Question Not sure if liquid cooling would fit in build

[bgo272]

The NH-D15S is designed for one fan and has clearance for ram up to 66mm tall. Tests show minimal 2c. difference by adding a 120mm fan in front. Not much worth the effort.

It seems that my ram is shorter than that, and it seems - like you said- 2 fans won't make a big difference. I'll get this one and see how it goes.
Thanks!

 

[ilukey77]

The NH-D15S is designed for one fan and has clearance for ram up to 66mm tall. Tests show minimal 2c. difference by adding a 120mm fan in front. Not much worth the effort.

personally i think the d15 is over hyped the NH-U12A is just as good in most cases and the thermalright is not far behind at less than half the price of the NH-U12A let alone the D15 and over kill on a 5800x3d !!

 

[geofelt]

One might want to read

Noctua’s Standardised Performance Rating (NSPR) and compatibility classification for CPU coolers​

https://noctua.at/en/noctua-standardised-performance-rating

It documents how coolers are tested and the ratings.
FWIW:
NH-D15 nspr is 183
NH-U12A is 169.

 

[CountMike]

I kind of gave up on trying to fix the problem so I left the details regarding the issue itself, since I'm just trying to get liquid cooling.

Anyways, the case is Antec P101 Silent.
Cpu cooling - pure rock slim
The currents specs are -
RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Gigabyte B450M DS3H
2 SSDs
2 sticks of 16gb ram
ANTEC PSU 650W Neo Eco Modular 80+

I do keep it under the desk like that, I don't really have anywhere else to put it so there isn't much place for air, thats why i wanted liquid cooling.

There's place in front for a 240 radiator instead of top two fans but a good air cooler would do fine job. There's a new Arctic freezer 36 on the market and if you hurry up it has very low promotional price.
https://www.arctic.de/en/Freezer-36-Series

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Do1wXFliU

 

[ilukey77]

And one should check this out about the difference between the D15 and U12A

View: https://youtu.be/g0WxjWBGiZ4?si=oyntOu226Cm2IwCB


And remember the OP wants to use a cooler on 5800x3d which the D15 is way over kill and very big where as the U12A is much smaller!!