Recent content by kodakrome

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    Cooling Thermal Pad Replacement, Benefits?

    I was wondering if anyone has any experience with thermal pad replacement. Specifically, I was reading Confusis' review of the ASRock’s Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac which identified some off-brand thermal pad. In general, I was wondering if anyone had seen benefits of replacing, adding, or...
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    GPU Nvidia RTX 2080/2080TI

    Unfortunately, I can't answer your question. But I can tell you that a Zotac Gaming AMP edition will fit in an ncase m1, but just barely. I needed a 90degree adapter for my ATX cables and the fan shroud does touch the top of the case ports. It's probably the largest 2-slot factory...
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    Cooling Does Fan Clearance Matter for Radiators?

    @BaK thanks for the info, yours is one of the few builds I've seen with the radiator connections placed toward the rear and it does seem to work really well (and look awesome) as you said. I was leaning toward the Black Ice Nemesis GTS @ 30mm tall + Noctua 15mm fan, but the lazer3d article made...
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    Cooling Does Fan Clearance Matter for Radiators?

    @BaK , thanks this is what I was looking for! Sorry to snoop, but I see from your M1 build that your bottom radiator does not have very much fan clearance. Do you still find it useful? Thanks again.
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    Cooling Does Fan Clearance Matter for Radiators?

    I'm very slowly dreaming about a watercooled SFF. Love the stuff shown on the forums and elsewhere, but I keep wondering if fan clearance matters. Sometimes I see a radiator setup with 15mm fans where 25mm could fit. Both are obviously tight, but how much intake clearance do you really need...