Recognise this cpu cooler?

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I just found out that the Lian-Li 011 case does not allow the Noctua NH-U9S to fit. I either have to find another case, or change the cpu cooler. Should I look at a Noctua top flow cooler or find another brand?

Does anyone recognise this cooler?

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UnworthyBean said:
Looks like a Cryorig H7 to me, which is a lot taller than the Noctua.

Are you sure the Noctua wont fit? It's listed as 125mm tall and the Lian Li case should support up to 155mm tall coolers.
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I know, I'm surprised too. It doesn't fit just by the little metal bits at the top. Lian-Li are not measuring from the processor, they are measuring from the plate under the mobo.

Look at 8:21


Thanks guys. I think I need to find another case?

What is the cpu cooler at 3:19?

 
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doyll said:
Talking head in video says it's be quiet! cooler being taller than spec, not Lian Li. But I've measured many coolers including be quiet! ones and never found any more than 1mm different than published specifications.

Drawing shows distances from mobo tray to surface of motherboard and CPUIHS surface above motherboard measurements.



That was the first thing that came to mind as I read your opening post. :D What motherboard and RAM do you have? If it will fit your mobo and you get a case with 171mm or more CPU clearance you could fit TRUE Spirit 140 Power in, one of the very best coolers and only a few quid more than H7.
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Nice drawing, thanks. Agreed that he was talking about the Bequiet. However it also seems to apply to the Noctua U12S. Case headroom seems to be 155mm, the U12S is 158mm. (grrrr) Maybe I can go with a U9S with twin fans? I'm not intending to overclock by that much - just a click or two.

This is a new build, so I still have options. Expected kit is Asus Prime X299-A II, CPU i9-10980xe, cooler Noctua U9S, case Lian-Li air. Usage Premier Pro 4k H.265 editing, Photoshop, Lightroom. Heading towards 6k Prores editing.
With the air case, I can put 3 fans inflow at the front, 2 fan exhaust at the back & maybe 3 fans exhaust at the top, 3 fans exhaust at the bottom for the graphics card. 3 fans inflow at the side. I can run all the fans at slow speed maybe?
 
Thanks for the tips, great stuff!

I'm designing this from scratch & don't have any of the kit yet. So it's basically a blank canvas apart from I need 3x M.2 slots & I'm biased towards Intel. I was going to get all Noctua fans.

I was originally looking at the Lian-Li dynamic, but thought the air case would be more suited to air cooling. I'm not married to air cooling, it's just I have zero experience with water cooling.
 
Thanks, I've been doing some more reading, especially at Puget. I'm now thinking along the lines of close loop liquid cooling just for the cpu. This gets me the case I really wanted, Lian-Li dynamic, without the crazy times of a full water cooled system. I need to figure out airflow for the memory slots & sort out where the graphics fans are going. But with a closed loop, I don't have such a maintenance issue. What are your thoughts?
 
I have a couple options. I'd like to keep with the Lian-Li cases which mean I may have to get a water kit for the processor because of clearance issues. With the graphics card fans aiming down, I've no idea why Lian-Li show the bottom fans blowing up straight into the downward graphics card fans. Looks like a severe flow issue there to me. I'd just have the fans the other way around & then to get some inflow, use the side fans to blow inwards.

How much air flow does the memory, mobo in general & the M.2 cards need?

Hmm, do all images have to be hosted off site?
 
Very interesting stuff, thanks for that link!

Comparing a Lian-Li 011 Air & 011 Dynamic. Thinking that they both need CPU water because of the clearance. I now understand what the graphics card is doing also - thanks for that.

Do you have a cpu air cooler? If so, which one fits?
 
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Thanks for your reply.

The Air has space for 2x rear 80mm exhaust fans. I'd think of using 2x 140mm inflow in the front for the mobo, 2x 140mm inflow on the bottom for the graphics card, 3x 120mm exhaust in the top. The side slot would be an exhaust for the cpu water cooler. What do you think?
 
doyll said:
Duel fans might give give you a couple degrees lower temps on U9S, but also increase noise levels. I suggest you make sure your case is flowing air so cooler is getting at less then 5c above room ambient when both CPU & GPU are working hard. If it's 10-15c wamer the CPU will be hotter by similar amount. Air temp into cooler to CPU temp at same fan speed is a 1:1 ratio. Every degree warmer air is translates into same degrees hotter CPU is. Below link is to basic guide to airflow and how to optimize case airflow.
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...-i-put-my-temp-sensor.18564223/#post-26159770
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Thanks. There will be 3x 120mm inflow on the front, although that will be mixed with gpu hot air. I'm not sure how I can avoid that though.
 
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