Noctua air cooler to fit the Lian Li Air 011 Air Mini?

PaulW

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trying to fit a Gigabyte 4090 into a Lian Li 011 Air Mini with a 7950x and ATX board. i orginally wanted an 280 Arctic Freezer 2 AIO for it but believe it probably wont fit in the case with the 4090 in the front and questionable on the side.
so i an now thinking an air cooler with a few fans at the top and bottom would be just as good for cooling.

What Noctua options do i have that will fit in this case and cool it at minimal noise, these coolers are are pretty chunky boys and so the height of them is a concern with it being a small case. anyone else using one in there Air mini case?

PS i want a small case :)

Thanks

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So with that what fan should i get in my small case that will cool the 7950x. the NH-D15S chromax.black for me seems like the best option, but it is big. so can anyone reccomend a smaller Noctua one that might be better for my build?
 
draken said:
240 Arctic Freezer on the side
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hey, i'd love to but i think maybe the 240 won't be good enough for the 7950x. i think AMD reccomend a 280 AIO for it. if you an others think a 240 would be fine to keep it cool without much noise i'll go with it.
i was thinking i could swap the fans out for Noctua one if they were to noisey.
 
draken said:
Personally, if noise is your concern, then I would look at a AIO that controls fan speed based on liquid temperature of the AIO.
That way fans speed only increase once liquid get to a specific point, instead of fans based on CPU temperature which can quickly ramp up speed and down which can create more noise.

While I did go for 280 AIO in Lian Li 011 Air Min for my 7800x3d, fans speed has never gone above 30% with playing games all day, of cause thing could be different for you subject to what you are planning to use your 7950x with.
But a good 240 will be fine with your CPU https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-9-7950x-cooling-requirements-thermal-throttling/
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intresting, i am planing on undervolting the 7950x as well and using eco mode. So a 240 with that might be fine. i want the 7950x as games will not be the primary use of the system it will be work, else i'd get the 7800X3d for sure.
 
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Hostile_18 said:
Came here to say the same. Beats every AIO for me as no pump noise
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if i am going air coolling, which i probably will do now. The NH-U12A chromax.black seems the best. its smaller for better airflow around the case with the big 4090 and about 2-3 degrees cooler that the D15 from some reviews. thanks to all those who recommended it.
 
Drumroll said:
Every now and then some older, more restrictive panels version, pops around. If that is the case, contact Lian Li and in few weeks you should receive the revised panels.
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oh right had no idea about this, which panel do you mean? what should i look for.
also i see you are in Cambridge, i am too what do you do here? i work on the science park and live in the north of the city near the A14.
 
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