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The original was posted on /r/sffpc by /u/n0dn0d on 2023-09-05 03:58:19+00:00.
Just sharing (please forgive my bad english):
so this was all because Fifa 23 didn't run properly on my setup
just a simple Ryzen 2600 + B450 mini itx + 16gb RAM and an old RX6500xt, in a NZXT H210 and ML240L AIO
so I impulsively buy a Colourful RTX 3060Ti white (triple fan) without even thinking, and once it arrived I just realize there's no way it gonna fit on my case with the AIO
so just sitting there wondering what to do, I decided to do the stupid, I remove the AIO from the front panel and install them on the top WITHOUT the fans, and put the fans on the front panel behind the cover
I know it sounds suicidal, but I can't help to test it for gaming (with the case cover open) and it turns out not bad actually LOL
I played Fifa 23 for 30 minutes or so and then did some dungeon crawling in Diablo Immortal for 45-60 minutes, the CPU temp is stable around 55-60'C, the only thing I notice is there's a lot more noise coming from the radiator, like slow grumbling water noise, but when I touch it the temp is pretty much normal, maybe it's because it is placed on the top rather than sideway?
of course this was all done with the side cover open and I was playing during the night (room temp around 25'C) AND for my sanity sake i put a room fan blowing towards the pc case
I know this was pretty much stupid but it turns out possible to run AIO without fans tehehe
I'm still considering what to do with the whole cooling situation here, probably have to go back to air cooling for the CPU (dont really want to, really love the AIO look) but until then probably just gonna run it like this as long as keep checking the temp
any suggestion on running a triple fan gpu in H210 with AIO setup?
thank you, sorry for my bad english