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Need some fan/CPU cooler advice.

BirdofPrey

Standards Guru
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Sep 3, 2015
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So my Cryorig C7 that's only a year and a half old is about shot. I have pets and live in a super dusty area, and I guess the fan couldn't take it. Needless to say, considering how long every single fan I've used over the past 15 or so years lasted, I am not happy.

Anyways, this means I am in the market for a new CPU cooler to fit into a Node 202 and later to transplant into my Sentry.
Given that I have a Radeon Nano, there is room for an AIO in the GPU bay, but that's a jury rig and limit to upgradability there. So, my other choice for this machine was the Samuel 17 and a slim fan, but that's not going to fit in the Sentry, so the only other cooler that comes to mind is the Noctua name I can't remember. Will that fit?



On a side note, does anyone have any tips for keeping fan bearings clean in the face of horrendous dustiness (and don't say filters, I have filters in the current case, but the Sentry doesn't)?
 

absolut_zero

Cable Smoosher
Feb 27, 2017
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Noctua NH-L9i (for Intel) or NH-L9a (for AMD). If the Cryorig C7 fits, the Noctua NH-L9 will surely fit with is 37mm height.
 

Revenant

Christopher Moine - Senior Editor SFF.N
Revenant Tech
SFFn Staff
Apr 21, 2017
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You can swap the noctua fan onto your current block.
 

BirdofPrey

Standards Guru
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Sep 3, 2015
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The Cryorig cooler only takes their snap on fan, there's no universal clips I am aware of.