hello,
i have a question about a tradeoff i need to make.
My Noctua NH-D15 is with it's dual fan setup is either blocking the first pcie slot, or the 3rd and 4th ram slot, depending on wheter i put the heatsink in horizontally or vertically.
a) should i block the first pci slot? then my graphics card would be on the second pcie, wich is far away from the cpu.
b) should i block the 3rd and 4th ram slot? then i don't think dual channel is working properly on my msi z170-a pro. i think i need to use 1 and 3 or 2 and 4, altough they have all the same color? my case doesn't allow to put the fan higher on the heatsink sadly.
c) should i forget about the 2nd fan? none of my components/slots are getting blocked, but my cpu will be more hot, and the single fan should have a higher rpm under less load, which is louder.
what would you do? any tips? what do you think is the best tradeoff?
i have a question about a tradeoff i need to make.
My Noctua NH-D15 is with it's dual fan setup is either blocking the first pcie slot, or the 3rd and 4th ram slot, depending on wheter i put the heatsink in horizontally or vertically.
a) should i block the first pci slot? then my graphics card would be on the second pcie, wich is far away from the cpu.
b) should i block the 3rd and 4th ram slot? then i don't think dual channel is working properly on my msi z170-a pro. i think i need to use 1 and 3 or 2 and 4, altough they have all the same color? my case doesn't allow to put the fan higher on the heatsink sadly.
c) should i forget about the 2nd fan? none of my components/slots are getting blocked, but my cpu will be more hot, and the single fan should have a higher rpm under less load, which is louder.
what would you do? any tips? what do you think is the best tradeoff?