Lian Li 215x and Noctua NH-D15

[aliasdred]

Hi,
the title is pretty much the post and question I need answered.

My CPU AIO died and almost took the CPU with it. So I decided to go the whoosh(aircoolers) way of cooling rather than sploosh(AIO).

My case is a Lian Li 215x. The listed CPU clearance is written as 166mm.

Noctua lists the maximum height of NH-D15 as 165mm.

I don't mind the RAM clearance cuz that I can solve with cooler/fan orientation.

Will it fit properly? Is it too close to call without checking? Or is it definitely not gonna fit?

Attaching the CASE Manual if that helps anyone answer the question better.


Thanks in Advance

G50.LAN20.215.pdf

[TVwazhere]

1 hour ago, aliasdred said:

Hi,
the title is pretty much the post and question I need answered.

My CPU AIO died and almost took the CPU with it. So I decided to go the whoosh(aircoolers) way of cooling rather than sploosh(AIO).

My case is a Lian Li 215x. The listed CPU clearance is written as 166mm.

Noctua lists the maximum height of NH-D15 as 165mm.

I don't mind the RAM clearance cuz that I can solve with cooler/fan orientation.

Will it fit properly? Is it too close to call without checking? Or is it definitely not gonna fit?

Well 166 >165, so on paper yes. But you want proof it fits. 

 

PCPP is a great tool for that

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/builds/by_part/YCH8TW#h=30543,261910

 

Both of the builds listed are running without the front fan at all, as the ram is too tall for the "stock" 165mm height. So you could run it, but you'd have to ditch the front fan (which at that point you're just buying a D15S)

[Bombastinator]

The variance of the case is likely going to be way less than 1mm, but the variance in the air cooler may not be due to the way heat pipes are made.  The 165mm claim of the cooler may be a “can’t be more than” measurement though in which case there is a decent chance that the particular cooler you buy could be a lot less than 165mm.  I would say the fit will need to be checked and it’s gonna be pretty close, but it probably will work.  If it was a no-name brand that “probably” would be more of a “might” but noctua is a long term brand so unless they’ve changed their manufacturing process or are farming cooler pipe filling to other makers I doubt it will be a problem.

 

[aliasdred]

22 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Well 166 >165, so on paper yes. But you want proof it fits. 

 

PCPP is a great tool for that

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/builds/by_part/YCH8TW#h=30543,261910

 

Both of the builds listed are running without the front fan at all, as the ram is too tall for the "stock" 165mm height. So oyu could run it, but you'd have to ditch the front fan (which at that point you're just buying a D15S)

Thanks bruv for that link.
I actually tried to find images/builds like that but found none via google search. Yous link actually lessened my worries by a lot.