I thought I'd start a thread to describe my build of a Nanoq R SFF, a case I've admired for a while.
First a bit of background. I've been building out Watercooled PCs for a few years tending to change out the case, when either bored or with some new kit.
This latest started when my Asus B650e crapped out, and I replaced it with a B650E-i. I looked at X870 and B850, but neither had anything that interested me and both cost a good deal more. This Asus also gave me the opportunity to connect a temp probe to the MB, thus cutting out the need for my old Aqua Octo. Having moved from a cut down open frame Thermaltake Core to a Lian Li O11 Chrome stuffed full of Lian Li colourful fans, I thought it time to have a go with SFF.
The key elements of the kit being a Risen 9800x3d, 4090 in a Aqua ES water block, EK cpu block, EK D5 pump and Res, Corsair SF1000 PSU
My troubles started almost straight away because none of my old water cooling kit was going to fit. @momo56 has been guiding to date, but he's cost me a fortune
. I've spend days searching out CPU blocks that include a pump. I've even ordered in a Barrow version from Aliexpress only to read they're very noisy, so a Modultra is only its way. Neither of my 280 or 260 rads is going to work as they're too fat to fit. Ordered so far, as well as the Modultra is a 280 Aqua rad , the 20mm think version, an EK 120 Rad to act as a Res ( none of the 140 rad have extra ports for draining/filling
Nonetheless the NanoQ has arrived and I've started building, if only to try and work out how everything is going to fit. I'll post some photos when I can work out how.
First a bit of background. I've been building out Watercooled PCs for a few years tending to change out the case, when either bored or with some new kit.
This latest started when my Asus B650e crapped out, and I replaced it with a B650E-i. I looked at X870 and B850, but neither had anything that interested me and both cost a good deal more. This Asus also gave me the opportunity to connect a temp probe to the MB, thus cutting out the need for my old Aqua Octo. Having moved from a cut down open frame Thermaltake Core to a Lian Li O11 Chrome stuffed full of Lian Li colourful fans, I thought it time to have a go with SFF.
The key elements of the kit being a Risen 9800x3d, 4090 in a Aqua ES water block, EK cpu block, EK D5 pump and Res, Corsair SF1000 PSU
My troubles started almost straight away because none of my old water cooling kit was going to fit. @momo56 has been guiding to date, but he's cost me a fortune
. I've spend days searching out CPU blocks that include a pump. I've even ordered in a Barrow version from Aliexpress only to read they're very noisy, so a Modultra is only its way. Neither of my 280 or 260 rads is going to work as they're too fat to fit. Ordered so far, as well as the Modultra is a 280 Aqua rad , the 20mm think version, an EK 120 Rad to act as a Res ( none of the 140 rad have extra ports for draining/fillingNonetheless the NanoQ has arrived and I've started building, if only to try and work out how everything is going to fit. I'll post some photos when I can work out how.