The L9x65 performs the same as the L12 with a 92mm fan.
@Peppe I'd recommend you to flip the cooler 90 degrees (if possible on intel socket), as the pipes loose effect in vertical position.
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Loque Ghost S1 Build (9700k & 2080 ti)
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The L9x65 performs the same as the L12 with a 92mm fan.
@Peppe I'd recommend you to flip the cooler 90 degrees (if possible on intel socket), as the pipes loose effect in vertical position.
Thanks for the recommendation... I will give that a go. Hopefully there will be improvements
Thanks Dorall
that's right. 500gb for windows and 1tb for gaming. I wanted to get myself the 9900k too but I was a little worried in terms of temps. Let me know how the temps are
Thanks
The cables are fine. If anything... They are a little long and can be difficult to place them in the corner neatly... However it's not too bad. If you plan before installing the PSU etc... It can be really easy.
Thanks Pal. I will get you a picture later today. Looks great with the strix and FE cards. One tip though... If you get a FE card... I would use black masking tape on the edges of the exterior as it can easily scratch and will show silver.Great looking build! How is it holding up?
Do you happen to have have any pictures from the rear of the case. I am considering a Strix mb and a FE card for a 100% black exterior..
That is what I am wondering too. I had my delidded 8700k cooled with a Scythe BS2 which offers similiar cooling to the NH-L12 and mine idled in the low 30s and max temps were 75 when running Prime95.
Okay. My build is finished, it's similar to yours but i did some stuff and can give people advices as well if they really want air cooled case.
i9 9900k is hot chip, like honestly if people plan to just game there's no point getting it. I've managed to tame but used two coolers, first was ShadowRock LP and i had to set TDP limit to 130wats or either AVX to 2, temps were in around 79-80 degrees during prime and Cinebench, then i tried getting APX 100 Copper and it helped quite a bit, now my temps are 29 idle and i do get 69 load with just AVX at 2 without any boost restrictions or TDP. If someone has money to spare i do recommend AXP in Copper, but be aware it's retention mechanism or mounting one is kinda not that good.
My RTX 2080 gets burning hot during open world games like Anthem, BF, Metro Exodus. Temps are in 70ie at Ultra , thus i put one Noctua fan on the bottom. Getting a damn fan on the bottom was hard, because AXP 100 and ShadowRock heatisnks are big there's barely any room for pslate cables and they take fan's space. So if someone wants bigger fan on the bottom i rather recommend getting non-sleeved custom cables from Silver wire or put longer cables behind psu. RTX 2080 retention bracket is also sticking out a bit as Nvidia used thicker pcb. Second as author has said my back plate or I/o of GPU has started showing a lot of scratches and silver colour solely because when i tried to make it flush aluminium case rubbed of the paint, and it's hard to avoid.
i9 9900k is hot chip, like honestly if people plan to just game there's no point getting it. I've managed to tame but used two coolers, first was ShadowRock LP and i had to set TDP limit to 130wats or either AVX to 2, temps were in around 79-80 degrees during prime and Cinebench, then i tried getting APX 100 Copper and it helped quite a bit, now my temps are 29 idle and i do get 69 load with just AVX at 2 without any boost restrictions or TDP. If someone has money to spare i do recommend AXP in Copper, but be aware it's retention mechanism or mounting one is kinda not that good.
My RTX 2080 gets burning hot during open world games like Anthem, BF, Metro Exodus. Temps are in 70ie at Ultra , thus i put one Noctua fan on the bottom. Getting a damn fan on the bottom was hard, because AXP 100 and ShadowRock heatisnks are big there's barely any room for pslate cables and they take fan's space. So if someone wants bigger fan on the bottom i rather recommend getting non-sleeved custom cables from Silver wire or put longer cables behind psu. RTX 2080 retention bracket is also sticking out a bit as Nvidia used thicker pcb. Second as author has said my back plate or I/o of GPU has started showing a lot of scratches and silver colour solely because when i tried to make it flush aluminium case rubbed of the paint, and it's hard to avoid.
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I have mine running at 4.6ghz at 1.23v. I have a really bad 8700k. But I found the processor runs just at 75 under load without side panel.
2x Small Top hats.
I had better results when top and bottom fans were exhausting heat out of the case instead of the bottom fans blowing cool air into the case.
I also purchased larger rubber feet (around 6 mm taller than the existing ones) to help improve air flow at the bottom of the case and less turbulent noise.
GPU improved by approx. 4/5 degrees
GPU fans dropped by approx. 8%
CPU improved by around 2 degrees
I had better results when top and bottom fans were exhausting heat out of the case instead of the bottom fans blowing cool air into the case.
I also purchased larger rubber feet (around 6 mm taller than the existing ones) to help improve air flow at the bottom of the case and less turbulent noise.
GPU improved by approx. 4/5 degrees
GPU fans dropped by approx. 8%
CPU improved by around 2 degrees
I know that this is an older post now but can you elaborate or show pics of where you suggest using tape? I am headed toward a 2080 Ti + Loque Ghost S1 build but don't have everything in hand yet. I'd really like to head off marring up the card/case if possible. Thanks much!
Please see below pictures as requested. I covered the areas in red with a thin black masking tape (got it from Amazon) as i knew if it made contact with another metal panel i.e. Ghost S1, this would scratch the card when inserting/removing the card from the case. I just did this so when it comes to selling the card in the future... it will be in fantastic condition therefore i might get a higher price... But tbh, i'm a bit OCD lol
Sorry if the pictures are not very clear...
I used masking tape so it comes off easily without leaving any sticky residue.
Masking Tape: Amazon Link
