I ended up rotating the cooler 90 degrees so that it pulled air from the GPU into the fans at the front, which improved temps overall. It also meant there was more of a gap between the front slim fans and the cooler
I was heavily disappointed to learn you can always hear the pump on an AIO. and the fans that came with it were trash. The pump finally died and got the D15S and this is the quietest my PC has ever been.
Great vid man. Think about how many people try to buy a proper cooler for this case. It is SUPER important to show how big of a cooler (and gpu) actually fits in itx cases. We can't really trust manufacturer specifications in this regard. On many occasions we're just going blindly buying stuff we hope will work which is very uncomfortable 😔 thanks!
Whoever choses the music for this channel, has great taste 💙 PS: I've just reached the end of the video and heard that you make the music. Congrats brother. Great music 🙏
Here i am looking at build inspiration for the 2000D im about to buy and i see this. i've never tried any high end noctua cpu coolers and youve got me tempted
Nick, love the work you do. A recommendation for future videos try doing a top down camera shot for some of your assembly builds. It would greatly enhance seeing the process of how you install & configure your builds. Thanks and Cheers 🎉
Tech Channel admit they're wrong and do the right thing, also not double down and throw a not apology in some forum? WOW! jokes aside, i really love how GS really heard they're community. Keep being awesome guys.
I’ve just built in this case with a Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO. Looks great but getting the fan clips in was fiddly as hell and getting cables in needed a lot of planning.
Finely, someone that do a good air cooler on this case!!!! I'd just put one more fan on the cooler and flip both around, maybe the top one on the front as well just because! Oh and maybe put the bracket in and install one on the top exhausting air... fans and more fans is the way!!!!!!
It looks absolutely amazing! Just a question, because I think about building something like this too: I am still on AM4, so the tower wouldn't be offset by 7mm. Does this affect the thickness of the fans you can put in the front?
I couldn't quite tell from the camera angles, but given the DH15 fits at 165mm, do you think the Dark Rock Pro 5 at 168mm will also fit? how much clearance was there between the DH15 and the side panel?
I've ordered this case, but I'm still undecided between buying an H150i or an NH-D15. Wouldn't it make more sense to flip the fans in the front so they act as exhausts, and then turn the cooler 90 degrees to draw air from the GPU and exhaust it out the front of the case? I'm not 100% sure, but it seems like it would improve airflow significantly.
@@artmaknev3738 it'd be best to have both top fans as exhaust, the bottom one as intake and the cpu cooler fan drawing air from the bottom, exhausting up
Love it! I've blacked out my 2000D build I have 3x Arctic P12 Max fans upfront, a Deepcool A620 Dark Zero cooler can't fit aio bracket on 🙈 and a Deshrouded Red Devil 6800xt with 2x Phanteks T30 fans fitted to it, I'm currently working out a way to fabricate a bracket using the original aio bracket mounting point at the top to fit 2x Arctic F9 fans as exhaust temps are great at the moment
feel like mobo layout standard has came to the point it have to change now. going small is the trend for sure, specially small footprint. But as someone who has built 2 tiny itx builds, I also realise how important an PCI expansion slot is. feel like there are so much room for optimization how mobo can be design, but its just restricted by the current standard, and no one is willing to take the first step.
Coming back to this months later. Doing some research and planning. One other thing that was wrong with it was the gpu length. Corsair listed it at like 20 or so millimeters longer than everywhere else I believe. Such as newegg and amazon.
hello i have a question. Do you think NH-D15s would fit? because its a little different to NH-D15 base, has a little displacement. thanks i want to build using this case and the nh-d15s
The D15 comes with 2 fans (unless you have the "S" version), but your testing appears to have only been done with 1 fan. Does the case not fit the second fan? The second fan does make a difference.
What I don't understand is why Corsair didn't put a perforated mesh on the top of the case instead of being all closet, leaving the lateral panel as the only way for the hot air to exhaust. It would be better (in case you youse an air cooler for the CPU like in the video) to make the air go naturally upwards and even making space for a fan to exhaust it...
Just subbed to your channel as your content is awesome, can you tell what music you play in this video as it’s awesome and I’m a big fan Idm music ..keep up the good work buddy ..greetings from Italy 🇮🇹
I actually have the same case cpu and mobo and installed a 3.5 slot trinity 4080. It was a tight fit had to bend the case fan mesh out a hair to clear the gpu fans. Currently using a wraith cooler that came with my old 5900x, I have a deep cool ak620 I was gonna swap in, just wanted to see how a larger cooler would fit before taking this one out. but it looks like it should fit fine according to the specs as this cooler is actually taller then mine.
Dang that case would look killer now with a glass side panel Is it too late to retest with the case fans flipped around to exhaust ? I feel like pulling air out of the case might work better?
Nick, you really did it now! You got me thinking and that's always a dangerous thing! I'm wondering what kind of air flow you wound get if you stacked 2 of those 15mm Noctua on top of each other? Would you get less air flow, same airflow, or more airflow than just a single 15mm fan. Inquiring minds want to know. I trust you to solve my question.
I feel you would get much better results if the cooler was intaking from the bottom, with bottom case fan and heatsink fan intake and top two case fan as exhaust.
@@GearSeekers no not the bottom. I mean reverse the flow of cpu cooler and the top two fans. Keep the bottom case fan as is. Should give it a more linear flow while getting hot air from gpu/cpu out more effectively and help it draw air from the bottom as there is no slot for fan there.
I might've overheard it, but is the case revertable (feet/top mesh panel) ?? the shop in my country shows images of PSU at the feet side of the case, meaning the GPU and MOBO cables are coming out from the top
That version with the I/O on top was the first iteration of this case with an extra exhaust fan under the top panel, but later Corsair changed the design to this, apparently due to bad temps with the initial design.
@@krisztianvardonyi6036 interesting, thanks for the info, my local shops still to this day sell this case with the old design pictures, while selling the second design
I love this video I love what happened I loved this mistake if u can call it that And I love reaction. And u love when ppl try to fit the D-15. In cases Coz I love the D-15 In my cooler master QL500/300 I had both at some moment
Can you show gpu and CPU temps in stress test I believe this worked on CPU but without independent numbers of components I believe this only tested CPU and I suspect running GPU and CPU together at same time stressed out likely will cause major temp issues. Please let me see I am wrong. I suspect having some intake on bottom so when GPU runs CPU can get a little cool air will help but looks like a design flaw to give CPU only heated up GPU air.
Where the noctua haters at !?! 😡 The colour scheme is timeless. Also i remember when they first released I was really proud because I thought they were Australian but then years later realised they were actually Austrian
@@danielvipin7163 when I see a noctua fan I don't think wow those colours are horrible. And I've been looking at them for 11 years. So yes timeless for me.
Definitely prefer it with the AIO - looks more together as a bespoke unit and prettier. But I suppose your endeavour of "proving a point" - it worked - in a "Heath-Robison" sort of way.
i don't mind bending the bracket atleast i could still put additional fan in there. it's not visible anyways and i don't think it's obvious at first glance. :P
@@GearSeekers Delayed comment because I am just looking into this case now since GPUS are getting bigger and I might have to size up from the Louqe Raw S1. Just wondering in your comparison between the 360 AIO vs the D15. Even with the minor temp differences it might not have been a fair comparison since the 360 AIO configuration would have 6 fans as intake/exhaust whereas the D15 only had the front 3 fans as intake and no exhaust. Also your D15 configuration only has 1 fan so technically the D15 comparison is handicapped with 2 less fans (6v4) which seems to prove that the AIO is inferior to the D15. What would the temp comparison be if you had the best air cooler that could fit while still having the 3 additional side fans installed.
The worst cooler ever made - Noctua. Noctua is expensive. This is the worst cooler you can buy. The reason for that is the price per performance. Ask yourself. Why Data Centers not use Noctua. Two fans? Why? What is the difference if you install one only.
I'm still using the NH-D14. Data centres don't need quiet fans, you should check out the specs on Delta fans sometime. The difference with two fans is a few degrees, just like the difference between many coolers. I agree Noctua is expensive, but they offer a Redux line that's more comparable to the price of other decent fans. They honor RMAs, no questions or waiting. The coolers offer a lifetime of socket adaptors so it could be the last cooler you ever need. Sorry, Noctua is objectively not "the worst" anything.
clearly the 2nd fan is not going to fit on the D15 in this case and to say that Noctua is the worst ever made is just silly. The D15 has been providing chart topping air cooling since it came out in 2014; almost 10 years now and it is still the standard to which all other air coolers are compared. Expensive? yes, but for the low noise and high performance (not to mention warranty and longevity) it is worth it and it's still cheaper than many AIOs. I work in a data center... fan noise is not something that is ever really considered and most servers are not such that you can swap out cooling fans without voiding a warranty so this comment makes no sense
I have nh-u12p from 2011 in NAS with i3-13100 and it is still so quiet after all those years. I just bought socket kit for lga1700 and keep cooling. Price is high, but in long term of using it's cheap actually.
Cooler with two fans or one fan. Doesn't metter at all. Even -1°C . Noctua is very bad choice!!! Like I said before:"Price per performance." And the second fan is so funny. In regards of Datacenters. I have never see slow rpm fans. Noctua is slow compared to servers ones. I have small delta fan with higher rpm and the results are better compare it to all Noctua fans. The price for Noctua is the only uncompareble thing. The reason for higher price is related to shipping - Australia. That is all.
The man has answered the question we were all asking (as NH-D15 owners)! Thank you, mate
I ended up rotating the cooler 90 degrees so that it pulled air from the GPU into the fans at the front, which improved temps overall. It also meant there was more of a gap between the front slim fans and the cooler
*Loving your content for 2 years now mate. Keep rocking!*
truly awesome build. I prefer to have a air cooler over a AIO because less point of failure.
I was heavily disappointed to learn you can always hear the pump on an AIO. and the fans that came with it were trash. The pump finally died and got the D15S and this is the quietest my PC has ever been.
relative
that is great! that you can fit such a beast of a cooler in a small case
Great vid man. Think about how many people try to buy a proper cooler for this case. It is SUPER important to show how big of a cooler (and gpu) actually fits in itx cases. We can't really trust manufacturer specifications in this regard. On many occasions we're just going blindly buying stuff we hope will work which is very uncomfortable 😔 thanks!
I have nine brown Noctua fans in my O11 Air Mini and I love the look.
no taste
now let's paint your case brown
@@LordAngelus what if he'sfrom india
Looking to build with this case and was hoping someone had done this cooler and lo and behold here you are! Thanks for the review!
Banger of a video fams. Keep up the hard work
gotta respect so much power in such a small footprint!
Thank you brutha! You just gave me all the reason to move my itx setup into this case! Thank you for your curiousity! I like Noctua fans too
Whoever choses the music for this channel, has great taste 💙
PS: I've just reached the end of the video and heard that you make the music. Congrats brother. Great music 🙏
Here i am looking at build inspiration for the 2000D im about to buy and i see this. i've never tried any high end noctua cpu coolers and youve got me tempted
You guys could make a toaster look epic! We’ll done mate. Love seeing you and Klaire interact ❤
Nailed It Nick! I love it . I personally would never build / Own a Mini ITX system but they are Cool and this one is Slick Mate!
thanks so much for this video. just put together basically this built because you tested it. The D15 is awesome and I am so happy that it fits
i ran a similar build worked great great video guys, full of good information
Heads up man! As an owner od NH-D15S (yes S! the 1 crucial cm shorter :)) it was just what I needed!
Thanks for another great video. With the 40 series FE, thermals would probably be better if the 3 front slim fans were set as exhaust…
Would you want to turn the Noctua cooler so that is exhausting air towards the front as well or leave pushing the hot air up like in the video?
Thank you for doing this video, super helpful!
Nick, love the work you do. A recommendation for future videos try doing a top down camera shot for some of your assembly builds. It would greatly enhance seeing the process of how you install & configure your builds.
Thanks and Cheers 🎉
I have the Revolt 3 itx case, and i use thermalright silver soul 135 tower cooler. With one side 140mm fan pulling hot air out. Works very well
I used a u12a and 4090 and a 13700k in this case temps are amazing great video!
Tech Channel admit they're wrong and do the right thing, also not double down and throw a not apology in some forum? WOW!
jokes aside, i really love how GS really heard they're community. Keep being awesome guys.
🤣🤣 Oh my
I’ve just built in this case with a Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO. Looks great but getting the fan clips in was fiddly as hell and getting cables in needed a lot of planning.
Finely, someone that do a good air cooler on this case!!!! I'd just put one more fan on the cooler and flip both around, maybe the top one on the front as well just because!
Oh and maybe put the bracket in and install one on the top exhausting air... fans and more fans is the way!!!!!!
WOW ! Great test. Thank you very much !!!
That cooler is so close to the GPU they're practically engaged.
Happy engagement! I hope they are very happy together!
Sick vid Nick! This is sick af and possibly the style of computer I'd want to build. That 4090 GPU is probably out of my league though hahaha
When i first saw the thumbnail, i thought that blue just isn't Nick's color.
Yes, I'm kidding.😂
He's more of a lilac guy 🤣🤣
It looks absolutely amazing! Just a question, because I think about building something like this too: I am still on AM4, so the tower wouldn't be offset by 7mm. Does this affect the thickness of the fans you can put in the front?
nick i hate to ask but are you going to get the noctua edition ltt screwdriver lol...??? then maybe videos that are noctua themed...
I couldn't quite tell from the camera angles, but given the DH15 fits at 165mm, do you think the Dark Rock Pro 5 at 168mm will also fit? how much clearance was there between the DH15 and the side panel?
I've ordered this case, but I'm still undecided between buying an H150i or an NH-D15. Wouldn't it make more sense to flip the fans in the front so they act as exhausts, and then turn the cooler 90 degrees to draw air from the GPU and exhaust it out the front of the case? I'm not 100% sure, but it seems like it would improve airflow significantly.
I like this set up. I would do this but a budget spec.
Are all 3 front fans intake, or one of them is exhaust? wouldn't it be better to have the upper fan as exhaust?
@@artmaknev3738 it'd be best to have both top fans as exhaust, the bottom one as intake and the cpu cooler fan drawing air from the bottom, exhausting up
@@achi5170 thank you
Love it! I've blacked out my 2000D build I have 3x Arctic P12 Max fans upfront, a Deepcool A620 Dark Zero cooler can't fit aio bracket on 🙈 and a Deshrouded Red Devil 6800xt with 2x Phanteks T30 fans fitted to it, I'm currently working out a way to fabricate a bracket using the original aio bracket mounting point at the top to fit 2x Arctic F9 fans as exhaust temps are great at the moment
Does deepcool A620 fits without the bracket? I`m minding in swapping my cooler for that deepcol. How is the noise from it?
@@dikrol60 Yes the aio bracket will not fit with the A620 I rate the cooler highly it keeps my 7800x3d cool and noise levels are good too
I learned something today 😊
Keep the vibe alive, use a 4080 Noctua GPU!!
Does not fit, unfortunately.
feel like mobo layout standard has came to the point it have to change now.
going small is the trend for sure, specially small footprint. But as someone who has built 2 tiny itx builds, I also realise how important an PCI expansion slot is.
feel like there are so much room for optimization how mobo can be design, but its just restricted by the current standard, and no one is willing to take the first step.
The fan bracket makes it possible to mount a intake or exhaust fan 🤙
Coming back to this months later. Doing some research and planning. One other thing that was wrong with it was the gpu length. Corsair listed it at like 20 or so millimeters longer than everywhere else I believe. Such as newegg and amazon.
hello i have a question. Do you think NH-D15s would fit? because its a little different to NH-D15 base, has a little displacement. thanks i want to build using this case and the nh-d15s
I wish there was a case like this that could fit full atx board wnd mobo, same as this case but just big enough to fit my parts
id love to see how you did your cable management
Lol wait till you see the custom loop I slapped inside the one I got! Great vid as always!
The D15 comes with 2 fans (unless you have the "S" version), but your testing appears to have only been done with 1 fan. Does the case not fit the second fan? The second fan does make a difference.
What I don't understand is why Corsair didn't put a perforated mesh on the top of the case instead of being all closet, leaving the lateral panel as the only way for the hot air to exhaust. It would be better (in case you youse an air cooler for the CPU like in the video) to make the air go naturally upwards and even making space for a fan to exhaust it...
Just subbed to your channel as your content is awesome, can you tell what music you play in this video as it’s awesome and I’m a big fan Idm music ..keep up the good work buddy ..greetings from Italy 🇮🇹
I make all the music on the channel :)
damn I like this case.. for now im going with my fractal ridge, but this video made me do it buy it :D
@@techpchouse careful of your cpu. I had a ridge and changed to this cause of overheating
@@RyoshiLastName true but i Solved the issue with the noctua NH 120L
@@techpchouse on the case?
@@techpchouse also can you send a pic
@@techpchouse i saw your video on your channel. Did you put the side fans for exhaust or intake
Does the weight of an air cooler that size vertically mount cause stress on the mobo?
I actually have the same case cpu and mobo and installed a 3.5 slot trinity 4080. It was a tight fit had to bend the case fan mesh out a hair to clear the gpu fans. Currently using a wraith cooler that came with my old 5900x, I have a deep cool ak620 I was gonna swap in, just wanted to see how a larger cooler would fit before taking this one out. but it looks like it should fit fine according to the specs as this cooler is actually taller then mine.
Dang that case would look killer now with a glass side panel
Is it too late to retest with the case fans flipped around to exhaust ? I feel like pulling air out of the case might work better?
Made no difference when I retested after the video
wow that case is huge for an sff
Nick, you really did it now! You got me thinking and that's always a dangerous thing! I'm wondering what kind of air flow you wound get if you stacked 2 of those 15mm Noctua on top of each other? Would you get less air flow, same airflow, or more airflow than just a single 15mm fan. Inquiring minds want to know. I trust you to solve my question.
The issue is I don't have another one of those fans 😔
I feel you would get much better results if the cooler was intaking from the bottom, with bottom case fan and heatsink fan intake and top two case fan as exhaust.
There is nowhere to mount a fan at the bottom. I also addressed the fan being in the other orientation and it not making a difference thermally
@@GearSeekers no not the bottom. I mean reverse the flow of cpu cooler and the top two fans. Keep the bottom case fan as is. Should give it a more linear flow while getting hot air from gpu/cpu out more effectively and help it draw air from the bottom as there is no slot for fan there.
I've got a white 7000d for my next build.
I might've overheard it, but is the case revertable (feet/top mesh panel) ?? the shop in my country shows images of PSU at the feet side of the case, meaning the GPU and MOBO cables are coming out from the top
That version with the I/O on top was the first iteration of this case with an extra exhaust fan under the top panel, but later Corsair changed the design to this, apparently due to bad temps with the initial design.
@@krisztianvardonyi6036 interesting, thanks for the info, my local shops still to this day sell this case with the old design pictures, while selling the second design
I love this video
I love what happened
I loved this mistake if u can call it that
And I love reaction.
And u love when ppl try to fit the D-15. In cases
Coz I love the D-15
In my cooler master QL500/300
I had both at some moment
Will the CORSAIR A115 fit in the case
Noctua fans would probably look better in the white version of the 2000D
Can you show gpu and CPU temps in stress test I believe this worked on CPU but without independent numbers of components I believe this only tested CPU and I suspect running GPU and CPU together at same time stressed out likely will cause major temp issues. Please let me see I am wrong. I suspect having some intake on bottom so when GPU runs CPU can get a little cool air will help but looks like a design flaw to give CPU only heated up GPU air.
It looks like a Hulked out xbox, and I really want one.
How did thermals do with both fans on the NHD15?
what is the fan name? ....2 ..a ...X15? which one? PWM ...etc.. it would be great you can post the parts...etc
OK!!! NF-A12x15
Where the noctua haters at !?! 😡 The colour scheme is timeless. Also i remember when they first released I was really proud because I thought they were Australian but then years later realised they were actually Austrian
fuck 🤣🤣
Poop colour ain't bling, but they stuck with it and now its timeless ?
@@danielvipin7163 when I see a noctua fan I don't think wow those colours are horrible. And I've been looking at them for 11 years. So yes timeless for me.
Definitely prefer it with the AIO - looks more together as a bespoke unit and prettier. But I suppose your endeavour of "proving a point" - it worked - in a "Heath-Robison" sort of way.
You have 100% of the fans on intake. For anyone thinking air cooling, if the front fans were set to exhaust, you'd have better temps.
Made zero difference when testing
Woukd this work with the offset brackets?
thats cool af bro!
Can remove the feet to use in horizontal?
Cool. Although. The slim fans should be reversed to bring in cool air for the gpu. And cpu tbh....
is it possible to use atx psu 140 mm ?
Why one fan instead of two on the cooler? I know it comes with two!
i don't mind bending the bracket atleast i could still put additional fan in there. it's not visible anyways and i don't think it's obvious at first glance. :P
Minute 2:24 - why does the top portion of the cooler appear to be sagging?
Probably because I've dropped that cooler about 1000000 times
can you add a corsair h60 x cooler ?
NICE!!!
Wow!
What the card? 4090?
why didnt you put 2 fans on the D-15?
Because I didn't want to
Do you think a Noctua U12 would fit?
Yeah most likely. The U12 is lower than the D15
@@GearSeekers Delayed comment because I am just looking into this case now since GPUS are getting bigger and I might have to size up from the Louqe Raw S1. Just wondering in your comparison between the 360 AIO vs the D15. Even with the minor temp differences it might not have been a fair comparison since the 360 AIO configuration would have 6 fans as intake/exhaust whereas the D15 only had the front 3 fans as intake and no exhaust. Also your D15 configuration only has 1 fan so technically the D15 comparison is handicapped with 2 less fans (6v4) which seems to prove that the AIO is inferior to the D15. What would the temp comparison be if you had the best air cooler that could fit while still having the 3 additional side fans installed.
Awesome
Linus would blame this mistake on Corsair while also denying that the cooler actually does fit....
Wish there was a way to fill that room next to the PSU, looks so empty...
Are you sure this is the right CPU fan configuration? looks wrong tbh
Sorry I have no idea what I'm doing
我自作聪明买了D15S安装🤣，结果就是左右都干涉，不是碰风扇，就是贴显卡，现在换成了海盗船的icue link的360水冷，压CPU温度安全感满满（D15烤机直接红灯报警
glad to see bro lost some weight,,, he was looking a bit chonky a few months ago
Forever chonky ❤️
I love this reply so much. Thank you for taking the time to do so.@@GearSeekers
This case is way too big for ITX mobos
bro the cooler is bigger than the motherboard lol!
People hate on original Noctua fans cause they are ugly. Chromax black versions of the cooler and fans however are not. 🙂
Nah it's beautiful
@@GearSeekers I gues the beauty is in the eye of the beholder like they say. 😁
Aircooling is dead. Dead I tell you!
dead quiet
The worst cooler ever made - Noctua. Noctua is expensive. This is the worst cooler you can buy. The reason for that is the price per performance. Ask yourself. Why Data Centers not use Noctua. Two fans? Why? What is the difference if you install one only.
Have you ever been into a data centre in your life lol?
I'm still using the NH-D14. Data centres don't need quiet fans, you should check out the specs on Delta fans sometime. The difference with two fans is a few degrees, just like the difference between many coolers. I agree Noctua is expensive, but they offer a Redux line that's more comparable to the price of other decent fans. They honor RMAs, no questions or waiting. The coolers offer a lifetime of socket adaptors so it could be the last cooler you ever need. Sorry, Noctua is objectively not "the worst" anything.
clearly the 2nd fan is not going to fit on the D15 in this case and to say that Noctua is the worst ever made is just silly. The D15 has been providing chart topping air cooling since it came out in 2014; almost 10 years now and it is still the standard to which all other air coolers are compared. Expensive? yes, but for the low noise and high performance (not to mention warranty and longevity) it is worth it and it's still cheaper than many AIOs. I work in a data center... fan noise is not something that is ever really considered and most servers are not such that you can swap out cooling fans without voiding a warranty so this comment makes no sense
I have nh-u12p from 2011 in NAS with i3-13100 and it is still so quiet after all those years. I just bought socket kit for lga1700 and keep cooling. Price is high, but in long term of using it's cheap actually.
Cooler with two fans or one fan. Doesn't metter at all. Even -1°C . Noctua is very bad choice!!! Like I said before:"Price per performance." And the second fan is so funny.
In regards of Datacenters. I have never see slow rpm fans. Noctua is slow compared to servers ones.
I have small delta fan with higher rpm and the results are better compare it to all Noctua fans. The price for Noctua is the only uncompareble thing. The reason for higher price is related to shipping - Australia. That is all.
small form factors are boring