New Build - CPU Cooler Fan Orientation

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SC489

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I'm updating my desktop PC to use an ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-H GAMING WIFI motherboard and Intel Core i7-13700K CPU. I was planning to reuse my Noctua NH-D14 cooler using Noctua's LGA1700 socket adapter kit.

However, Noctua say the cooler is mechanically incompatible in the standard orientation (blowing towards the I/O panel) due to height of the plastic cover over the VRM heatsink. Installation of the cooler turned by 90° (blowing towards the top of the case) is possible. So the fan would then be blowing from the rear of the GPU to the top of the case instead of being in the same direction as the airflow from the front case fan to rear case fan as present.

I have Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 case which does have an air vent at the the top of the case which can be opened and space to fit one or two fans under the vent.
Is this odd fan configuration likely to cause cooling issues assuming I open the top case vet and place a case fan there or would I be better off buying a CPU cooler having fans with a more suitable air flow direction?
 
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Hi and welcome to the forums. :)

First off, you had better remove the link to the competitor as that isn't allowed on this forum. Overclockers UK (the shop) pays and maintains this forum and links to competitors are not allowed.

You may actually find that your temps may drop with the top vent open although there is a chance that the cpu will run a degree or two warmer from the warmer air picked up by the cooler from the gpu.

I really dislike these plastic covers on motherboards these days as they are always in the way and the ones over vrm heatsinks can cause them to run hotter as they interfere with the airflow over them, especially if the motherboard has a I/O plate fitted directly to the plastic cover.
 
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