would work with both ram on xmp but together would not after i had been using xmp since i built my setup. i tried it all flash bios, renistall bios, mess with ddrv, litterally everything you can imagine. But then i came across a form that said that your aio pump after being on for a while can come loose or sag on one side causing some pins not to connect, i thought to my self surely this cant be true, even if so this wasn't a problem till i started overclocking my ram so me being desperate i completely dissembled my board gpu, ram, m.2, checked all connecters 24 pin 8 pin and finally tore down my aio and cpu and check to make sure i didnt bend a pin thank god they all looked straight to the naked eye so i put her back in reapplied the thermal paste and remounted my aio which can be very confusing for new builder or to old ones who just wanted to try amd as most of the mounting options really suck lol unlike intels always sturdy 4 screw bracket i have two thub screws that pull up on the two flat pieces. checked temps posted great first try then i checked speed stock 1333 then i tried xmp again and wah la running at 3600 speed. so a quick guide if your having memory issues step by step 1. clear cmos try again 2. flash bios 3. try different ram (if you only have one test each one in the 2nd slot or 1st deppending on your MB) try each one with XMP on and off if one doesn't work then there you go bad ram if both don't work try different ram 3. try a different MB you can easily fry the dim slots over volting 4. uninstall and reinstall your cpu 5. if still no luck its possible you bent a pin on your cpu or its fried. good luck OCers My specs: Cpu: ryzen 5 3600 OC: 4.2 @ 1.350v MB: msi x570 gaming plus RAM: 2x8 vengeance rgb pro 3600 GPU: rtx 2060 ko ultra AIO: ML240r rgb CASE: Coolermaster h500 PSU: 650w gold+ C.A. rm650x STORAGE: m.2 sata evo plus 1tb, 2tb barracuda 7200

pbo doesn't do much. amd cool and quite u can just leave on depending on your cpu i have the 3600 not the x i found a stable over clock on all cores at 4200 mhz at 1.35v you really wont see much deference how ever with that ram your not even utilizing the full potential at stock speed amd 3rd gen really lives on ram try boosted your ram to 3600 if you can do that stable and go in and individually tighten the timings on your ram while making sure you save after each one and boot yes i know thats tedious but at least if you cant boot youll know which one it is. i don't recommend going past 4.3 alot of people got the new 3rd gen and they think it over clocks like intel, IT DOESN"T i cant stress that enough with having at least two die that means that some cores are just gonna run faster i would try installing ryzen master and seeing which cores are the fastest and possibly over clock those cores higher if your bios allows not sure about the tommahawk. i promise you the 3600 can run any game on max or ultra setting especially with the 2070 i stream and play AAA games with no problems that being said don't use the stock cooler i have 240 aio front mounted because intake is always better then exhaust and you wont see a deference in temps on your gpu. just remember auto over clocking is never going to be the best yes it a quick solution but its gonna run on the highest voltage allowed and will fluctuate ur speed up and down how it sees fit a manual oc is the best for running stable at all time with the same voltage no matter what. My spec CPU: ryzen 5 3600 OC 4.2 @1.35v GPU: EVGA RTX 2060 KO ultra RAM: VENGEANCE 2x8 16GB 3600 with tighter timming MB: MSi x570 Gaming plus AIO: COOLER MASTER: ML240R PSU: CORSAIR rm650x CASE: COOLER MASTER h500 STORAGE: SAMSUNG EVO plus 970 M.2 NVMe 1tb SEAGATE barracuda 7200rpm 2tb