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Sebix
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Welcome comrades,

 

I am setting up a new build containing:

- Dark Base Pro 900 rev 2

- (4 * 16) 64 GB Trident Z Neo

- ASUS ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING

- R9 3900X (with occacionaly OC for some more demanding calculations)

- RTX 2080ti

 

Unfortunately I have no clue what CPU cooling may fit this setup. I have read dozens of review's, forums etc but I feel like I am roaming around emptiness :(

I want it to stay as cool as possible, therefore first call was Noctua NH-D15. However even with elevated vent it stand no chances. Same thing goes to DRP 4 and many others.

I have even considered AIO's but their performance is quite poor (from the results I've found compared to air coolers).

 

Last shot is NH-U12A. It seems to be acceptable but is there anything better around?

 

Have you got any recommendations? Please help.

 

Kind regards

 

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H60 should work and keep it relatively cool

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Desktop Build: Ryzen 7 2700X @ 4.0GHz, AsRock Fatal1ty X370 Professional Gaming, 48GB Corsair DDR4 @ 3000MHz, RX5700 XT 8GB Sapphire Nitro+, Benq XL2730 1440p 144Hz FS

Retro Build: Intel Pentium III @ 500 MHz, Dell Optiplex G1 Full AT Tower, 768MB SDRAM @ 133MHz, Integrated Graphics, Generic 1024x768 60Hz Monitor


 

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2 minutes ago, rcmaehl said:

H60 should work and keep it relatively cool

3900x with OC?

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11 minutes ago, Sebix said:

However even with elevated vent it stand no chances.

why? how?

 

6 minutes ago, rcmaehl said:

H60 should work and keep it relatively cool

nice joke there

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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According to this site:
https://noctua.at/en/nh-d15/specification
it should be possible because I would be able to lift vent up to about 28 mm (so the clips still have something to catch) I guess.

 

However I've found a thread where 2 people were claiming that heat spreaders / pipes may touch your RAM (or there is like 2mm space between them) and that's where i've started to worry.

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the dark rock pro 4 clears Trident Z

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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13 minutes ago, Sebix said:

According to this site:
https://noctua.at/en/nh-d15/specification
it should be possible because I would be able to lift vent up to about 28 mm (so the clips still have something to catch) I guess.

 

However I've found a thread where 2 people were claiming that heat spreaders / pipes may touch your RAM (or there is like 2mm space between them) and that's where i've started to worry.

Nah it's fine. 64mm RAM clearance for the heatsink is enough for all but the double height 32GB sticks. As for the fan, the fan clips allow the fan to go way up so it's not a problem for the only 44mm Trident Z.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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I have the NH-U12A, pretty good cooler. You could could look into the NH-D15S which has better ram clearance that the regular NH-D15, it only uses one fan but still performs very well. the "S" has a different heatsink design.

9900K  / Noctua NH-D15S / Z390 Aorus Master / 32GB DDR4 Vengeance Pro 3200Mhz / eVGA 2080 Ti Black Ed / Morpheus II Core / Meshify C / LG 27UK650-W / PS4 Pro / XBox One X

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The case is huge and supports coolers up to 185mm. The NH-D15 would fit just fine. 

Here's an example: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/NzgwrH

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