NR200 Owner's Thread

I doubt the rad is working particularly well because of the slim fans and the proximity to the GPU.

I’ve seen systems with a single 240 rad do a better job. Practically speaking for water cooling a side mounted rad or vertical GPU is needed.
 
Darren_uk said:
Good morning

I have had Air Coolers in the past that let you mount heatsink so the Fans face up
Works great & had no trouble with the Memory,
NH-U9S PU COOLER - 92MM I have done that with some years ago

This is a good Idea, do you think the the U12S or Cryorig H7 does not fit Fans face up?

Also the
http://www.phanteks.com/PH-TC14S.html
Work well & was fine with memory installed

This one should be to high with 160mm, and i dont think i can rotate this cooler with the fans up

Ryzen 3400G, The NH-U9S Be great
Even an AMD Wraith Prism RGB
I would prefer the NH-U9s, this Noctua should be cooler and much more silent ?:)
PinkFloyd said:
Seems like a larger than necessary case if you are just going with an APU? Or is that just to tide you over until the next gen?
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Just Going with APU
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I prefer this mini ITX Case because there is a good airflow vom bottom to up, another case on my list would be the Fractal Design Node 304 white, what has 19,64l volume and the NR200 got 20,311l.
A seperate graphiccard is not needed in the future, so i think a 3400g or 3200g is really enough.

Maybe a Golden Field N2, Silverstone SG13 or Sharkoon Sharkzone C10 could be also a good option.
A 5,25 Bluray/DVD is a good option in the NR200, because i can put the bluray drive on the floor and if I remove the front part, so I can use the drive. (
A Placed at an angle at the opening of the graphics card hole)

Another ITX Cases like a Asrock Desk Mini A300 seems me to critical with the cooling and the power supply is a little bit weak.

Are here better options ?:)
Also i can put on the floor a 3,5"HDD in a silence Drive
 
Golden Field N2, I almost purchased 3 months ago around £37, as all quick rel stud panels :)
Like the SG13, but a little longer


SG13 & Sharkoon ITX cases i have had in the past

 
Right this Arctic liquid freezer 2 240mm still thinking on if there's a way to mount it inside that don't impede the flow
The only Stock way is the rail side mount but would mean blocking all the hardware in the window & moving the PSU cage to the default position
& would mean I can't do the Vertical GPU.

The only way is mod mount it on the top panel somehow or
Back Vented Side panel, This means modding, removing of some of the metal
 
Darren_uk said:
Right this Arctic liquid freezer 2 240mm still thinking on if there's a way to mount it inside that don't impede the flow
The only Stock way is the rail side mount but would mean blocking all the hardware in the window & moving the PSU cage to the default position
& would mean I can't do the Vertical GPU.

The only way is mod mount it on the top panel somehow or
Back Vented Side panel, This means modding, removing of some of the metal
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Yeah, I was thinking, if you were to mount the PSU on the front, maybe you can use the right side vented panel for fan or radiator. However, 1, it still wont fit with the PSU bracket there, 2, cable management will be even harder, and 3, GPU length and PSU bracket will likely be an issue for any high end GPU.

Someone did mount a radiator at the top, but not really any space for the fans there unless using thin fans.

3 radiator build, top has no fans, thus acts more as reservoir.
https://www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/comments/ifaarb/just_for_fun_triple_240mm_radiator_transplant_in/
 
GPU length will be a Issue, its 295mm
Really no way, mount it outside of the case will also look odd & spoil the case look & colour


Ya has mounted a Custom XSPC thin Rad
 
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Radiator mounted to the top panel, with slim fans between the top panel and top mesh?

Or maybe a top mounted rad with a 3D printed, offset, 92mm or 80mm to 120mm bracket? Should be able to fit fans on a rad up there if they're offset.

I suspect you'll be looking at slim rads and a custom loop in both scenarios though.
 
isle said:
Cooler Master NR200: Optimizing Air Cooling Thermals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcZxU_wlhB0
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He's correct, using a tower cooler & having CPU fan(S) as Exhaust
& 1 or 2 fans on top for Exhaust

fans not needed on the bottom, The GPU will pull Air through the bottom panel.

Using 2 x fans under the GPU will blow much more warm air up towards the CPU fan(s)
making the temp a few C Warmer.

Things be a little different using a Top-down CPU cooler like "AMD Wraith Prism"
it might be optimal just using fans for Exhaust on top panel & no need for a 90mm fan on rear,
The warm air would blow out the rear of case when the Wraith Prism CPU fan spins around
 
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Relentless81 said:
Removed the fan shroud from my Vega 56 and installed the P12'S in the bottom, for anyone curious this did not go well even with the fans at 100% the temps were climbing so I shut down and reinstalled the shroud and removed the P12'S

Here is a pic for reference, it's obviously the gap between the heatsink and fans that are the problem
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Hello, thanks for posting the picture.

May I request that anyone (who already has the case) kindly provide (or point me towards a reviewer who has already checked this) some measurements of the gap between:
  • the "floor" of the case
  • and
  • the top of the graphics card
?

Reason being: I'd like to know what is the maximum thickness graphic card may be used in this case, if I also want to include bottom intake fans (to blow cool air towards the GPU). I wonder if it is similar to the Lian Li TU150, where:
  • If the graphics card is <= 2 slots (i.e. 40mm) , then 25mm thickness fans can be used
  • If the graphics card is between 40mm and approx 54mm, then 15mm thickness fans have to be used

I am thinking my ideal set up would be:

  • Noctua NH-U12A CPU cooler
  • 2.5 / 2.75 slot GPU (hopefully a shiny new card from the RTX 3xxx series ! :p)
  • 2 x 120mm intake fans at the bottom (either 25mm or 15mm as the GPU thickness allows)
  • 2 x 120mm intake fans at the side
  • 1 x 92mm exhaust fan at the rear
  • 2 x 120mm exhaust fan at the top
Thanks!
 
@KAB4C2E

From what I understand the Sapphire Nitro+ 5700XT can fit full sized fans and the GPU is 49mm

My GPU is a Sapphire Vega 56 Pulse and I think its 50mm at which point you cant fit 25mm fans

I would double check the GPU widths as I am going from memory but basically if I'm right, anything over 49mm in GPU width and you'll need slim fans

Also I dont think you can fit a cooler that tall with the side intake bracket installed
 
@Relentless81 .

Thanks! I've just found the post that (I think) you were referring to with the Saphire Nitro: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/posts/33838411

Relentless81 said:
Also I dont think you can fit a cooler that tall with the side intake bracket installed
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Yes you're right, i've just watched Optimum Tech's video. At the 1.40 mark he talks about the U12A and says that it won't fit with the bracket: https://youtu.be/r834UqGdYVM?t=101

thanks for the quick response!

so it is indeed better for thicker graphics cards than the Lian Li. i remember seeing a TU 150 build (on another website), and they said that with a 49.5mm thick graphics card, they only had about 5-6mm of room before the 15mm slim 120mm fans at the bottom. Whereas here, it looks like we have 49mm for 25mm thick fans, effectively giving us an extra 10mm :p
 
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Yeah just double check the GPU widths because I'm going from memory but I'm fairly sure it's right, if my GPU was just 1mm slimmer I could use my P12'S but as it's not I've had to spend £42 on Noctua 15mm Chromax things

Also just so you know you can't mention competitors or any website that might link or affiliate with competitors so you might want to remove your link
 
isle said:
Cooler Master NR200: Optimizing Air Cooling Thermals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcZxU_wlhB0
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Great video, however!, this is with the vented panel and a small GPU. With TG panel and/or big GPU it may be very different.

TG panel wont allow air to be sucked in from the side panel, so especially combining a big GPU with the TG panel you may see very different results.

It will likely just be a case of testing for yourself to see what gives you the best temps, but as the video shows, sometimes it may only be a few degrees difference.

This can of course be between 75 and 80 degrees, where it makes sense. Does not make too much sense if you are already only at 65-70 max.
 
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