Log My 1st SFF. DAN A4-SFX. Totally exceeded my expectations.

[Kristoffermh]

Hey! I'm from Norway and this is my 1st post.

I finally decided to go for a SFF build after owning both a large ATX build and gaming laptop for years, and now it has replaced both and its fucking awesome!

I travel alot(I sleep at my work), so I've always needed a gaming laptop aswell. Hated it mostly because the noise/performance ratio was always horrible. I chose A4-SFX because it needed to fit into my backpack quite nicely, and still have room for other stuff.

People warned me about cooling issues if I chose a 7800x3D, but I was surprised how cool it was after modding it. I first 3d printed a duct without cutting the side panel, but the turbulent fan noise was quite loud, so I decided to cut it and draw a new duct with very thin "protection" so there's zero turbulent noise.

CPU temps top at 82(avg 74), celsius while gaming with a very quiet fan curve. GPU hasnt gone over 72 celsius yet.

Specs:

• 7800x3d - Undervolted by -23 @ all cores.
• 4070 Super Ventus 2X OC - Stock settings.
• Ripjaws 2x16GB DDR5, 5600 Mhz, 28CL
• Corsair SF750
• 2x noctua case fans at the bottom
• Alpenföhn Panorama 2 CPU Cooler(Swappen fan with Noctua)

 

[hrh_ginsterbusch]

Have you tried the "holy grail" aka Thermalright Full (Copper) yet? AXP90-X47 should work, esp. with a direct intake like yours.

cu, w0lf.

 

[MarcParis]

Have you tried the "holy grail" aka Thermalright Full (Copper) yet? AXP90-X47 should work, esp. with a direct intake like yours.

cu, w0lf.

Well he already has a ID-Cooling IS-47-XT cpu cooler (rebranded as Alpenfohn Panorama 2), thus, way better fixing mechanism (orientation choice) and similar performance of the AXP90-47 cu.

Overall, very nice setup!