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Just connect to the Deco, don't go messing with the rest of the network setup without consulting with the home owner first

In your photo of the deco, is the Ethernet cable that is visible connect to it, connected to your PC at the other end? If it is, then the Deco is not connected to the wall Ethernet socket, and the house has a mesh wifi in place. The wall ethernet socket is not connected to anything I suspect.

The Deco is a mesh wifi, so if the ethernet works when plugged into the Deco, it means that unit is connected to another Deco elsewhere in house over wifi, and that second Deco is connected to the router/modem that supplies internet. It could well be that the ethernet point on the wall is not...

A fair point, be interesting to see if a remount and new paste makes a difference. Post pics of your paste application for criticism/review/feedback :P

Coolant wise it looks fine, I think the 27C post stress test is the ambient level, and is well below critical levels. Even under load, if coolant stayed under 30C, that's very god. Anything between 40 and 50C is fine, above 50C is a worry and 60C is absolute limit

I suspect the bearing has failed and become sticky. This prevents the fan from spinning on startup and only gets going when RPM reach a certain value, or it overcomes the friction of the faulty bearing. Once it gets moving it will keep spinning, but it clearly needs to overcome an initial...

I'm going to guess it's this prebuilt one: https://www.pcspecialist.ie/computers-for-next-day-delivery/1463/ Gearoid, can you describe what happens when you turn on the PC, step by step please?

Yes, sounds like the fan has failed, it can happen unfortunately. You're best option is to contact PCS and get a replacement. You could return the entire PC for them to do the replacement, but that's a lot of effort, and would take longer. Plus there is the risk that the case gets damaged going...

Yep, I was talking about the case fans, not the pump though. Let me clarify, the CPU header won't control the pump, it's a single wire connection, to report speed to the motherboard.

Yep, the pump will be connected to the CPU header, not to be controlled, but purely to report a speed to the fan header, as some motherboards won't boot if it can't detect a working CPU cooler. If case fans are not connected to a Corsair fan controller (like the Commander Core), then they're...

Backup any files that are personal to you, so any documents, photos, etc. System files will be replaced with new ones when Windows installs, so it's more the files created by yourself, including maybe config files, saved games, etc. I would also just have one set of RAM installed, maybe the...

I'd certainly try a clean install of Windows. Download the windows media creation tool (https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows11) and copy it to a USB stick. Probably best to do this on the laptop. Then on your desktop, detach your SSD (unplug cables), then boot the desktop...

Say "please"?

I'd do the fresh install of windows first, see if that cures the issue. I'm not convinced that adding the M.2 would fix issue alone. IF the windows fresh install resolves the issue, you can consider the M.2 upgrade. But if after the fresh install you still have issues, I'd spend more time trying...

Some reviews place the Ak620 above the Noctua D15. Again, mileage may vary etc. But exciting additions to the configurator.

Nah, you're the same level of smartness, you just learn more :P

Typically on 3 fan cards, 2 fans are linked to a header on the GPU and the third to a second, so while it appears in fan controls as Fan 1 and Fan 2, Fan 1 is actually controlling two fans, usually the outer ones, and Fan 2 controls the third (middle one). So totally normal what you're seeing

Well like all coolers, there's often better ones out there, based various metrics. I went from a Corsair cooler to an Arctic one as an example, and the Arctic is definitely quieter, to my ears at least.

I'd say coolant temp up to 45C is fine, 50C is when you should be ramping up fans to max and 60C is your shutdown point.

Just keep the AIO fan and pump on the "Balanced" setting and you'll be fine, this time of year with higher ambient temps, the coolant will be warmer than say in winter as CountingDown says.