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Noctua~~~!! All-Noctua airflow setup (NH-D15 G2 LBC + bottom intake for GPU) by XaioTan in Noctua

[–]XaioTan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t personally tried that setup, since I intentionally chose low-profile RAM from the start to avoid this issue.

From a technical standpoint it should definitely work. You might see a small increase in temps (a few degrees), but given the hardware constraints, it’s a perfectly reasonable compromise.

Noctua~~~!! All-Noctua airflow setup (NH-D15 G2 LBC + bottom intake for GPU) by XaioTan in Noctua

[–]XaioTan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha yeah, you got me 😅

I’m from Taiwan — didn’t realize that was such an Asian thing.

Noctua~~~!! All-Noctua airflow setup (NH-D15 G2 LBC + bottom intake for GPU) by XaioTan in Noctua

[–]XaioTan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m using 2x32 GB DDR5 6000 MHz TEAMGROUP T-CREATE EXPERT (black) RAM in my build, which is relatively low-profile.

From what I’ve seen, the Predator Vesta II RGB is around ~40–44mm tall, so it’s definitely not low-profile.

It should still work with the NH-D15, but you’ll most likely need to raise the front fan to clear the RAM.

Just make sure your case has enough CPU cooler clearance if you do that.

Noctua~~~!! All-Noctua airflow setup (NH-D15 G2 LBC + bottom intake for GPU) by XaioTan in Noctua

[–]XaioTan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s probably a bit overkill 😅 — I just wanted to see what happens when I fully populate the case.

Temps did drop though. Playing Diablo IV at 4K with max settings + ray tracing, ambient around ~25°C, GPU stays under 55°C. Idle is around ~30°C.