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Yeah for sure. I meant to write in the OP 'maybe' prior to 'o-rings as well'. My bad. The only reason why I felt the need to mention the o-rings, is because I recently added them to my k70 an the difference has genuinely been night an day.

For reference the pricing is in AUD. But yeah they are expensive. It is still kinda worthwhile haha (idk apparently they are insane, I am planning on lubing them)

I currently have Cherry Mx brown k70 mk2. I was thinking about getting this bundle deal + some lube an o-rings as well. Let me know what you think, cheers.

On the machine which it was having a BSOD, I tried it quite a few times. Like I'm not sure exactly becuase this was a few days ago already, but like enough times where it could easily be considered "Ok something is going on here, I need to change something". Yeah I turned the PSU off, an I cleared bios when I got into it, however I didn't full the battery to clear cmos..

The isue is, when the bsod occurred I tried to get back into windows (on the system that would even get passed post), within 1 minute of logging into windows (if it would make it that far) the BSOD would occur.

Hey guys, I'm building a pc for a mate of mine, with these specs: [PCPartPicker Part List](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/CPbwNq) Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box) | Purchased For $299.00 **CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/hmtCmG/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | Purchased For $0.00 **Motherboard** | [Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/FMxbt6/gigabyte-b550-aorus-pro-ac-atx-am4-motherboard-b550-aorus-pro-ac) | Purchased For $300.00 **Memory** | [Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/JmyV3C/team-t-force-vulcan-z-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3200-memory-tlzrd416g3200hc16cdc01) | Purchased For $107.00 **Storage** | [Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/9vWBD3/kingston-a2000-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-sa2000m81000g) | Purchased For $179.00 **Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/MwW9TW/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | Purchased For $51.00 **Video Card** | [\*Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/tTCFf7/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2070-super-8-gb-windforce-oc-3x-video-card-gv-n207swf3oc-8gd) | $784.79 @ Amazon Australia **Case** | [NZXT S340 Elite ATX Mid Tower Case](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/F28H99/nzxt-ca-s340w-w2-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-s340w-w2) | Purchased For $250.00 **Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/g63RsY/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr) | Purchased For $0.00 **Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/MfH48d/microsoft-os-fqc08930) | Purchased For $7.00 **Case Fan** | [be quiet! 160 CFM 140 mm Fan](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/QHZzK8/be-quiet-pure-wings-2-pwm-high-speed-160-cfm-140-mm-fan-bl083) | Purchased For $22.00 **Case Fan** | [be quiet! 160 CFM 140 mm Fan](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/QHZzK8/be-quiet-pure-wings-2-pwm-high-speed-160-cfm-140-mm-fan-bl083) | Purchased For $22.00 **Monitor** | [AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/HBRzK8/aoc-c24g1-240-1920x1080-144-hz-monitor-c24g1) | Purchased For $300.00 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* | | **Total** | **$2321.79** | \*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria | | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2020-08-26 12:49 AEST+1000 | I have a pc with similar specs, but with a asrock b450m steel legend, but also with a r5 3600. Whilst waiting for his cpu to arrive, I put my r5 3600 in his board an my gpu to load up windows onto his ssd an to make sure that all the other parts were not DOA. Everything worked absolutely fine, with no problems. When the cpu arrives, the cpu wasn't flush with the side compartment of the box (you know where you can see the chip) this raised some red flags for me. So I put the chip into my mobo, it worked fine for about 10 minutes, until I got CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT Bsod. I tried clearing CMOS, restarting a couple times, I actually got into windows once or twice but after a few minutes I would get the same BSOD. I then decided to put the chip into my friends mobo (using my gpu as my friend hadn't bought one yet) an it this time wouldn't post. I didn't even get a post. Since then I have sent the retailor a request for a return, which they have accepted (meaning that I will post it to them they will test it out an if it is detirmined that it is faulty they will send me a new one/give me a refund). Is there anything else I should try prior to sending them the chip? Thanks for the help.

Ah ok. When the new psu arrives I will evaluate the acoustics. I also contacted be quiet!, they said that the front panel for the pure base 500Dx is slightly different, an therefore not compatiable. So I asked if I could purchase an additional panel for the pure base 500, so I can attempt a front panel ventilation mod.

About a day after this post I realised that the reason for the constant loud fan noise has been my PSU fan. Lol. So I have ordered a corsair RM 750x 2018. Do you think the Noctua fans will provide superior static pressure relative to the silent wings 3 an pure wings 2 140mm fans, allowing greater intake through the front panel mesh?

Hi guys, I have pretty much 0 experience with case modding to be honest, so I may require some ELI5. My goal for this mod is to improve airflow in my be quiet! pure base 500 build, I would have purchased the 500Dx but the black model was not available when I ordered anywhere in Australia, an it doesn't look like it will be available any time soon. I have seen various front panel mods around the internet, where the front panel has effectively had a chunk removed an replaced with mesh. I have the metallic grey version of the case, but I think black mesh will not look out of place. Question/seeking advice: 1. How does one go about starting a project like this? 2. Approx how easy is this type of modification to botch? ie how significant are the risks 3. Any reccomendations/advice from some of the communites seasoned veterans? 4. Approx what is the cost of undertaking a project like this? [I am based in Australia] Thanks in advance!

Ok, I have sent be quiet! an email about compatiabillity, as even if I were to return my current case the 500Dx [the same case but with an airflow oriented front panel] the black 500Dx is sold out in every be quiet! case distributor in Australia at the moment. So for for, it seems I have a few options. 1. take off front panel, jank rig some mesh to in front of the fans an just deal with the horrible aesthetic for a while. 2. Mod the existing front panel for Air flow. 3. if compatiable, purchase 500dx front panel. Is there anything else regarding my setup that you think could be optimised?

Yeah that makes sense, normally I would have gone with a airflow oriented case. The only reason I did not, is because I wanted to ensure that I would have adequate cpu cooler clearance for either the noctua nh-d15 or the dark rock pro 4. This was the only case that was within my price range at the time, an was compatiable with my desired heatsink. Maybe I could see if I can find a matching pront panel an try an modify it to house some front panel mesh. That would be sweet as. Do you think the 500Dx front panel is compatiable? That would be a lot easier of a solution if I could find one that would get shipped to Australia. I will have to investigate.

Yeah, I knew that going into the purchase [ordered about ~10 days ago]. The Dx model, was only available in white with no estimate for when the black model will be restocked. This is from pccasegear, which is like pretty much the only be quiet! case distributor that had available stock at the time of ordering [in Aus]. I would kind of prefer not to remove front panel though, due to there not being there being no dust filter inbetween intake an my components.

Hello, So I was wondering if any of you guys could give me some advice about fan layout optimisation/advice for my current build. Best case scenario, I would like a profile or loadout that is extremely quiet for when I doing work or something non-process intensive. With another profile for gaming where the acoustics of the system don't really matter as I have my headphones blasting anyways. pc partpicker list at bottom of post. I find that even when I set in bios my top exhaust fans the "silent" preset, that it seems to be the loudest component in my system. Although depending on GPU temps those fans tend to kick on even when the GPU is idling [it has a 0rpm mode by default], this is an issue that I did not experience in my s340 elite. My hypothesis for the reasoning behind the increased GPU temps both at idle an during gaming are due to the front intake fans either lacking the static pressure required to pull sufficient air through the fairly restrictive filtration setup on this case [I removed the bottom intake filter], or due to them monitoring cpu temps which are consistently very low at idle an during gaming not ramping up sufficiently also reducing air flow to the GPU. Any tips/optimisation guides would be greatly appreciated [doesn't even have to be directly related to the topic as I love to hear feedback about my setup, and/pr setup reccomendations/optimisations] Some other Important information: CPU OC'ed 4.2 all core 1.2v. GPU overclocked ~150 core clock ~675mem clock Last night I was looking at this forum and I came accross Fan Control, the program made by a fellow forum member, would it be worthwhile setting that software up to monitor gpu temps for front intake? Current Fan setup: Front intake consists of: Bottom int: 1 140mm silent wings 3 1000rpm model [I think in pcpartpicker it is listed as high speed model, but I don't see that listed on the packaging so I am assuming I do not have that model]. Top int: included 140mm pure wings 2 set to performance pre set in bios - monitoring cpu Top fans 2x 120mm noctua nf-12a [currently mounted as exhaust, I experimented with intake initially, apparently exhaust is superior for gpu cooling an since temps increased in this case relative to my previous case the s340 elite I figured I would give it a go] Currently set to standard or silent preset in bios - monitoring cpu Rear fan: 1x 140mm pure wings 2 [included in case] set to performance pre set in bios - monitoring cpu PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor Purchased For $279.00 CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler Purchased For $139.00 Motherboard ASRock B450M Steel Legend Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard Purchased For $170.00 Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory Purchased For $229.00 Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Purchased For $120.00 Storage Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive Purchased For $177.00 Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Purchased For $135.00 Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Purchased For $100.00 Video Card GALAX GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB EX (1-Click OC) Video Card Purchased For $599.00 Case be quiet! Pure Base 500 ATX Mid Tower Case Purchased For $131.00 Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit Purchased For $8.00 Case Fan Noctua NF-S12A PWM 120 mm Fan Purchased For $20.00 Case Fan Noctua NF-S12A PWM 120 mm Fan Purchased For $25.00 Case Fan be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM High-Speed 77.57 CFM 140 mm Fan Purchased For $25.00 Monitor BenQ EL2870U 28.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor Purchased For $250.00 Monitor Samsung LC27RG50FQNXZA 27.0" 1920x1080 240 Hz Monitor Purchased For $389.00 Keyboard Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Wired Gaming Keyboard Purchased For $260.00 Mouse Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed Wireless Optical Mouse Purchased For $99.00 Headphones Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Headphones Purchased For $212.00 Headphones HP OMEN Mindframe 7.1 Channel Headset Purchased For $50.00 Custom Deepcool CFAN-RGBSTP350 RGB 350 Colour LED Strip Magnetic Lighting Kit With Remote (Avail: In Stock ) Purchased For $20.00 Custom Deepcool DP-F04PWM-HUB FH-04 4-Port Fan Hub (Avail: In Stock ) Purchased For $12.00 Custom In Win jupiter Aj120 x 3 RGB case fans Purchased For $69.00 Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $3518.00 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-14 21:43 AEST+1000 As always, big thanks to anyone who takes time out of their busy schedule to help out. Stay safe guys!!

yep Im having the same issue aswell. But I have found that when I run my cpu at stock it does not occur, but when I run my cpu overclocked it does. very weird.

Not sure if the reason is correct, although ur rationale definetly makes sense to me. Using Liquid metal on the die would probably increase the heat transfer, aswell as reducing the thickness of the ihs, not that I am reccomending you go ahead an do that haha. Not even sure if it is possible/worth it on AMD proccessors, I have only really heard about people doing it on intel Cpu's. Yes, this is pretty similar to what I experienced. How is your pc setup thermally speaking? may potentially aid your abillity to do the p95 test, although if it is an unrealistic use case scenario, it probably is not worth your while.