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I recently did a series of upgrades to my Realan Ei7 HTPC and 1080p gaming machine (see here). I now have a Raven Ridge APU 2400G running with the stock AMD Stealth cooler. I've got about 74mm to work with and am wondering if I should upgrade to:Noctua NH-L12s - 70mm tall 120mm thin fan (I'm almost positive this will clear all my components)Noctua NH-L9x65 SE-AM4 - 65mm tall 92mm thin fan with special mounting for AM4 (will definitely clear all components)Another user managed to get a Cryorig C1 to fit *perfectly* in this case but I feel like 140mm is total overkill for my 2400G @ 65W.Conventional wisdom tells me the larger fan is better, but there is something drawing me to the simple thick heatsink and simple mounting mechanism on the L9x65. Additionally, although I drilled extra vent holes in my case lid, I feel like a shorter heatsink would ensure plenty of fresh air will be able to be supplied to the fan. Thoughts?
I recently did a series of upgrades to my Realan Ei7 HTPC and 1080p gaming machine (see here). I now have a Raven Ridge APU 2400G running with the stock AMD Stealth cooler. I've got about 74mm to work with and am wondering if I should upgrade to:
Noctua NH-L12s - 70mm tall 120mm thin fan (I'm almost positive this will clear all my components)
Noctua NH-L9x65 SE-AM4 - 65mm tall 92mm thin fan with special mounting for AM4 (will definitely clear all components)
Another user managed to get a Cryorig C1 to fit *perfectly* in this case but I feel like 140mm is total overkill for my 2400G @ 65W.
Conventional wisdom tells me the larger fan is better, but there is something drawing me to the simple thick heatsink and simple mounting mechanism on the L9x65. Additionally, although I drilled extra vent holes in my case lid, I feel like a shorter heatsink would ensure plenty of fresh air will be able to be supplied to the fan. Thoughts?
