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NR200 with 3D Printed Mods (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by alkaliv2 to c/sffpc

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Edit: Dropped one more internal photo and fully expecting the community let me know that's definitely not how to route motherboard and fan cables 😂

Wanted to post this here as I'm barely able to call this SFF anymore. I went a little crazy on thingiverse and printed both the Top Hat mod by NaturalNetworks and the dual front fan mod by isotope_jx who both shared their incredible designs. I paired the top hat mod with my Kraken 240mm AIO and the front fan mod is being paired with two Corsair ML120 Pros. I can definitely say my case airflow has improved including the bottom of the case where my GPU sits. Got about 8 degrees lower on the GPU while idle and about 10 degrees under full load. CPU still testing. I did not cut the front of my case as mentioned on thingiverse for the front fan mod so it likely isn't giving the CPU as much air as it could be getting. There are some small gaps but that definitely came down to printer variance. I did PLA for the top hat mod and ASA for the front fan. 50% in-fill on both, supports enabled, using orcaslicer and Qidi Plus 4 printer. Was able to print the entire front fan as one piece but top hat mod I did have to leave in smaller pieces and build it. Rest of the rig info is below. I won't be sharing the inside of my case photos as my cable management is shameful but if there are pictures you want to see let me know!

NR200 All Mesh Side Panels Gigabyte Aorus B550i Pro AX Ryzen 5800X3D Kraken 240 AIO in Push Config Corsair SF750 Platinum 32GB GSkill GDDR4 4000MHz RAM (Running at 3800MHz) MSI 7900 XTX Gaming Trio Classic (PTM7950 Mod for GPU die)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Damn, you're lucky you got your RAM stable at 3800. I was able to do 3666 on my 5600G, but I had to drop to 3600 on my replacement 5700X3D.

Do you know what kind of ICs you got?

[–] alkaliv2 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You know, actually there was a great RAM overclocking leaderboard for the 5800X3D and my motherboard. The spreadsheet was sort of proof that I think my timings and limitations came down to my mini-ITX board rather than the memory modules themselves. When I spent two months tuning the RAM and finished my achieved speeds were precisely in line with the others who had my mobo/CPU. As for my RAM, both sets were Hynix CJR. They were both GSkill just one was a 3600 kit and the one I have now is "4000" down clocked to 3800 for stability. This was the sheet I used to compare: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dsu9K1Nt_7apHBdiy0MWVPcYjf6nOlr9CtkkfN78tSo/edit?gid=1677627148

Or you can google directly "Zen RAM OC Leaderboards - Google Sheets" and see if anyone else has your config!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks! I'll take a look. Mine are also Hynix C-die, so it's possible I can push them a little more. They were sold as DDR 4000, but it never was stable in either setup using the XMP.

[–] alleycat 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ahh, a fellow 3d printing enthusiast! : ) From the photos, It pretty much looks like original parts, nice and clean.

I won't be sharing the inside of my case photos as my cable management is shameful

Come on, the gutshots are the most important part of a sff build! Here is the cable management of my latest build, I call it "push and pray":

Surely yours can't be worse?

[–] alkaliv2 2 points 2 weeks ago

Your Fractal Terra is actually what inspired me to post! Your water cooling mod is amazing for that size build and I would say cable management is a tertiary issue when you've got that much cooling available! I posted a shot of the inside and I am ready for the community feedback though lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

fully expecting the community let me know that's definitely not how to route motherboard and fan cables

One reason I chose the NR200 is because you don't have to worry about shit like that. And you don't have to care what your components look like at all. Because it's not visible anyway.

[–] alkaliv2 2 points 2 weeks ago

Completely agree. Airflow isn't prohibited from what I can tell. I still have plenty of room thanks to my top hat so I consider it a fantastic case especially with community mods.