Recommend air cooler to fit?

Zeebedy

Zeebedy

Zeebedy

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Hey guys,

I think I might run into a problem here, I will be building my new once the rest of the parts arrive today / tomorrow..

Now, my problem is the cooler for the CPU. The board I am getting is the Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite WiFi 7..

As the NVMe drive is below the GPU PCIe slot, the GPU is close to the CPU and I’m not 100% sure the 120 Thermalright Peerless Assassin will fit with enough clearance?

So I was looking at a 92mm fan setup, can someone recommend me a good one to cool a 9800X3D?

Or if the P Assassin will fit that configuration?



Cheers.
 
I usually suggest the freezer 36 for more compact builds, but I don't think either of those coolers have any compatibility guides of the type Noctua provide.
 
Tetras said:
I usually suggest the freezer 36 for more compact builds, but I don't think either of those coolers have any compatibility guides of the type Noctua provide.
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Thanks, still might be a touch to big?

Ordered a Peerless Assassin 90 SE. £16 and I have another fan (same model from Thermalright) and should be here tomorrow as a backup in case the 120 variant doesn’t fit!
 
mattyfez said:
Why would the 120 be too big?
It's a pretty standard configuration.
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I am just concerned with the PCIe slot being close to the CPU and having interference.

hornetstinger said:
could be worthwhile getting second hand one so if doesn't fit just sell it off same price you paid for it

www.gumtree.com

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE | in Stirling | Gumtree

For Sale - Peerless Assassin 120 SE cpu cooler. Was swapped out of my personal PC for an AIO cooler. The item is in good condition. *current price price on Amazon £30*
www.gumtree.com www.gumtree.com
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Thanks but the price I paid was peanuts anyway so will hold onto if there is an incompatibility.


Quick CPU question, to assist with cooling, does ECO mode set in the BIOS lose a lot of performance as it does (in my past experience) help a lot with thermals.
 
Zeebedy said:
Quick CPU question, to assist with cooling, does ECO mode set in the BIOS lose a lot of performance as it does (in my past experience) help a lot with thermals.
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The gaming power use is pretty low anyway, though it'll depend on the games/settings/res and your graphics card. Heavily multithreaded stuff it would have a bigger performance impact.
 
Tetras said:
The gaming power use is pretty low anyway, though it'll depend on the games/settings/res and your graphics card. Heavily multithreaded stuff it would have a bigger performance impact.
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Yeah, solely for gaming, looking at medium to high detail at 1440p. And the gpu is a 5070ti
 
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