Got a Ryzen 5 Cooler - on the cheap!
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Check if it fits first - but the snowman is VERY good value.
Not sure if this link is allowed (mods please remove and inform me if not!): https://youtu.be/l5J2jTJ1Dik
If you don't want to deal with long shipping (and potentially shipping disaster) the pure rock slim is good too - again check fitting.
Not sure if this link is allowed (mods please remove and inform me if not!): https://youtu.be/l5J2jTJ1Dik
If you don't want to deal with long shipping (and potentially shipping disaster) the pure rock slim is good too - again check fitting.
Arctic Freezer 34 is just that 157mm specified as clearance for that case.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/arctic-freezer-34-cpu-cooler-120mm-hs-077-ar.html
Little lower Alpenfohn Brocken Eco Advanced would be easy fit
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/alpenfohn-brocken-eco-advanced-cpu-cooler-120-mm-hs-05j-al.html
Anyway if wanting to squeeze budget tight, there would be good amount cheaper B450 boards good for 3600.
MSI B450M Mortar is even in big discount.
MSI B450M Mortar MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £54.95
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/arctic-freezer-34-cpu-cooler-120mm-hs-077-ar.html
Little lower Alpenfohn Brocken Eco Advanced would be easy fit
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/alpenfohn-brocken-eco-advanced-cpu-cooler-120-mm-hs-05j-al.html
Anyway if wanting to squeeze budget tight, there would be good amount cheaper B450 boards good for 3600.
MSI B450M Mortar is even in big discount.
MSI B450M Mortar MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £54.95
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This is all great advice
As Chris Beard said,
EsaT's advice is spot on!
Only thing I will add is a couple of Arctic P14 fans for front intakes and remove all PCIe back slot covers to increase rear vent area for better front to back airflow to move heated GPU exhaust on back and out. This means lower temp air into coolers .. and every degree cooler air is entering coolers is same degrees cooler that component is (at same load and fan speed). Set case fans to cycle from idle (600rpm) with CPU / GPU @ 30-40c ramping up slowly to full speed at about 70-75c. With B450M Mortar you can do this in Windows, the once curve is what you want go into bios and set it (Command Center loads default fan profile at startup). Exhaust fans are not near as important as good intakes. I don't run exhaust fans and haven't for years .. and I've built hundreds of systems with no exhaust fans. Intake / exhaust fans on case are same principle as push pull fans on cooler or radiator. With good fans it makes almost no difference (-1-2c @ +2-3dB / 0c @ same dB).
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/arctic-cooling-p14-black-fan-140mm-fg-04m-ar.html
EsaT's advice is spot on!
Only thing I will add is a couple of Arctic P14 fans for front intakes and remove all PCIe back slot covers to increase rear vent area for better front to back airflow to move heated GPU exhaust on back and out. This means lower temp air into coolers .. and every degree cooler air is entering coolers is same degrees cooler that component is (at same load and fan speed). Set case fans to cycle from idle (600rpm) with CPU / GPU @ 30-40c ramping up slowly to full speed at about 70-75c. With B450M Mortar you can do this in Windows, the once curve is what you want go into bios and set it (Command Center loads default fan profile at startup). Exhaust fans are not near as important as good intakes. I don't run exhaust fans and haven't for years .. and I've built hundreds of systems with no exhaust fans. Intake / exhaust fans on case are same principle as push pull fans on cooler or radiator. With good fans it makes almost no difference (-1-2c @ +2-3dB / 0c @ same dB).
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/arctic-cooling-p14-black-fan-140mm-fg-04m-ar.html
In this case they are important.
Every fan position is horribly or even more badly constricted and hence there's lots of back pressure to overcome to get air moving:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cool...0l-micro-atx-case-black-window-ca-36v-cm.html
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Spot on, you can see in the middle ish photos. Perforations for airflow are small and leave lots of metal in the way. A really nice case design ruined by cheaping out on the metalwork.
The only people I've seen happy with this case have cut out the entire fan areas - which isn't too tricky a mod TBF. I would do that if I were building in this case, which I've been tempted by.
You might be right.
Easy way to find out is install 2x P14 in front making sure any openings in fan mounting panel, maybe even in front half of case are block off so air front intake push into case has to flow on through case. Ideal way to test is us s remote sensor thermometer placing sensor about 1 inch in front of middle of cooler fan/s (do this for CPU and GPU cooler intake air temp). Cooler intake air temp should only be a couple 3c warmer than room. My guess is Arctic P intakes will cool as well as both intake & exhaust.
Forgot to say all unused PCIe slots should be removed. This increases exhaust area around GPU for better front to back airflow to move heated component exhaust back and out so cooler air can flow to component fans.