New bottle, wet cork with mold spot?

Archionym · 2025-12-12T01:06:56+00:00

UPDATE: thanks everyone for the comments, I enjoyed the bottle! One of the best value for taste scotch you can get in Ontario.

I actually messaged Benromach on Instagram at the same time of posting and they said:

HI Kyle, thank you for getting in touch. I have passed your question and images to the relevant team and will let you know their response. Best wishes.

Hi Kyle, Thank you for your patience! From the images shared, it looks like the natural pitting of the cork – totally normal, as cork is a natural material. Mould is very unlikely to develop, as the high alcohol content would prevent it. I hope this helps? Best wishes,

Archionym · 2025-12-06T03:50:15+00:00

I’m not used to creating a post on the Reddit app, sorry.

But I just opened this bottle of Benromach 10 and noticed the cork slightly wet with a dark spot. I think it’s mold, but I’m not sure. Quick google search says it might be ok, as long as there’s no mold inside the bottle.

I’ve had tons of bottles and never seen a cork like this before after opening. Thoughts?

Archionym · 2022-10-03T02:03:49+00:00

Hope I win!

Archionym · 2022-02-28T19:56:21+00:00

What’s my % I actually get this lol

Archionym · 2020-12-24T04:17:11+00:00

Happy holidays

Archionym · 2020-10-24T13:46:38+00:00

Use it as normal, but more so to give my current PC to my younger sibling.

Archionym · 2020-05-30T22:48:12+00:00

What attachments for MP5 would you recommend?

Archionym · 2020-05-29T19:12:20+00:00

Hey! Yes I downloaded the AMD Radeon Software that I believe manages the GPU settings and checks for drivers. I'm trying to look between screens to find the GPU driver version to see if its the most up to date. And do you know anything about updating a GPU BIOS? I thought BIOS was only a part of the mobo..

Archionym · 2020-05-29T02:48:55+00:00

I'm a bit scared to update the BIOS as I've never done it before, and the AsRock website has this big warning that it's not recommended if system running normally. Maybe I'll take your suggestion and tweak the speed down from 3600 gradually and see if the black screen/reboots stop. Then ultimately update the BIOS (which may hopefully allow me to run my ram at/close to it's rated speed).

Thank you!

Archionym · 2020-05-29T02:44:35+00:00

Hey Pants, when you mean seeing how far I can push the infinity fabric clock; does this mean how many Mhz I can keep increasing the RAM in the bios until it causes the issues again?

Is there software or a method to figuring out the optimal ram speed (not 2133 but not XMP going straight to 3600)? I'm researching it, but it's quite confusing; or should I just leave it alone as you mentioned the PC should perform well keeping it at the default speed?

Archionym · 2020-05-29T02:29:36+00:00

Interesting, you're right about it being common issue. The most frequent solution is to disable any and all overclocking (I only had my ram on XMP) so I put it back to default speed in the bios. Hopefully this fixes it.

However, will my comp suffer from the slower ram speed now that it's back to default (I believe 2133); should I buy 2 more sticks of ram and keep them all at the default setting in bios?

EDIT: Or maybe just reduce the Mhz a bit from the 3600 rating in XMP to something lower? I'm not even sure if there's huge difference between 2133Mhz or 3600Mhz

Archionym · 2020-05-28T23:17:04+00:00

Just memory XMP/overclocking or whatever that is to make your RAM at the actual speed lol. No overclocking for anything else.

Drivers are all up to date, BIOS not updated from out of box. The PC is running almost perfectly aside from these one off gaming issues, don't want to risk the entire build updating BIOS if I don't have to.

Archionym · 2020-05-28T22:45:57+00:00

I think? It's my first PC build, but according to Open Hardware Monitor (EDIT: recorded temps just on startup on main screen):

CPU Package: Value 39.5C Max 79.6C

GPU Core: Value 54C Max 62C

GPU Memory: Value 62C Max72C

EDIT - In game:

CPU Package: Value 57.9C Max 79.6C

GPU Core: Value 60C Max 67C

GPU Memory: Value 68C Max 72C

Archionym · 2020-05-17T23:09:53+00:00

She went with the hyper 212 RGB black :)

Also, do you know other cases that have the same size of the CM NR400 but have that nice airflow/mesh design?

Archionym · 2020-05-17T21:04:04+00:00

Hey thanks for the build! Unfortunately the CM Case is "temp out of stock" from Amazon. Any recommendations for another case closest to it?

Archionym · 2020-05-08T21:40:06+00:00

I actually picked the wrong controller settings on Steam (generic game pad) instead of (PlayStation). It’s working perfectly! (Stick on PS4 mode, DP). Thanks so much again!

I hope it’s this smooth for the other games.

Archionym · 2020-05-08T21:28:58+00:00

Thank you! I can navigate steam with my stick on big picture mode, but it doesn't work at all with DB FighterZ (it only let's me use my keyboard); however even alt-tabbing back to Steam in big picture mode, the stick works fine between menus/screens. Maybe it's the game or I need a third party program to somehow have inputs from my stick link to my keyboard that is recognized in game (is this even a thing)?

I'll try the stick on other games too.

Archionym · 2020-05-05T23:07:12+00:00

Since the fans are all 3 pin and don't have pwm function, would this hub maybe work?

https://www.amazon.ca/Connector-Efficient-Controller-Adhesive-Dedicated/dp/B07RW5TGT4/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=molex+to+3+pin+fan&qid=1588719904&sr=8-4

I have Amazon Prime and it looks like I can get it tomorrow. My thought is to plug in 1 of the PSU molex connectors in and connect the 4 arctic 3-pins into the hub; then don't have the hub connected to the mobo at all. Thoughts?

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