I tried a variety of air coolers including the L9i with 14mm and 25mm fans, an Alpenfohn Black Ridge, and also had a Cryorig C7 that I was going to try. I don't think they can handle the heat of the i9. If you have the means, I would skip straight to water cooled for the i9, unless you have...
Ya, imagine what it was with an L9i! The 545 does a great job. And nothing wrong with 80C. I wish the C4 was out already, would've totally gotten that.
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Hi folks, my new build posted at https://pcpartpicker.com/b/HHKBD3
Goal for this build was to see if it was possible to fit an i9 and 2080 Ti in a small form factor case while keeping it properly cooled. Started with the Noctua L9i, which was fine for normal desktop loads but would thermal...