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
 
Don't forget you can turn the Peerless Assassin around 180 degrees, to make it offset or not offset, so either way, you'll be fine :)
If you're unhappy, simply flip it around and have a bit more room :) both orientations still clear massive VRM coolers ;) I'm surprised that no-ones mentioned this?

But here's some tighter fit clearance pictures, that show that it'll still fit regardless of being super tight - but your board looks like it'll have more room that these, but either way they all still fit
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mattyfez said:
Here's mine on a MATX b550 board with an rx6800xt
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Can you please do some cable management, that is rather offensive :D
You haven't even zip tied your PSU cables, nor cut the ends off that ziptie you lazy git :P
What's going on with the rear exhaust wiring and the 2-into-1 cable for your Thermalright fans? :P They're just blowing in the wind, doing what they like :cry:

First the thermal paste abuse, and now this :P

I was of the understanding, that this was a bannable offense? Right @Armageus :D
 
deviation said:
Can you please do some cable management, that is rather offensive :D
You haven't even zip tied your PSU cables, nor cut the ends off that ziptie you lazy git :P
What's going on with the rear exhaust wiring and the 2-into-1 cable for your Thermalright fans? :P They're just blowing in the wind, doing what they like :cry:

First the thermal paste abuse, and now this :P

I was of the understanding, that this was a bannable offense? Right @Armageus :D
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I can't even be bothered to swap my phanteks 850 into my intel pc which has an rm750
:D

 
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mattyfez said:
I can't even be bothered to swap my phanteks 850 into my intel pc which has an rm750
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What's that got to do with tidying up cable management with zipties :confused: :D
But then you did get bored attempting it before to the point you didn't even clip the end off that ziptie:P

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It doesn't matter to me... Function over form.
I'm Usualy looking at my screen not peering into my case. There's nothing loose so meh!
 
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