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    Production Velka series cases for ultra compact and portable desktops

    I had this same issue with blocked 1st DP port on the 3060 Ti FE. Seems like a pretty common issue for the RTX-3000 cards in the Velka 7...
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    I just installed the Louqe riser in my Velka 7 this weekend and I agree, the bend was really nice and felt comfortable. Not sure why, but it looked to me like the direction of the riser in the picture you posted (notch on the left) is opposite of what it should be, so that threw me off for a...
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    Great that the Linkup and Louqe risers use the same mount! What is the riser length for Velka 7? (i.e. Do you know if the 260mm Louqe would be long enough for the Velka 7?)
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    Just out of curiosity - have you checked the CPU power draw when gaming? I'm making some wild and uneducated guesses here, but for L9A to keep it at 70-75C, it's probably running around 70W power draw (maybe even less?), which means it's performing just like a 5600X would. Have you tried...
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    This is interesting! I assume that was with the 92mm noctua fan as intake? Either way, that is a good detail to add here, as I'm assuming the trade-off is then better thermals with more turbulence (louder) vs. worse thermals but few/no turbulence issues (AXP 90 vs BR). If that makes sense? CPU...
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    If you already have the lpx ram, then blackridge with the 92mm noctua fan-swap is probably the way to go. Haven't been able to find a side-by-side comparison with the AXP-90 Full Copper, but my impression is that the consensus in the SFF-community gives a slight edge to the BlackRidge
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    Wow! That is really clever for 3080 thermal management. Also, what are those clips you are using for cable management? did you 3D-print those yourself, or is that available somewhere? Looks incredible!
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    I replied on your reddit post wrt the video extension ports. Based on the image you just posted, I'm wondering if you'd consider removing the SATA-tray like I did (link to earlier post here). It improved my temps quite a bit, though my 3060 Ti FE has an exhaust right into that plate, so it might...
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    Good to know. Currently my PSU is silent (SF750, and I don't think I've every seen the fan spin), but it's a trade-off worth thinking off at least...
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    Yeah, I've been playing with that thought these past few days as well. However, I'm maxing under 70C for both GPU and CPU during my usage (work & gaming), and it's very quiet after undervolting CPU and GPU, so I don't know how much difference it'll in my build to add extra fans... Let me know if...
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    Thanks for sharing the links to the possible optimizations you're considering. I think it's worth noting, on your first point, that the manual *specifically* tells you to assemble the mobo+cpu+gpu w/ riser and extensions *before* you put the case together, to avoid having the problem you had. I...
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    Thank's for the quick feedback! Yes, stock settings for the GPU. I'll play around with undervolting and increasing fan speed settings as well a bit, as I haven't done that yet. And the higher chance of dislodged motherboard tray makes sense - I'll probably put the SATA-tray back in once this...
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    @VELKASE Michael: I was having pretty high temps (high 70C) in my Velka 7 (v2) with RTX 3060 Ti FE. The GPU blow-through which looks like it goes straight to the SATA-tray (marked in red). Is the SATA-tray important for the integrity of the internal mounts, or can I choose to not install this...
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    Hmm, good to know - thanks for the detailed explanation. I'm not going 120mm just yet, but down the line I might opt for VLP RAM an 120mm, so I'll look out for fits on my specific mobo in that case
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    "huge pain of mounting BR + 120mm" - do you mean having to use VLP RAM (and replacing the stock 92mm fan below the fins with 120mm slim)? Or are you talking about mounting 120 mm "on top" of the fins, so there's two fans on the BR?