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The scythe will take a standard 120mm width fan.. IF it has open sides;
https://smallformfactor.net/reviews/scythe-big-shuriken-2-rev-b-big-name-small-cooler

Re: Samuel clearance - this is one of the tightest boards in terms of layout;
https://smallformfactor.net/reviews/prolimatech-samuel-17-goliaths-david

Only standard height DIMMs need apply in the second case.

Regarding cooling, the Samuel with a 120mm fan can keep an 65w apu about 2 degrees delta T at load, versus 10 degrees delta T for the big shuriken on the 89w test bench. One day I will revisit all the cooler tests and retest them all on a standardised bench - 3-4 of the earlier reviews I did was on a higher wattage CPU due to already having that system on hand.

Check out the cooling reviews we've done for more options;
https://smallformfactor.net/reviews/cooling

<blockquote data-quote="confusis" data-source="post: 16354" data-attributes="member: 47">The scythe will take a standard 120mm width fan.. IF it has open sides;<img src="https://smallformfactor.net/wp-content/uploads/Shuriken-11-810x456.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="https://smallformfactor.net/reviews/scythe-big-shuriken-2-rev-b-big-name-small-cooler">https://smallformfactor.net/reviews/scythe-big-shuriken-2-rev-b-big-name-small-cooler</a>Re: Samuel clearance - this is one of the tightest boards in terms of layout;<img src="https://smallformfactor.net/wp-content/uploads/DSCN0094-810x608.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://smallformfactor.net/wp-content/uploads/DSCN0092-810x608.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="https://smallformfactor.net/reviews/prolimatech-samuel-17-goliaths-david">https://smallformfactor.net/reviews/prolimatech-samuel-17-goliaths-david</a>Only standard height DIMMs need apply in the second case.Regarding cooling, the Samuel with a 120mm fan can keep an 65w apu about 2 degrees delta T at load, versus 10 degrees delta T for the big shuriken on the 89w test bench. One day I will revisit all the cooler tests and retest them all on a standardised bench - 3-4 of the earlier reviews I did was on a higher wattage CPU due to already having that system on hand.Check out the cooling reviews we've done for more options; <a href="https://smallformfactor.net/reviews/cooling">https://smallformfactor.net/reviews/cooling</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="confusis, post: 16354, member: 47"] The scythe will take a standard 120mm width fan.. IF it has open sides; [IMG]https://smallformfactor.net/wp-content/uploads/Shuriken-11-810x456.jpg[/IMG] [URL]https://smallformfactor.net/reviews/scythe-big-shuriken-2-rev-b-big-name-small-cooler[/URL] Re: Samuel clearance - this is one of the tightest boards in terms of layout; [IMG]https://smallformfactor.net/wp-content/uploads/DSCN0094-810x608.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://smallformfactor.net/wp-content/uploads/DSCN0092-810x608.jpg[/IMG] [URL]https://smallformfactor.net/reviews/prolimatech-samuel-17-goliaths-david[/URL] Only standard height DIMMs need apply in the second case. Regarding cooling, the Samuel with a 120mm fan can keep an 65w apu about 2 degrees delta T at load, versus 10 degrees delta T for the big shuriken on the 89w test bench. One day I will revisit all the cooler tests and retest them all on a standardised bench - 3-4 of the earlier reviews I did was on a higher wattage CPU due to already having that system on hand. Check out the cooling reviews we've done for more options; [URL]https://smallformfactor.net/reviews/cooling[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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