NR200 Owner's Thread

[far from home]

I Used the Stock cooler that comes with my 3700x at first, then went with AIO
lots of good Tower air coolers that fit , just read some posts

could it be some B550/x570 boards are thicker due to more layers of copper in the PCB
Making the height for tower coolers a little less?

Or maybe just down to how you install the mounting hardware & how tight you screw it down?
or could be some of the same model coolers slightly taller depending on the batch?

I am so confused haha, I was going for water cooling at first but after gamers nexus video I Changed my mind.
in my country the arctic freezer liquid ii 240 is sold for 150$ and its the official price from the distributor(have no clue why)

 

[Darren_uk]

what I am using: arctic freezer liquid ii 240mm £52 B grade, was lucky it was still new , only the box was beaten up a bit

 

[ikoalosaurus]

I Used the Stock cooler that comes with my 3700x at first, then went with AIO
lots of good Tower air coolers that fit , just read some posts

could it be some B550/x570 boards are thicker due to more layers of copper in the PCB
Making the height for tower coolers a little less?

Or maybe just down to how you install the mounting hardware & how tight you screw it down?
or could be some of the same model coolers slightly taller depending on the batch?

How are the temps with stock cooler on 3700x? When i'm gaming, i play only world of warcraft (but i like to play it on max details and uwqhd res though), so it should not impact temps that much.
What do you think, would some low-mid profile noctua (i'm thinking noctua L12S) perform better than stock air cooler? I can't go for water cooling because i want to use horizontal gpu layout.

 

[Richard Holm]

I think you've misunderstood.

This will likely happen since heat rises, though I still feel it is better that its a mix of fresh and warm GPU air than the strictly warm GPU air if I leave the CPU cooler as exhaust like in my #2 example. I also feel that the GPU will be blowing the air fast enough to avoid the bulk of it returning to the system.

GearSeeker videos show you may as well not use the 92mm fan in any position With AIO it disturbs airflow, with air cooling tower exhaust is better, but if you can fit a fan on the tower it will outperform the 92mm fan. Exhaust was better because of hot air going out instead of sucking hot air back in like McPhee said.

With a big chunky 3080 or 3090 we wont be able to fit fans underneath, but if they are that big/thick they will use their own fans straight from the bottom of the case anyway.

The biggest temp differences will apply with TG vs vented panel in that case. Looks vs performance as has always been the difference anyway.

I saw the GS video and was planning to have (2) 120mm fans on the CPU cooler and not the 92mm fan. I'm still hopeful that the TG will perform well with its directional/channeled airflow. As far as the Nvidia 3080 FE, it seems to be a solid 2 slots, so 25mm fans underneath should still fit fine.

Are you getting the FE 3080 or going for AIB? I really want the Zotac or EVGA version but not sure how that will fit in the NR200(P) whilst still having bottom fans as intake. The SFX 750s are around but expensive.

I want the FE for the new cooler and 2 slot form factor. Plus havent had any issues/concerns with my 1080 FE. I like the look of the Zotac, but with a case this small/tight I won't see the cool plate anyways...just the little strip on the side. GamersNexus was not too happy with the Zotac quality on the 2000 series cards but maybe they changed it around. I did consider the ASUS Strix/TUF as I've had good experiences with the Strix before and the TUF has a 0db mode which is neat.

And yes...there are SOME SFX750's floating around by 3rd party vendors trying to up charge by like 50% of the original MSRP. I understand supply and demand but I'm not in a position where I NEED it that bad. I can wait for a restock....just means I won't be building in my NR200P until I get a SFX PSU.

Any more build pics from people? Seemed to be coming in a flurry....but now it's slowed.

 

[Bindlestiff]

I want the FE for the new cooler and 2 slot form factor. Plus havent had any issues/concerns with my 1080 FE. I like the look of the Zotac, but with a case this small/tight I won't see the cool plate anyways...just the little strip on the side. GamersNexus was not too happy with the Zotac quality on the 2000 series cards but maybe they changed it around. I did consider the ASUS Strix/TUF as I've had good experiences with the Strix before and the TUF has a 0db mode which is neat.

My concern, given no data or reviews right now, is just how noisy / loud the FE will be under load given that it is a 2 fan solution vs a 3 fan. My first 2080Ti was an EVGA Black and it was noisy as hell, didn't keep it particularly cool, and was a massive disappointment.

And yes...there are SOME SFX750's floating around by 3rd party vendors trying to up charge by like 50% of the original MSRP. I understand supply and demand but I'm not in a position where I NEED it that bad. I can wait for a restock....just means I won't be building in my NR200P until I get a SFX PSU.

Yeah, I almost pulled the trigger on £149 yesterday but showed some common sense and held off. It seems look at historical prices £105 seems to be a more realistic price. I'll wait.

Any more build pics from people? Seemed to be coming in a flurry....but now it's slowed.

I think this is symptomatic of just how few units are trickling out right now

 

[Richard Holm]

My concern, given no data or reviews right now, is just how noisy / loud the FE will be under load given that it is a 2 fan solution vs a 3 fan. My first 2080Ti was an EVGA Black and it was noisy as hell, didn't keep it particularly cool, and was a massive disappointment.

Yeah, I almost pulled the trigger on £149 yesterday but showed some common sense and held off. It seems look at historical prices £105 seems to be a more realistic price. I'll wait.

I think this is symptomatic of just how few units are trickling out right now

yeah I hear ya...im on the fence of jumping on the hype train and trying to get the first batch vs the more logical choice of waiting for people on YT and forums to test and give their results. I am an engineer by trade...and the engineer in me wants to wait for results....the person who has been waiting for an upgrade is being impatient haha.

Also regarding noise...i figure a 2 fan configuration will be quieter regardless than my single fan blower gtx1080 FE. And honestly the blower GPU isn't that loud to me even under 80% load and its roughly 50cm from me...so any improvement is welcome.

As for SFX 750, they are $185 USD MSRP....but cannot find them any lower than $250 right now. I tried to win a few auctions on ebay but they all went over $220.

Yeah the lack of supply of NR200's makes sense.

 

[PinkFloyd]

Got bored after work and figured I'd dismantle my server and borrow the Noctua NH-L12S I have in there to try in the NR200P. It's a cosy fit with the high socket mount on the Gigabyte X570 board that I'm using, I needed to remove the fan grills from the top so it the top didn't bend the cooler. It was only a slight amount but figured I didn't want to risk damage, plus it looks better without the grills on. With the cable management I have I don't need the grills there to stop cables getting stuck!
I'm not using the stock slim Noctua fan and instead chucked in the only RGB fan I have, an Antec one that came with a Mercury AIO. I'd say it doesn't look as good as the stock cooler I was using, but maybe that could be improved with a better-looking fan. Temperatures are around 10 degrees cooler or thereabouts, plus it's quiet. Under 100% CPU load I get a whoosh of air, rather than fan buzz/hum - which I'm not used to!



The downside is I now can't use my server unless I rebuild it in a different case with more clearance for the Artic 34 I have lying around. Which would be a shame as the server is a mean SFF size as it is. I guess my main takeaway is that a 120mm top-down cooler can look good in the NR200P and that maybe I should buy a new one for this rig and rebuild the server!

 

[Relentless81]

Looks good, I do prefer the look of a top down cooler with RGB fan still debating it myself but sticking with my wraith Prism for now

 

[Richard Holm]

@PinkFloyd Do you have more than (1) 2.5 drive? Just asking since I see you have it mounted "IN" the case, instead of in the space just behind the front cover. Basically on the other side of where it's mounted now. Really like how clean/simple your setup is =)

 

[PinkFloyd]

Thanks guys

Just the one SSD Richard. I originally put it on the inside due to concern of how easily someone could pop off the front panel and take the drive if they wanted to when I attend Lanparties. Not that any are happening with the Covid restrictions. Now that I've I quite like it on the inside just to break things up a little at the front. Might do something different long term, and I'd certainly like a way to secure the front panel so it can't be popped off so easily!

Seeing the LED strip at the top is annoying me in that photo, it's out of sight due to the side panel + where I sit normally, but that photo reminds me I need to hide the white with black electrical tape or buy black strips! Need to try and work out a better way of attaching them too.

 

[Darren_uk]

Well here's my final AIO build

Been finding out how to install this 240mm Radiator in an optimal Spot,
The only way was by using the side rail frame, this way be no good
in mounting the GPU in the vertical position, so I turned the case
upside down & switched top & bottom panels, to install the radiator in an
an optimal spot for the flow at the top.

There's a drawback on having the case turned upside down that may effect some
is that the window side is facing your left-hand side on the table/desk,
In my CASE this was an advantage.

Was going to turn the front case frame around by
taking out the 8 black screws from the top left & right & bottom left & right
& also drilling out the POP-Revit's that join it to the motherboard frame.
but instead went for the Front I/O facing down.
did not want to weaken the structure & damage the case,
So used the top panel with front I/O holes for the bottom.[/SIZE]








6CM Legs & 3M Sticky pads



Using the top panel for the bottom with the fans mounted underneath

6CM Legs for good spacing from floor & fans

Changed the stock P12s


White PCI-E extension Cables with cable clips


4TB Seagate 2.5" & a 500GB Samaung SATA SSD


View of the back of the motherboard frame Showing the corsair sf750 PSU.


The Arctic 240mm Radiator in the Optimal position for the liquid flow

 

[Bindlestiff]

The NR200P showing as not available anymore in black

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cool...-itx-case-black-tempered-glass-ca-385-cm.html

 

[SaiBork]

It's unavailable in either colour for a while. Almost the whole world is waiting for more stock, only few countries have stock at the moment.

@Darren_uk You got the bottom fans as outtake as well in those pictures? Better temps with just GPU fans as intake only?
Love the front!
Looking good otherwise as well, apart from those corner stickers

 

[PinkFloyd]

I'm liking the decal on the front, looks smart Darren. Is it a wrap that you bought?
Do you have any long term plans to do a full swap of the top and bottom panels to bring the IO to the top, plus have the cleaner looking mesh on show there?

 

[Simon Belmont]

It's unavailable in either colour for a while. Almost the whole world is waiting for more stock, only few countries have stock at the moment.

@Darren_uk You got the bottom fans as outtake as well in those pictures? Better temps with just GPU fans as intake only?
Love the front!
Looking good otherwise as well, apart from those corner stickers

It's unavailable in either colour for a while. Almost the whole world is waiting for more stock

It's unavailable in either colour for a while. Almost the whole world is waiting for more stock, only few countries have stock at the moment.

@Darren_uk You got the bottom fans as outtake as well in those pictures? Better temps with just GPU fans as intake only?
Love the front!
Looking good otherwise as well, apart from those corner stickers

So glad I pre-ordered early and received mine in the first batch. Case is worth waiting for.

 

[dav3evans]

hhmm, I put a preorder in this week when it was still available as I was told stock was due mid September... hopefully they stopped it at the point that incoming stock met the purchase levels *crosses fingers*

 

[Darren_uk]

My build setup all fans as Exhaust, bottom 2 fans taking out warm air from the GPU & PSU
vents in the window pull air in for the GPU when under load.

Measurements /Resize on The Artwork & onto special Photo printing paper Waterproof.
printed out by an Epson XP-750 Inkjet

Ryzen 3700x Desktop temps depending on Auto boost from 34/41c
GPU temps around 35c idle 0db fans off till 60c
Corsair SF750w PSU 0db fan is off till 350w under load

The only sound from the PC is the pump, not too much of a sound.

 

[Darren_uk]

I'm liking the decal on the front, looks smart Darren. Is it a wrap that you bought?
Do you have any long term plans to do a full swap of the top and bottom panels to bring the IO to the top, plus have the cleaner looking mesh on show there?

Nope, Don't want to drill out the POP-Rivets, they got the Motherboard frame strong to the front frame
will weaken a lot & would mean drilling 3 holes on the right side of the front frame.

Was going to do full art on top, but settled for the front only,
any more would be overdoing it & take away the nice white case look.
Doing artwork on the bottom fan panel be a waste of time since there really is no surface to lay
on with big honeycomb holes & 2 big 120mm fan holes.

The 10cm dirty long legs going back for a refund
also did not want to Add a toilet

 

[KaRaPuZ]

Hi. Maybe someone has detailed photos with fuma 2 in this case. I am going to change noise wraith prism for something else.

 

[Darren_uk]

PinkFloyd, you have got me thinking on more artwork on top Grill panel.

I will drill out 1 of the 3 pop-rivets & see if I got the right screws/thread thickness to replace
the Rivet.