I'm about to take my first dip into the SFF world with a Ghost S1 + medium tophat. I'm at the planning/gathering hardware stage, and I have a question about memory/cooler compatibility that I cannot seem to answer on my own. For background, low noise builds are important to me, which I know is not always compatible with SFF. I'm attempting a negative pressure airflow arrangement with only three case fans: 2 Noctua exhausts on the tophat, and one bottom exhaust beneath the PS. I may need to undervolt CPU/GPU in order to achieve my noise goals.
Case: Loque Ghost S1
CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x
MB: ASUS ROG Strix X570-I Gaming
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12S (low profile mode to keep fan farther from side panel)
Memory: Not sure if I need low-profile sticks?
Storage: Samsung 970 PRO M.2 NVMe + my old standard SSD
GPU: My old last gen Nvidia card, will be upgraded eventually
PS: Corsair SF600 Platinum
A few questions from the planning stage:
1) With this MB and cooler, do I need low-profile memory sticks? For some reason, I cannot figure out whether or not they will physically conflict with this CPU cooler.
2) What kind of realistic expectations should I have regarding noise? Some noise during load is excusable. Noise during idle or low intensity work is not.
3) That copper S1 top grill is ?. Is Amazon the best place to watch for it? (currently out of stock)
Case: Loque Ghost S1
CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x
MB: ASUS ROG Strix X570-I Gaming
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12S (low profile mode to keep fan farther from side panel)
Memory: Not sure if I need low-profile sticks?
Storage: Samsung 970 PRO M.2 NVMe + my old standard SSD
GPU: My old last gen Nvidia card, will be upgraded eventually
PS: Corsair SF600 Platinum
A few questions from the planning stage:
1) With this MB and cooler, do I need low-profile memory sticks? For some reason, I cannot figure out whether or not they will physically conflict with this CPU cooler.
2) What kind of realistic expectations should I have regarding noise? Some noise during load is excusable. Noise during idle or low intensity work is not.
3) That copper S1 top grill is ?. Is Amazon the best place to watch for it? (currently out of stock)