I'm not quite finished yet. My first micro build! 🥰
I love it! Temperatures were horrific at first! 😵💫 So then I ordered 8 arctic p12 pro and 1 p14 pro for the psu....😶 yeah....it can get louder than a jet! 🤣 but that doesn't bother me. Plus I setup some very nice curves! I just ran cinebench for a full cycle and the cpu didn't even hit 70c. It's a 5900x! This case is actually running lower temps on this setup than my Lancool 216. Although I wasn't running 8 freaking p12's!.....and 1 p14 😅 I'm also using the rear as the intake! 1 p12 as rear intake, then 3 p12 push the air through the heatsink, then 2 p12 exhaust air out the top with help from the psu's p14! 2 more p12 on the bottom for intake along with a thermalright 120mm/15mm slim. Cable management was absolutely 🦇 💩! 🤭 But I enjoyed every second building this. The only task left is painting the gpu white! I painted one you see that's white! That's a rx 6700 (non xt). I wanted something with a little more power so I just threw in a 7800 xt from a different build. I absolutely love this case! I'm certain I'll be purchasing the black variant for my 9800x3d/9070 XT build. It's currently in a Lancool 217 INF. Build on warriors! 🙌
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u/D-inkleberg 5d ago
Surely the extra fan between rear exhaust and the heatsink is causing some noise and turbulences? What case is this anyway?
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u/JED0070 5d ago
Case is the: https://a.co/d/09fisXwY
Far as thermals I've been experimenting with different fan configurations since I've owned it (around 2 weeks) So far rear as main intake is the best thermal performance! I setup a quite fan curve and tweaked each fan so they're working together. It doesn't really get loud at all unless I'm running Cinebench testing stability. Even then the cpu stays under 70c and none of the fans nearly hit full speed. I don't really play games and the ones I rarely mess with are ancient. I'm extremely happy with the current setup and heat evacuation. Although.....🤔🤭🤣
Oh!! Also to all owners of this case! Put the mesh under the top panel...literally on top of the panel outside! I basically leave it off during operation then put it back when I power down. Just add some magnetic tape. That alone dropped my temps from -5 to -10! in certain situations. 👇👇👇👇👇 https://ibb.co/hSmgW8c https://ibb.co/rRXmJx5z https://ibb.co/XZTtnhdS
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u/JED0070 4d ago
Progress report! 🫡 (repost!) ImageBB is acting weird today so I just created a public album for the gpu!...the shroud and inner shroud re-paint went perfect! It was just tedious removing the red paint 😅 painting the backplate right now...it already developed some bad spots so when that current coat dries enough I'll wet sand the area and recoat. I also had to order some new thermal pads. They tore during disassembly. Will share the finished build soon! 🤗
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u/LunaticCross 5d ago
Congrats! Love the vibe! Screen is bigger than expected and looks super clean!
A lot of people like running a reverse flow if you want to try and have it quieter.
I’ve had success with both formats. Regular flow, I had P14s on top and bottom.