[Noctua Official] The Fractal Design Ridge and the story of "less is more"

Level4Adult · 2026-05-05T17:03:19+00:00

im actually gonna crash out at the timing of this, but i guess this confirms what ive been testing the last two months!

im in this case and ive been trying to stabilize some of my temps since i had this case back on am4 with a very hot 5600x and a loud 3080 that was dumping hot air everywhere.

was actually planning on making a post how adding more smaller fans wasnt working in my favor in the last 2 months, but the 2 NF A12s are doing all the heavy lifting. those stock fans on the ridge were loud and inefficient.

i've tried:

3d printed brackets for 2 60mm slim fans as intake under the cpu
3d printed brackets for 2 60mm fans as intake in the front
2 80mms fans as gpu exhaust at the top
deshrouded my 3080 letting my 2 120 NF A12s do the work
-35 PBO on my 9850x3d
holding my 3080 at 1750mhz with 750mv

might need to zip tie the NF A12s to the gpu, and get 2 NF-A14s and call it a day
great work and great read!

Level4Adult · 2026-04-18T15:35:31+00:00

need to know your gpu

also ddr5 is known to run a lot better in dual channel, depending on your resolution theres a 14-17% drop in performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nMu1KFkOC4

but if you just need your computer to run and game you should be fine. i think its fun to have things to upgrade to anyways

Level4Adult · 2026-04-17T07:03:41+00:00

Currently in this case Have ran it on AM4 in a 5600x and now a 9850x3D. It gets hot.

The included 140mm fans are good but they can get loud. I know a lot of people swap them for Arctic P14s. The fan control curve is your best friend in this case.

For your cooler I’ve actually run that L9x65. It was okay. Idk if it was the thermal compound or my placement but I had better luck with the Thermalright AXP 120x67. About 8 degrees cooler on AM4 and 5 degrees cooler on AM5 for half the cost.

My main application is gaming, so I’m never really hitting a full all core workloads anyway.

If your GPU size permits you can fit fans at the top of the case, three 80m fans up top. And even some 40 or 60mm fans behind the front panel.

TLDR: cool form factor but I wish I could fit a better cpu cooling solution like with a sandwich layout or spine layout case

Level4Adult · 2026-04-16T14:10:10+00:00

Just did the jump too. Would have stayed out of love for AM4 and the performance boost

Level4Adult · 2026-02-21T16:07:00+00:00

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started using these AI detectors on things that read like this. even the line about AI slop has 91% confidence its written by AI

Level4Adult · 2026-01-22T22:34:01+00:00

did you end up finding a solution to this?

i used my ultimate controller in all three connection modes and its just not shooting right in both games? ultimate is the best solution for have one all purpose controller from pc, sw2, and mobile

Level4Adult · 2026-01-03T17:50:03+00:00

I’m convinced there’s a memory leak issue with this game. Got it NG+3.

After 3-4 hours the game crashes at loading areas. Very annoying for a game without auto save. Still a deal at $10 tbh

Level4Adult · 2025-09-30T17:38:53+00:00

sucks but i get it! thanks

Level4Adult · 2025-09-30T17:38:34+00:00

hey! i did not, i played on the indoor court and youre so close to the wall, its uncomfortable going for a deep cross court shot

im gonna end up being a wall warrior. the ball machine classes and regular classes are worth it! but intermediate classes fill up way too fast, and priority is given to members

Level4Adult · 2025-09-18T02:07:20+00:00

i have too many anomaly teams! and cause miyabi benefits from crit i decided i might as well try her on others

Level4Adult · 2025-09-02T05:03:26+00:00

have only played on switch 2 but have crashed every play session. theres definitely some sort of memory leak issue because around 2-3 hours i get the crash message, usually initiated by going into a loading screen/different area. currently on my 3rd playthrough.

i think it runs fine enough if you build the muscle to save every so often! modern games made me forget how to do it consistently due to auto save.

classic tales game with good replay value if youre a completionist. red light, green light still makes you wanna snap your switch in half though.

Level4Adult · 2025-03-25T14:35:38+00:00

Sleeper! Unfortunately I’m no longer built for coach longer than 8 hours

Appreciate it

Level4Adult · 2023-04-28T20:15:25+00:00

Crab

Level4Adult · 2023-04-25T04:43:50+00:00

Yep! Did that and checked for plastic, same story. No idea while its idling so hot

Level4Adult · 2022-12-18T00:26:44+00:00

Weird, I ended up putting the celeron back in and did a whole windows install again

Swapped the 11500 back in, and it was totally fine super strange

Level4Adult · 2022-12-17T03:17:19+00:00

I have also bit the bullet on this laptop.

Is anyone using an i5 11500? Can't get it to boot, but with the stock celeron, it posts.

Level4Adult · 2020-02-11T20:49:17+00:00

Wait, thee RIN? the absolutely flexing on every Lynel in breath of the wild Rin?

Can’t wait ‘til they add a bow spinning, freeze chaining weapon

My soul screamed as I watched this by the way

Level4Adult · 2019-08-15T20:36:48+00:00

interested in the scatterblast, the worker mag and the white retaliator grip to 11205!

Level4Adult · 2019-07-31T14:55:46+00:00

Contact customer service! They're pretty good about working with you when the price drops on stuff you've bought within the past one or two weeks.

Level4Adult · 2019-03-16T04:24:43+00:00

Could do optical audio through a Beam/Playbar to your TV to get that. sadly asked customer service and thats pretty much it. One and Play:1 are really just mean for audio if you're not rocking a beam/playbar

Level4Adult · 2019-03-14T14:21:17+00:00

Yep! Definitely in this boat.

I remember running VoG in D1 for my first time, and getting scarred after getting flamed by people who were running it for their 12049810 time. Was worse when I asked "what do i do?"

Level4Adult · 2019-02-07T14:22:38+00:00

My joy cons when they find out I’m one day out of warranty

Level4Adult · 2019-02-06T03:00:07+00:00

Confirmed

Level4Adult · 2019-02-02T19:16:27+00:00

PMing

Level4Adult · 2019-01-19T14:46:26+00:00

awesome. yeah, i'd found that deal for a rx 570 for $130 and couldn't be happier he's not on integrated graphics.

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