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June 1st, 2020 04:00
Aurora R8, cooling options
I recently bought an Aurora R8 without liquid cooling not fully realising how the fans can get until after I bought it.
The configuration includes:
850w PSU
Intel i9 9900k
NVIDIA RTX 2080 Super
1Tb SSD, no HDD
32 Gb RAM
The noise occurs when the CPU is under load rather than the GPU.
I have read that the Corsair H75 and Noctua AF-A8 PWM are good after market options ofr improving cooling. I was wondering what experiences people have had when upgrading the cooling with this PC and how much it has affected noise levels. The other option would be transferring to a new case but I am not it a hurry to do this. Are the any pitfalls to watch out for when installing aftermarket cooling in this device?
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r72019
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August 21st, 2020 06:00
Cool! Good to hear it cleared the pre-boot checks.
KentXRS
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August 21st, 2020 07:00
KentXRS
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March 11th, 2021 23:00
Upgraded to AIO, so now my R8 setup as below:
- Corsair H75, connected to SATA and PUMP_FAN (1 pin). CPU_FAN empty. Radiator perfectly fits the cage.
- 2 * Corsair ML 120 PRO - in sandwich for top pull/push for H75 radiator, connected to mb via Noctua Y-split connector to TOP_FAN (on photos below is ML120PRO LED white)
Front intake fans connected to mb as: Noctua low-noise adapter >> Noctua Y-split connector >> fans. (added low noise adapter as on max speed A12x25 fan is a bit loud...):
- 1 * Noctua 120mm NF A12x15 PWM (as my EVGA 3070 was too long to use 25mm fan)
- 1 * Noctua 120mm NF A12x25 PWM (placed to upper part where originally I had HDD cage)
p.s. vrm heatsink looks now not good, as I bent it a bit when installing Thermalright AXP-100-Full Copper, but thats ok.
p.p.s. temps are perfect! both for CPU and GPU ))) no noise!
Some photos:
furiousdogs
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April 7th, 2021 12:00
Nice!