Locked post. Fractal Design Ridge build with 7900X + RTX 4090 FE and Corsair Series SF1000L. I'm presuming they've set it up as an exhaust to pull hot air away from the CPU, that's what I would do if I mounted a fan there on my Ridge. CPU cooler looks like a NH-L9i chromax. I am trying to plan a build in the Fractal Ridge case which supports the Noctual NH-L12S cooler. The 5800x3D tends to max out around ~80-90watts during gaming so you should be fine to run this at a more comfortable fan speed I think. Rocking a 5900x as well so it needs all the cooling it can get after I saw it get to 90 degrees at times with the Nh-D15s. I considered a couple of Noctua options but the Thermalright seemed a little better value. Have ordered a noctua NH-L12s ghost edition as this is the best low profile cooler under 70mm for this motherboard. I downsized from an NH-C14S to an NH-L12S. With the NH-L9a-AM5 the temps will be higher but I think this can be mitigated a bit with the NA-FD1 fan duct which can reduce temps up to 5 degrees. Idle temp. 724 in (marrón) 1,398. Corsair SF750 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply. Included with Thermalright’s AXP120-X67 is a slim TL-C12015 fan. 99 HD Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4. I’d reserve to 13700 non-k if I’m panicking about power budgets in this case. The NH-L12s should have better compatibility with AMD while the Big Shuriken 3 should work for both. Reusing some components from my old rig I created this: Build. In Stock. Holoiso working like a charm inside a fractal ridge case with a Ryzen 5 5600X and MSI RX 6700 XT (along with pacman and kde). (Fractal Ridge) upvotes. Case: fractal ridge (/W included 140mm fans) Gpu: xfx merc 6950xt (deshrouded) CPU: 5600g (recycled old cpu, moved to 5800x3d myself) Cooler: Noctua NH-L12S (placeholder) Mobo: Msi b550i gaming plus WiFi PSU: Silverstone SFX-L SX700 LPT (platinum). Therefore keeping it under 70mm seems like my best bet is the 66mm high Noctua NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition ($55). NH-L12S: 70 / 86 mm: NH-L9a-AM4: 37 mm. Yeah, this was also heavily multithreaded test and worst case scenario and was even able to handle 12700K. 9L case it can fit a Noctua NH-L12S which can cool up to 95W TDP such as a 3600X-3700X which IMO are really good gaming chips. The case i'll be using is the K39 V2, up to 47mm cooler and this ram will be super tight. 7 GHz). Any ideas on what might have happened and what those little black chips are please? Thanks Reply. This is starting to make me question if I should scrap using the axp120x67 since it has the same fan orientation as the BS3. It was a nightmare to build because of the noctua NH-L12S, some rgb ram that was too tall and the female power plug on the back, i had to bend the NH-12 a bit to make it fit. The NH-L12S only has a 92mm fan underneath the heatsink. Jan 3, 2022 #11 I have been using a U9S for several years and would say the noise level is very low. I just can't confirm how well it performs compared to a NH-L12S or other low profile coolers. One difference of the A12x15 compared to Thermalright's stock fan is the ability to operate at very low RPMs (~250 RPM). I definitely recommend a tower-style cooler like the Noctua NH-U9S or Cryorig H7. Here is a link to my build with a 12600k and 4070 Ti cooled by a BS3. Install up to 4 2. Can't find much about lower PL 13600k's. (Image credit: Tom's Hardware) Model. r/sffpc • Fractal Ridge with a water cooled 4090 block, 7800x3d, 1x280mm slim, 4x Arctic P14 slim (push-pull), EK AM5, SS850r, B650e-i. Build your PC. •. Gamers Nexus Fractal Terra Review. Case: Fractal Design Ridge Mini ITX Tower Case Power Supply: Silverstone SX1000-LPT 1000 W 80+ Platinum SFX PSU Case Fan: Noctua A12x15 PWM 55. The NH-L12 GE is 66mm and fits on your motherboard so will work with your board and this case. Which CPU cooler is best in this situation? According to Noctua's official site, NH-L12 Ghost Edition is compatible when installed in orientation2. 2 NVME (front + back) 2x Thermalright 80x25mm (exhaust) Thank you all for. Skill RipJaws S5 Series (Intel XMP) 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin SDRAM DDR5 6000 CL30-40-40-96 $189. Just ordered a 13600k and L12s Ghost S1 edition. You can use the Scythe Big Shuriken 3, Noctua NH-L12S or 12 GE and the Thermalright AXP 120-X67. RAM: 16gb T Force Vulcan. The Fractal Design Ridge is essentially the successor to the Node 202, launched all the way back in 2012. Noctua‘s fan duct kit on the other hand did not decrease temps for me. At the same time, the NH-L12S is highly versatile: with the fan installed. Included with Thermalright’s AXP120-X67 is a slim TL-C12015 fan. But FE card is really hard to get here so I have no choice but to get the 3rd party brands. I have two side 80mm intake fans right next to the mobo. Noctua NH-L12S CPU Air Cooler Intel LGA2066, LGA2011-0 & LGA2011-3 (Square ILM), LGA1200, LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA1151, LGA1150 & AMD AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, AM4, FM1, FM2, FM2+Specs: Fractal Ridge AMD 7800X3D (PBO, CO -30, thermal limit 85) ASUS B650E-I WIFI 32 GB G. I run a stock 5600x, and idle temps around 34°c. Storage. FE RTX 4000 cards also fit, but I wouldn't recommend a 4090 in a Ridge, I'd look at the 4080 FE if you wanna go down that route. NH-L12S. Edit: needs to be in orientation 1 though I think, in the Fractal Ridge. This is not normally the case for other processors as the NH-L12S has a higher NSPR. • 5 mo. With the stock fan underneath from the cooler and a Noctua 140mm fan on top, attached to the grate the AIO used to go on. 7 1,466 ratings From the brand Noctua Cooling Solutions Noctua's. Noctua NH-L12S 55. Case fans- Noctua NF-a12x25 on the top hat with 12x15 on bottom (swapping the corsair LL on the tophat. Knowing that the NH‐L12S is a larger cooler and that I won't be seeing any 15 min Blender renders I'm cautiously. 12 offers from £59. But this is a 3080! Even 3,75 slot GPU’s should fit. The power connector collided with my heat sink (probably a result of my choice of motherboard) so I shaved off some of the strain relief with a razor and used a couple risers to screw the power. L12S height. The rest of the specs: ASUS ROG Strix B760-I Mini-ITX Motherboard. Gigabyte Aorus X570-I. You can actually use the L12 mounting hardware on the L12s for the lower profile screws so you can fit a 25mm thick fan underneath. Noctua NH-L12S (or ghost) (£60) vs. Insufficient clearance. The stock fan of AXP-100 FC provides the best cooling (of all the fans I tried on it), I remember that my. 00 Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B650E-I GAMING WIFI Mini ITX. In this review, we will take a closer look at. Fractal design Ridge Asus ROG B760-I CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 32GB Intel Core i7-12700K The Big Shuriken 3 Rev 2 was my first pick but it is out of. 2 NIC in Fractal Ridge. I don't know if other brands are as reputable for working well & quietly. Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B650E-I GAMING WIFI Mini ITX AM5 Motherboard. (With UV, 145-155w = 100% performance depending on silicon quality) For gaming 125w = 100% performance after uv. Motherboard. Noctua NH-L12S, Premium Low Profile CPU Cooler with Quiet 120mm PWM Fan (Brown) $59. An uncluttered, small form factor case designed to integrate seamlessly into your living space and daily rituals. I still felt that was a bit of a design oversight to not accommodate that. Even my side panel change to glass window. Lafong Honorable. The Ridge sports an all new interior and exterior design, but also manages to squeeze in two 140 mm fans while allowing a sizeable 2. The fan included has a significant impact on cooling, noise levels and performance. I know many other reviewers often dwell on the packaging of cases, but I’ve never really felt that. The NH-L12S can handle these CPUs, but with limits to the overclocking headroom. NH-D15 or NH-U14S TR4-SP3) may overhang the RAM slots and that this can cause compatibility issues if RAM modules taller than 32mm are used. Due to COVID-19 and our new app NH Check In , lab hours of operation may vary according to operational and staffing levels. Also the L12S does not fit in the Ridge with the MSI B650I board from what I saw in another comment as. Xbox Series [F] - AMD 7950X3D + RTX 4090 FE (Fractal Ridge) upvotes. For those with the Ridge interested in 10GbE networking without getting a server motherboard or sacrificing the ability to use a 3-slot GPU, the Innodisk EGPL-T101 fits great with the use of an M. Won’t be able to hit your boost clocks for long sustained lengths of time if that’s important to you at all. 90. 녹투아 공식홈페이지에서도 확인 가능합니다. Corsair SF750 Power Supply. Best. AMD Ryzen 7 5800x3D Gigabyte B550i AORUS Pro AX Thermalright AXP120-X67 ESSENCORE KLEVV BOLT X 3600CL18(8×2) ASRock RX 6800 XT TAICHI X SAMSUNG PM9A1 1TB CORSAIR SF750There are many like it, but this one is mine. Corsair SF750 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply. Fractal Design Ridge alternative fix. In Stock. $1370. Would this then mean that the Noctua NH-L12S and Scythe Big Shurikan 3 would be too tall to use?. Fractal Ridge with a water cooled 4090 block, 7800x3d, 1x280mm slim, 4x Arctic P14 slim (push-pull), EK AM5, SS850r, B650e-i. CPU is a 5800x3d undervolted. 95 $ 59. The case to my knowledge is the only 3 slot GPU case in this size. So people were physically bending the heat pipes on the L12S to make it fit inside the case. I do have a pair of Redux fans as exhaust, and i was considering the H7 but i also was thinking in the future get a smaller case. It scores about 20-30% better on Noctua’s compatibility checker compared to your current cooler, and it proved to be the best option in all the coolers I personally tested in my ridge. Premium Powerups Explore Gaming. The L12S is a really good combo for the T1, especially if you fit a full thickness fan under it. 0 PC Case. Almost forgot, R5 5600. Better cooling and quieter operation. Just wanted to share my build in the newish Fractal Design Ridge Case. Other options would be Scythe Big Shuriken 3 Rev. 1 / 3. Any ideas?. I've also noticed that the Alpenfohn Black Ridge with a normal, 25mm case fan is the same height as the L12S. Are these temps normal or should I be concerned? Cinebench isn't an everyday load, so that's kind of a worst case scenario. Download Image: Low (PNG, 319x319px, 75KB) Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 246KB) High (TIFF, 6222x4942px, 30MB) Title: French. I want to get an i7 10700 (maybe k) for my new pc in the Geeek a50 plus, but can only air cool it (travel reasons). CPU: Ryzen 5 3600. Replacing the GPU 4080 OC ProArt with a 4070 ti OC ProArt. Storage. However Fractal Design Ridge is designed to install the motherboard upside down, so I'm not sure if this CPU cooler is compatible. All perform satisfactory with the Ryzen 5 3600, but only if the case is in vertical position. I. Not recommended, turbulence. RTX 4080 - Fractal Ridge build for. This is not a big problem because the Thermalright stock fan is still very quiet at 600 RPM. I would recommend sticking with a 7900 XTX, the reference card fits perfectly. If the AIO fails, would the case work as well for air cooling as the Ridge? Fractal Ridge + If the NH-L12S is enough to cool the 7800X3D, then easier maintenance compared to AIO. Fractal Design Ridge build with 7900X + RTX 4090 FE and. I have two Noctua NF-A12x25 fans that will go on the top for exhausting air, but need guidance with the CPU cooler. Idle temp GPU30/CPU45/35db, on load GPU<50/CPU<75/45db. On net, the AIO is the better performer, and the gap widens as duration and wattage increase. 85 degrees) clocks. oa_20. 4. com. - Intel i5-10600K CPU. Fan is underneath so should cause less turbulence than big shuriken. Enjoy your NH-L12S! Yours sincerely, Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO! LGA1700, LGA1200 & LGA115x 6 Fan. Temps are about the same with is-55 + nf-a12x25 (15mm thick fans usually produce more noise than 25mm fan). Corsair Vengeance LPX 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory. A solid 25C while gaming and 10-12C for synthetic load. The L12S is set to intake, I had to change the orientation of the fan from how it came in the box. (very tight) upvotes. The fan will top out at 1850 RPM while pushing 94. Inspired by the post from u/swstrength earlier this week with his ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming-ITX/AX, I wanted to show that the Noctua NH-L12S also fits the MSI B550i Edge mobo. g. More specifically both using the a12x15 fan. LN129643 Fractal Design Ridge White SFF Mini-ITX PC Gaming Case £109. I've seen recommendations for a bunch of different coolers, including the AXP120, Big Shuriken 3, Noctua NH-L12S. NH-L12S, AXP120-X67 & DeepCool AN600 are all on par with each other. Fractal Terra. Adapt and Overcome - Fitting the power extender in my Fractal Ridge with an NH-L12S. ago. I had planned on getting the Noctua NH-L12S or NH-L9x65 for the CPU cooler but considering I don't need a GPU in the case, would a 280mm AIO water cooler be better? Power limit even further (Is it even possible/safe) Swap to a Silverstone VIDA 120 SLIM AIO (38mm thick) (Absuredly tight fit, may need 14-13mm fan swap) ($150 wallet no happy) Swap to one of these coolers (70mm clearance on fractal ridge) NH-L12 Ghost / NH-L12S (Fan on top) Thermalright AXP90-X47 Full Copper. GPU: Asus Tuf Gaming 1660 Super. CPU. I was originally interested in the Sliger Conswole and a couple Silverstone HTPC cases, but fell in love when I started seeing builds with the Ridge. The legs are a bit small for intake I guess (still haven’t finished the build yet). I currently have my build (13700k, Asus Z790-i) in an NR200p case but fancied moving it into the Fractal Ridge. I mean the L12s will beat the L9x65 in acoustics and thermal performance, but obviously has Dimm clearance issues as well as motherboard compatability. I don’t have experience with the V2, but had my AIO fail after around 2 and a half years of use. The Tech Buyer’s Guru review on YouTube shows the superiority of the L12S in. NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition. Noctua NH-L12S Cooler Since I bought an LG C1 early last year, I have been wanting a console style sffpc capable of 4k gaming that could blend in with my media cabinet. 1 with a 5800x in a Rog Strix x570-I using the L12S facing down (not recommended) orientation, in ECO mode. Depends on the motherboard. Compare and share. Black ridge or Big Shuriken 3 for 3800x. My aio seems to be failing as temps are getting worse and worse, nzxt requires me to ship out the current one first to inspect so I had to get a replacement cooler to use in the meantime. 96 @ Amazon. 95. The Fractal Design Ridge ITX Case White features a well-designed fabric front with CNC aluminium to the balance of the machine, a Power LED bar, 2 x USB 3. B new fan, it would still be a little louder than the Noctua. 99 if it performs. 9Ghz and drops pretty fast and stabilizes at 4. Ugh, the NH-L12S doesn't fit my motherboard (ASUS ROG Strix B660-i mITX) + Ridge case combination. -. A white case with a white PSU is an obvious choice, especially when this PSU comes with white cables and can deliver a whopping 850 watts of power. Rocking a 5900x as well so it needs all the cooling it can get after I saw it get to 90 degrees at times. Storage. I’ll have to check the noise level on the dual fan Black Ridge as Optimum Tech’s review on YouTube has this bettering the L12S by 57. r/sffpc • Thermalright m2 heatsinks vs Samsung 990 pro. 0 White SFF Mini-ITX PC Gaming Case £124. NVIDIA Founders Edition GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Video Card. An evolution of the slimline format, Ridge was developed in collaboration with gaming and entertainment enthusiasts to subtly improve their homes and enhance the small form factor PC experience. The NH-L12S is basically the better cooler with a perfect fit in the case. I have the Noctua NH-L12S with an CM511 RGB case with two 140mm fans I get with it like 91 - 88 in demanding games (Doom. CPU Cooler- Noctua NH-l12s. Fractal Design's Ridge is a full 1L smaller, at 12. . 6. 8 ⁰C MAX CPU temp* 60. Fractal Design Ridge Mini ITX Tower Case $158. What are your thoughts about using a NH-L9x65 with a 5mm duct for my 5800x?. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price is EUR/USD 54. I have the X53 and the new all black copper version. 46 cm; 5 Kilograms : Item model number FD-C-RID1N-01. This cooler doesn't appear to be approved for the 7800X3D, but it does stay cool (ish) when gaming at 55-65c. 5 hdd, an m. 84 CFM CPU Cooler. 99; Total Price: BUY ALL. Thermalright has discontinued the full copper x53, at least for the NA market. I've seen a lot of posts about the AIO failing, though mostly of them refer to version 1 of the case. The fractal ridge is not well suited for power hungry CPUs. 13L more volume. 44 CFM CPU Cooler: Purchased For $40. 높이가 70mm 로 높은 편이라 호환되는 SFF케이스를 찾기가 어려웠습니다. It scores about 20. Best coolers for this case are the Noctua NH-L12s and Scythe Big Shuriken 3. 좌측부터 NH-L12 / NH-L12S / NH-L12 Ghost S1 스펙입니다. (Noctua NH-L12S, 70mm height). Timestamps. AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3. Width you'll usually be ok but depending on the card it will determine whether or not you'll be fitting any extra fans in. 40° idle APX, 50° nh Reply. YouTuber Devyn Johnston has built a very nice looking console style PC with the Fractal Design Ridge case. NH-U9F. With the NH-L9a-AM5 the temps will be higher but I think this can be mitigated a bit with the NA-FD1 fan. Tight squeeze but fits without the 2 fans. Also help with the CPU cooler recommendation, I am going with 13500. 4. Asus Z590-I & Noctua NH-L12s Compatibility . 5 Centimeters : Item Width 37. I can't fit the L12S, the IS-55 performs terribly (even with the T30 fan, Max Core Frequency dropped to 4. darkFlash DLH21 Mini ITX Tower Case. I had planned on getting the Noctua NH-L12S or NH-L9x65 for the CPU cooler but considering I don't need a GPU in the case, would a 280mm AIO water cooler be better?Swap to one of these coolers (70mm clearance on fractal ridge) NH-L12 Ghost / NH-L12S (Fan on top) Thermalright AXP90-X47 Full Copper (Unavailable) Alpenfohn Black Ridge w/ 2x Fan In-take (may not fit 72mm) (Unavailable). Fractal Design Ridge build with 7900X. I've now tried the following coolers: Vetroo L5 (with slim Arctic 120mm fan) Be Quiet Shadow Rock LP (with slim Arctic 120mm fan) Scythe Big Shuriken 3. It will actually run a bit cooler in some scenarios compared to a chip with less cores because the heat is spread across more of an area than the single area of a 7800X. The stock wraith stealth cooler gets. Power Supply. Highland Pacific Golf Course is a public championship course that is just a short drive from downtown. However Fractal Design Ridge is designed to install the motherboard upside down, so I'm not sure if this CPU cooler is compatible. Fractal Ridge with a water cooled 4090 block, 7800x3d, 1x280mm slim, 4x Arctic P14 slim (push-pull), EK AM5, SS850r, B650e-i. Installed a Linkup 10cm Straight Gen 4 Riser Cable. Length 6603 yards. Prior to attempting to install anything, we did a trial fit of the Noctua NH-L12 cooler on the Gigabyte. Fractal Ridge with a water cooled 4090 block, 7800x3d, 1x280mm slim, 4x. Would that fit in the Fractal Ridge SFF case? Coins. 44 CFM CPU Cooler. So far the choice comes down to 3: IS-55, AXP120, or NH-L12S. So, if a unique form-factor case is your jam, the Ridge should be on your short list! With the PL2 of 181W, pretty much all of the coolers you mentioned will make the chip run into thermal throttling during all core loads. 17. If your ultimate goal is silence, tower coolers are your friend. 0 PC Case. Going beyond the socket and a bit taller, theres the NH-L12S, NH-L12 Ghost S1 edition, Black Ridge, and Big Shuriken. It has a 120mm fan, and I've seen some benchmarks that put it roughly on par with the NH-L12S in terms of cooling performance. Only had to rotate the fan, since the CPU fan header. At the same time, the NH-L12S. Specs: MSI B550i Edge Wifi Motherboard. Recently there have been tape mods for the blackridge that seem to improve performance. Since then, my 5900X arrived and I've put it in my NR200 + Noctua NH-L12S and run some benchmarks. Amazon. RAM: 16gb T Force Vulcan. (Transferred from previous ATX build) CPU. NH-L12S (paid link) GPU: RX 6900XT (paid link) PSU: Extreme 850R / Corsair SF750 (paid links) CABLES: SFF Cables by CableMod. ID-COOLING IS-55 - 4. Fractal Ridge with a water cooled 4090 block, 7800x3d, 1x280mm slim, 4x Arctic P14 slim (push-pull), EK. Best performance / noise (Big Shuriken 3 seems to have a more annoying noise tone, I suspect because the fan is so close to the panel, and worse performance anyways). 44 CFM CPU Cooler. Thermalright AXP120-X67 (£31). I got an early press sample for review and noticed the "passthrough-holder" for the internal power cable to the outside is bulky enough to make installing an NH-L12S impossible. 48L to 8. On the other hand, the L12S can bring in fresh cool air. - concerned about the durability of the AIO. Maybe the. I understand a lot of this depends on what CPU I pick, but I could really do with some help as it feels like an important choice. Welcome to your go-to-channel for everything Fractal. Having a hard time deciding because the Ridge is so aesthetically pleasing but the Meshlicious is more functional. Max temps Cinebench R23 81C, max gaming temps 65C for CPU and 66C for the GPU. I was thinking of making an RTX 4090 & 13700k build using the Fractal Ridge. And it's not like the Ridge does anything special, or use. WIth the Prime95 benchmark, the results were the Black Ridge was 9C cooler than the Cryorig. Noctua’s classic NH-L12 has proven to be the best air cooling solution for Louqe’s award-winning Ghost S1 enclosure. Edit: the NH-L12S does not fix the ASUS ROG STRIX B660-I motherboard, the fan hits the heatsinks. This in turn results in the NH-L12S, and at the same time the largest air cooler that fits in this case, protruding a bit above the motherboard and colliding with the power. Compact, premium-quality low-profile CPU cooler (70mm total height) Further improved successor to the award-winning NH-L12, ideal for ITX and HTPC systems. 95. 2 heatsinks make it incompatible. Are the RAM slots far enough from the CPU? L12S seems to need 35mm rams, while Ripjaws V is 42mm. I was originally gonna go with a Black Ridge and 5800X3D, but the B550-I Strix seems to be incompatible with the new 40XX Series, causing random reboots and crashes. CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12S 55. 5 g Thermal Paste: Purchased For $5. Picked up a 3D printed spacer to move the meat of the connector further out of the. But this looks very attractive for sure. The newer motherboards with massive VRM and M. 6L, it looks nice, and it can also fit a similarly large triple slot 335mm length GPU. Motherboard. AM5 mounting-kit required (free of charge) This page shows which Noctua CPU coolers are compatible with the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor (Raphael-X series) for socket AM5 and how much overclocking or turbo headroom can be expected. NH-D15, NH-D15S, NH-U12A & NH-U14S Mid-Tier NH-D12L & NH-U12S Bare Minimum NH-C14S, NH-D9L, NH-U9S NH-L12S, NH-L9x65 You can use this info as a baseline if you're going for a different brand - note down the compatibility graphs (in terms of the 3 cooling levels) + NSPR then extrapolate to your target cooler. Just like manual overclocking, this puts higher demands on the cooling solution. Ugh, the NH-L12S doesn't fit my motherboard (ASUS ROG Strix B660-i mITX) + Ridge case combination. Does anyone know if NH-L12 GE is compatible in this situation? or. hereforthefeast. Processor: Ryzen 7 2700X (120W limit) Cooler: Noctua NH-L12S. The NH-L12 S1 should be almost as efficent as the NH-L12S, just a little bit louder since its a smaller fan Reply reply. 0 riser card and 4 x 2. Wondering if anyone has had success finding an air cooler that fits in a T1 with an ASUS ROG STRIX B550 board. ReplySide-by-side comparison of L12 vs. - Noctua NH-L9i chromax. When I tested them both they basically performed thermally identical. PSU: Corsair 750 watt. (Previously a Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX) GPU. My idle temps are ~40°-50° and when running Cinebench it reaches 89°. I would use the nh L12s since its the best for what this case allows, but I think there might be some clearance issues with the ram. 7 out of 5 stars. A time-lapse of my Fractal Design Ridge PC Build Guide. Max cooler height: 165 mm. Noctua - NH-L12S Thermalright - AXP120-X67 ID Cooling - IS-55 (with Noctua NF-A12x25 or Phanteks T30 fan, seems to be possible here) Thank you !. 2x Samsung SATA SSD 2TB. Idle temp GPU30/CPU45/35db, on load. 5Ghz. 0 riser card included - 2x 140mm PWM Aspect fans included - Type C USB - m-ITX PC Gaming Case. CPU Cooler Compatibility with Asus ROG Z790-i. With the -30 the chip all core boosts to 5,450 and 5,500 MHz 😳 I. Open comment sort options Best; Top; New. - Intel i5-10600K CPU. 0 riser card included - 2x 140mm PWM Aspect fans included - Type C USB - m-ITX PC Gaming Case. New comments cannot be posted. Fractal Ridge White Gaming HTPC. These would only fit with the Zotac twin edge. 4 GHz 8-Core Processor. However, unlike the Node 202, the Ridge has support for 70mm CPU coolers, 120mm to 175mm radiators, 3-slot GPUs up to 335mm in length (325mm with SSD installed), two 140mm fans by the GPU, and room for three 80mm fans at. Noctua NH-L9x65 (Brown AMD Ryzen) at Amazon for $59. The L12S is the successor to the L12, which uses a newer 120 mm slim fan and an updated heatsink design which performs better overall (better than L12 with two fans!) but is 70 mm high. Only thing you should remove case fans in case of using thick GPU’s. The case uses steel construction and comes in black or white. 03 Motherboard: ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ax Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard: Purchased For $270. I will also be putting together builds in the Fractal Ridge, and from everything I've seen so far the L12s is the best option. Thanks to the Discord advices we figured that Noctua NH-L12 GE is the solution for me, although NH-L12S is apparently better, but my 39mm RAM won't allow it. black: 37 mm:. I Know the power outlet sticks out a bit due to the cooler clearance. Successor to the award-winning NH-L12, the NH-L12S is a compact low-profile CPU cooler that combines excellent compatibility, surprising efficiency and remarkable flexibility. CPU Cooler. The NH-L9 is a much smaller cooler and does ok with gaming on a 7900x on eco mode 65W (best comparison to the 7900 non X i guess), and does quiet poorly on all core workload. NH-L9i-17xx it worked but i needed to underclock it much, after using it for a few months. I downsized from an NH-C14S to an NH-L12S. I am thinking of possibly using an AXP120-x67 but I just need to know the ram clearance because of only 2. When modern CPUs use their turbo modes, they can (depending on the configuration of the UEFI BIOS) dissipate much more heat than indicated by the manufacturer’s TDP (Thermal Design Power) specification. - Noctua NH-L12S CPU-cooler (bent to fit and a smaller Noctua NF-A9x14 zip-tied as a fan) + L. Fractal Design 近期在小型機殼上陸續推出相當具有質感的款式，而針對小空間或是家用影音 PC 的薄型主機需求，本周宣布推出僅有 12. 5 ⁰C Noctua NH-L12 (bottom fan only) Average CPU temp 43. I would use the nh L12s since its the best for what this case allows, but I think there might be some clearance issues with the ram. Slim Thicc. Total. I wanted to use a much larger 120mm x 25mm fan on top of my heatsink, that’s why I choose the Thermalright AXP120-X67, removing it’s stock 15mm thin 120mm fan and replacing it with a. Noctua NH-L12S, Premium Low Profile CPU Cooler with Quiet 120mm PWM Fan (Brown) $59. I know for sure that the big shurikenhas no problems with ram height, the noctua should fit by putting the fan on top of the heatsink and for the black ridge i didn't find much information about its clearance.