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Can you tell us pls which length 24 you chosed with cablemod ? Im about to buy I was thinking 250 mm ( that`s the minimum on the homepage ) is that the one which you have ?just installed the nhc14s in the Ncase, used 25mm for bottom and slim on top (used cryorig fans). Looks great,got cablemods sleeves - wish I had went longer length for this asrock x99 mobo but maybe next time.
I know some people want to buy single side panels so they can mod theirs, and I've brought it up with w360, but unfortunately I couldn't convince him. His reasons are that we don't have proper packaging for it, and it costs too much to ship individual side panels.
How much space does that leave for the power connectors, though? That's the question. We have 140mm total, and the power connectors need a minimum of at least 15mm, so it really depends on how recessed the connectors are.
Unfortunately, I don't think they will. The power connectors on that card aren't recessed at all, so there's really no room for them.
Check the Google Docs spreadsheet.
I am currently using the NHu9s and really like it. You can fit it in any orientation and it doesn't take up the second side bracket slot you can use it for something else later. I am not getting incredible temps for an overclock though. I am using a 6700k and I have to keep it at around 1.2v so it won't go above 80 using prime95. I have it on 4.3 and 1.2v right now. A lot of people have gotten better temps than me with this though so 4.4 may be doable. I can get 4.5 at about 1.28 but the temps are high 80s. I am also using the IGPU on the skylake until I can get a 1080, so I am really wondering if that is making the temps higher. Anyway the NHu9s fits great leaves room for future upgrades.
The C14 is the best air cooler for the M1. It has the most surface area, and it is top-down, which the M1 is optimized for. But you cannot use the rest of the side bracket with it. The U9S should be able to handle that overclock no problem. You'll see slightly higher temps, but it should be perfectly fine. I recently saw a review where the U9S was hitting mid-70s under load with a 4790k OCed to 4.6GHz at 1.3v, and Skylake overclocks a bit better, so you'll have no issue whatsoever. The H105 will outperform both by up to 10 degrees, but you'll have a more crowded system with liquid in it, and it costs more, and again, it takes up the entire bracket. So... all 3 will work, it comes down to personal preference/utility/looks/marginal difference in performance. As far as noise, the Noctua coolers will be quiet, the H105 won't be very noisy if configured properly, but Corsair fans are much louder and worse in every way than Noctuas. As far as air pressure, there's very little air in AIOs, and I've never heard of AIOs exploding in flight, so you should be okay there. BUT if you want to take your M1 in your carryon, you may have issues with security b/c of the liquid in it...
My personal view on this is, if I can hit the maximum OC possible while below 1.3v, with fans spinning at ~ 1000 RPM and temperature under 80 C, then I don't need anything bigger and I'd rather keep the other half of my bracket for potential future use, e.g. a graphics card with an AIO. I chose a 120mm AIO for my system for that reason. I would have gone U9S, but I wanted top-down intakes and all 120mm GentleTyphoons, so that was more of an aesthetic and airflow choice, but I have serious OCD, so... these are all minor considerations. All 3 will perform perfectly well. If you don't want water, get U9S if you want to use the rest of the bracket and have slightly easier access to your motherboard, otherwise get C14 if you can find one.
Edit: Actually, the Dark Rock TF outperforms the C14 by a tiny bit I think, but it has compatibility issues with certain motherboards and RAM.
Thanks for the suggestion. I am actually using prime version 26.6 so it doesn't run as hot as the newer version. I get similar temps with asus realbench as well.
Yeah it is actually very quiet even with the fans running at close to 100%. And I honestly think I have something strange going on. Right now the only fans in my system are the 2 on the NHU9s. I am hoping temps drop once I disable the IGPU but i haven't been able to find any info about this online. I mean while gaming right now at 1.2v it keeps the cpu around 65 so it's fine for me, but I would like a 4.4 overclock once my build is done.
This is a very strange behavior, and the only thing I can think of is that there's a loose connection or cable somewhere that only manifests when a panel pushes on it.
Those are great temps at 1.265V, and wow you have a great chip there.
I expect a increase of about 8-10c in max and maby 3-5 in idle?!I should mention that I am running this setup without any GPU atm. as I am waiting for my 1070 to arrive
And that was difficult enough. Seems like an awful deal for the reference design, but I didn't want to wait another month.
