Asus ROG R7 RTX 3060 Prebuilt swap into Be Quiet! Pure Base 500DX case

by Jordan P Posted on: 12/26/2021

Build Description

Bought the Asus ROG R7 RTX 3060 Prebuilt from Walmart for a good price and swapped the Mobo/GPU/CPU into a Be Quiet! Pure Base 500DX in order to improve thermals/airflow. Originally planned to replace Mobo and transfer most of this into a mini-itx case but changed my mind after finding a good deal for the Be Quiet! case. Replaced the RAM and PSU. Added additional SSD storage and AIO cooler for CPU. This setup has been perfect for gaming on Ultra settings @ 1080p/1440p. The GPU is a single fan Asus Phoenix RTX 3060 and temp never goes above 70F. I plan to replace the AIO cooler fans as those seem to be the loudest in my case. Also plan to replace the Asus B550M-K mobo with a full ATX Mobo so I can add an internal sound card. Other than that this setup has been perfect.

Favorite Feature

The Be Quiet! Pure Base 500DX case surpassed my expectations and I'd highly recommend it. Came with 120mm silent wing fans and pre-installed RGB strip lights.

Parts contained in build

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Cezanne 3.8GHz 8-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Wraith Stealth Cooler Included
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Cezanne 3.8GHz 8-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Wraith Stealth Cooler Included
Qty: 1 $299.99
ASUS B550M-A Prime AMD AM4 microATX Motherboard
ASUS B550M-A Prime AMD AM4 microATX Motherboard
Qty: 1 $119.99
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Phoenix V2 Single-Fan 12GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Phoenix V2 Single-Fan 12GB GDDR6 PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card
Qty: 1 $469.99
XPG Z1 DDR4 3200MHX 32GB
Qty: 1 $100.00
Be Quiet! Pure Base 500DX
Qty: 1 $60.00
EVGA SuperNOVA 650 GM 650 Watt 80 Plus Gold SFX Fully Modular Power Supply
EVGA SuperNOVA 650 GM 650 Watt 80 Plus Gold SFX Fully Modular Power Supply
Qty: 1 $134.99
Toshiba DTO1ACA100 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Toshiba DTO1ACA100 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Qty: 1 $34.99
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB SSD 3-bit MLC V-NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB SSD 3-bit MLC V-NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive
Qty: 1 $119.99

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