Hey everyone,

I just downloaded Fan Control for the first time and used the assisted setup feature. For context, I just bought the G579 MicroCenter build a couple of days ago. Here are the specs:

• AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D (4.7GHz)

• ASRock X870 Pro-A WiFi Motherboard

• 64GB DDR5-6000

• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

• Samsung 2TB NVMe SSD

• Cooler: MasterLiquid 360L Core ARGB

The PC ran perfectly fine at first, but when I started playing BF6, I had two game crashes followed by a blue screen. I checked temps with CoreTemp and saw that some cores were peaking around 92–96°C, which I know can happen with X3D chips, but it still worried me.

My brother happened to get the G757, which is basically the same system except it has 32GB of RAM, a Gigabyte B850 Gaming WiFi6 motherboard, and a 240mm Cooler Master Core II AIO. Under CPU-Z stress testing, his CPU runs about 11–12°C cooler on average than my 9800X3D. His temps have been great overall, so that led me to believe I might have just lost the CPU lottery a bit with mine. It’s not really a big deal since these chips are known to run hot and can handle it, but I still decided to take it to MicroCenter just to be safe. They ran stress tests and confirmed everything looked fine.I also had a crash while playing Star Citizen, but this time there was no blue screen and temps were relatively fine. Honestly, that could just be a Star Citizen thing given how notoriously unoptimized that game is.

One of the guys there recommended that I tweak my fan curves, so I decided to give Fan Control a try. I’m not totally new to PC stuff, but I’m also not super experienced, so I just wanted to ask:

1. Is the assisted setup feature good enough for most people, or should I customize more once it’s done?

2. After fans are calibrated, is there anything else I need to adjust or maintain?

3. Does Fan Control override BIOS fan settings, or should I also be making changes in the BIOS?

4. Lastly, I’ve seen mixed opinions about this, should my AIO pump be running at 100% all the time?

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• CPU cooler : Noctua NH-D15

• 3 x Arctic PWM PST 140mm (daisy-chained) as Front intake

• 1 x Arctic PWM PST 140mm as Back exhaust

• 1 x Arctic PWM PST 140mm as Top (back) exhaust

• Case : NZXT H5 Flow

• CPU : Ryzen 7800x3D

This works like a charm. As you can see, idling in Windows the fans barely spin and the CPU sits at a cool 40°C. No noise!

I set the curves so that the case fans ramp up to max 60%, and the CPU fans to 100%. It does get a little bit more noisy then but still very bearable. CPU temp doesn't go beyond 80°C even when running things like Cinebench, OCCT, etc.

I love this build and I love Fan Control!