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If you could, please post back with the performance of the C14! I got the U9S so it would be interesting to see how these two Noctua coolers compare in the M1.
Interesting, Xelnika! I'm satisfied with the noise on my H100i setup (two NF-F12s), but the C14 was certainly quieter. Let us know how it goes with the OC. I hadn't heard about the 3 x 120 mm fan setup, and if you can hit a good OC quietly, I'd definitely consider going back.
I'll be testing with an MSI GTX 970 Gaming that I also just bought. It will probably dump a ton of heat in the case.
Yep - this is probably my next choice if the Dark Rock won't fit (heatpipes). They're about the same price really. I all honesty, something got under my skin with 'Just get the biggest noctua you can fit in there' as the default answer to everything, but really... there's a reason for that.
Plan on making it a ducted setup if you want temps to be reasonable, otherwise the gtx970 just recycles its own hot air
Just letting you know from my own experience with the ncase v1 and the exact same video card, that you may end up having to look at a ducting solution
I too am happy I went proper aircooling after having watercooling. I achieved much lower noise and good temperatures with the right heatsinks, fans and orientations. My build: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1041593449&highlight=kabuto#post1041593449
Did you use AIO's or custom watercooling?
I had gaming loads put the card at 75-80c+ after 10-15 minutes, mostly MWO. It wasn't stable at those temperatures at stock clocks unless I took the side panel off
The card is tall enough to block most of the air from going into the 'upper' compartment of the case, and it ends up recycling a lot of its own exhaust hot air. I thought this was a well-known thing already, with the front page post having explained that blower style cards are highly recommended?
Anyways, I ended up going with a long-winded 1.5 year journey from GTX670 to GTX970 to fully custom watercooling loop, and now somewhat regret going custom watercooling when I think it would have sufficed to have a big aircooler for CPU along w/ ducting from the intakes on the case floor directly into the fan shroud of the MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4g.
I think there are a few images floating around with ducted setups - any type of paper or plastic panel or cover to ensure that the GPU fans pull air directly from the bottom intake of the case should be good enough to ensure much cooler temps. Necere may be able to chime in with some image examples, I did a quick google search and was pointed directly to this thread:
http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1041205684&postcount=342
I thought some people put dual 120mm fans under the GPU instead of ducting. The idea is to put enough positive air pressure at the bottom of the case so that the any air including hot air will be forced to an area of lower pressure, which is the top of the case, and outside.
Yeah, unfortunately:
It's not really comparable between systems because of the varying GPU coolers. I'll be testing with an MSI GTX 970 Gaming that I also just bought. It will probably dump a ton of heat in the case.
Can I fit an R9 Fury X with a full ATX PSU? I was pretty much ready to start ordering parts, but then I read the reviews of the 600w silverstone SFX on new egg. They are absolutely horrifying. Now I'm trying to determine the following:
Would the R9 Fury X fit with an ATX PSU?
Is it possible to cram two 120mm AIO coolers in with an ATX PSU? (I assume it would be one rear mounted, and one mounted somewhere in the middle of the two side mount slots.)
There are only four 120mm fan locations in the NCASE: two on the side bracket and two on the floor. I don't see any way that you could fit an ATX PSU and two AIO 120mm coolers in the NCASE.
Watercooling in general, regardless of AIO vs custom, will have a higher noise floor due to the pump. See the AMD fury x reviews for more details on that
Watercooling in general, regardless of AIO vs custom, will have a higher noise floor due to the pump. See the AMD fury x reviews for more details on that
The case itself, excluding the accessories box, is 4.2 lbs/1.9kg.How much does the Ncase weigh? It's not on the specs on the main site.
Yes, planes tend to be faster at traversing thousands of miles of ocean than container ships.Received my v3 case today. v4 case came in last week, air was much quicker than surface shipping
I don't think that's necessarily accurate and I don't know why this line of thinking is so prevalent. If you have a properly controlled (PWM) pump you can get it damn near silent.
(That is to say, if you have a properly controlled anything, you can get far less noise. )
Can I fit an R9 Fury X with a full ATX PSU?
Finally made it through customs today. Wonder why it took 2.5 days as I just had something from Amazon Japan show up in 36 hours total from western Japan.
Guess that makes sense. Though it was surprisingly cheap at only ~$7.Amazon uses DHL wich is a parcel service with in house customs.
They do every thing them selves, hence the higher cost.
Postal service is goverment, and they handle A LOT more packages than DHL.
Wow, I'm really surprised the C14S doesn't fit. I mean, I know it wouldn't fit with the fan on top but even in low profile mode?
The C14S fits without the top fan ("low profile mode"), however you are only left with just a little over 15mm between heatsink and the inside of the side panel fan bracket.
The C14 would allow 25+mm, so one could comfortably fit a normal 25mm thickness fan, but the C14S only permits a slim fan. In my opinion, (without data to prove it yet), having a slim fan might perform poorer than a normal thickness fan on a smaller heatsink, such as the L12 from an acoustic perspective.
This is why the C14 original is the most ideal solution for silent air cooling, if you don't need the front 3.5" hdd mounts
Looks very similar to my build. How's the Noctua fans?