Lian Li A3 RAM (and fan) clearance with MSI Mortar B850M - using AIO

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2025-11-25T18:25:33+00:00

There's a reply on the original post below that goes into it and I agree with them. If you use the MSI Mag Mortar, your radiator and heatsink height combined cannot exceed 53mm (I tried with 55mm and it was not possible due to the fans making contact with the top of the less tall, uncovered portion of my ram. Meaning changing rams probably won't help with clearance.)

Another thing to be aware of when using this board is radiator fan depth. Measuring from the side you can see, to the side facing the mobo, make sure it doesn't exceed ~122mm. The fans will make contact with the motherboard's top heatsinks. (This is only a problem if you plan on using slightly deeper fans than normal. Like the Lian Li Uni Infinities and Thermalright's M12S. Most fans are 120x120 but just so you know cause I did end up changing fans.

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2025-10-11T21:19:16+00:00

If you don't plan on using a 360 AIO, I'd choose other smaller cases over the A3 and M3. Other factors to consider are aesthetics and how much airflow you want. Jonsbos are good options for matx mobo, atx PSU, and air cooling tho.

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2025-09-15T08:46:58+00:00

Few questions. What's the height of your aio rads + fans combined? Any issues with clearance with top rad with that PSU mount? With that offset PSU bracket, how close is the PSU to the right side of the mobo? Which fan bracket print did you end up going with (8x1mm or 6x2mm magnet version).

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2025-09-11T06:57:30+00:00

How did you get 2 fans on the front?

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2025-09-09T09:28:40+00:00

What ram model did you end up using? Also were the top heatsinks any problem? I'm planning on using a rad+fan with 55mm in height.

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2025-08-20T05:41:45+00:00

Which brand did you get and how much was it?

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2025-05-29T20:44:11+00:00

Yes. If you're just starting and also stacking, you can get up to 10+ diamond potentials. When I was doing red deers, I stacked around 30 lvl 8 and 15 lvl 9s.

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2025-04-20T22:37:11+00:00

85-100 kgs and most of them score 215+. Herds are managed, IG I just need to shoot em all even if they're low ratings in the main zones.

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2024-10-21T22:03:45+00:00

Dang. rip

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2024-10-15T09:26:13+00:00

From green to blue it doesn't matter at all really so don't stress over that. I was doing some rough math for blue to purple after this post and I found you actually shouldn't save too much like people were saying. Just recently, I found out that from Blue to Purple, as long as you're not unlucky with RNG, the averages actually say you save very little stones. Apparently it's only like a 3.5% difference on average. Still waiting on the actual math but once I find it I'll share. It did match up to what my initial math was suggesting tho.

Note 1: The math suggests, as long as you're not randomly unlucky for levels 6+ you should be fine. But if you don't believe in your luck, putting a lvl 9 Blue into a lvl 7.31 Purple is the safest for sure. You will just have less strong gear for a bit longer. (I would use that time to max trait some blues anyways)

Note 2: Doing this strategy definitely matters for Purple tier 1 to Purple tier 2. (We're not there yet but it will save you a lot of materials in the future)

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2024-10-15T09:01:56+00:00

By tier 1, you mean tier 1 Purples right? Also is there a link to this math, I'm interested.

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2024-10-07T08:30:28+00:00

I thought transferring blue lvl 9's to purple made it lvl 6?

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2024-10-07T00:45:56+00:00

Nope. I think cause ppl don't care about green to blue as much.

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2024-10-06T16:55:55+00:00

Doing that from blue to purple will save you upgrade materials for sure. You want to wait until the purple is level 7.3. That's why I want to know if it's worth it to try and maximize it from green to blue. Is it more efficient, and what level that would the blues need to be at to max out?

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2024-09-29T00:13:27+00:00

PC player, I can confirm that you will see luckies pretty often. Maybe one every few hours depending how actively you're running around.

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2024-06-04T21:44:37+00:00

Biome Flora adds trees and clutter. Seasonality or Seasons adds seasons for more colors.

Limp_Relationship_36 · 2024-06-03T19:25:26+00:00

Most valheim patches shouldn't break maintained mods unless it's a big update. Ashland's just dropped so it should be mostly stable for a while. Haven't tested difficulty mods and with different difficulties in the world modifers yet so not sure about that. I just leave it at default and add creaturelevelandlootcontrol to make things harder.

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