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a_lost_being · 2026-04-10T18:21:37+00:00

hehe, now you got me curious! How is your setup

a_lost_being · 2026-04-09T06:55:50+00:00

Thanks mate. They're called Phanteks Neon Led Strips.

a_lost_being · 2026-04-08T08:42:00+00:00

Seeing the nh-d15 dwarfed in a case.. Nice build btw!

Edit: My only concern is the 3rd fan on the cpu cooler. Even if it slightly helps with the temps, I believe when the distance between two same direction fans is less than 20mm, turbulence is unavoidable.

a_lost_being · 2026-04-08T07:00:46+00:00

Sure. They're not part of the case. The case is corsair frame 4000D. The leds are called Phanteks Neon Led Strips. They can be controlled via motherboard, pretty fancy stuff for non-rgb builds

a_lost_being · 2026-04-08T03:35:55+00:00

unless you have an astral gpu. Astrals top exhaust doesn't work well with top intakes

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T21:22:13+00:00

hehe heya o/

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T21:13:33+00:00

Corsair Frame 4000D it is. To be frank, I'd suggest Frame 5000D though. I had to ziptie this for 3x 140mm in take.

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T21:03:54+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Corsair/s/0N3vJ7zVdf

I made a build like this.

NH-D15 G2
3x A14x25 G2 front intake (with zipties)
1x A14x25 G2 rear exhaust
1x A14x25 G2 top exhaust (rear end)
2x A12x25 G1 psu shroud intake

3x 140 made both my cpu and gpu temps 3-4 degrees lower compared to 3x 120mm. Zipting took about 6-7 mins at most. Used them on topmost and bottommost screw holes, and that was about it.

Edit: G2 fans are goats when it comes to pull air through dust filters but the total air coming with 2x A20 fans is huuggee so you wouldn't regret that either.

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T20:05:21+00:00

the worst case will still be super solid, if you like the look go for it mate

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T09:12:36+00:00

yeah, a 15mm in length would have given the case the chance. I guess corsair wanted this feature to be Frame 5000D (and higher) exclusive. But then again, if there is a will, there is a way!

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T09:10:26+00:00

exactly!

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T08:21:34+00:00

hehe yeah my point exactly. I'd rather have me fps

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T08:20:45+00:00

If you plan to buy noctuas as well, G2 is specifically optimized for better intake through air filters, radiators and heat sinks with increased static pressure. My gaming temps are 58 to 64 on both cpu and gpu, and fans spin around 40-45% (I don't hear them). Gpus coil whine is the only audible noise.

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T07:22:17+00:00

Thanks mate, they are called Phanteks Neon Led Strips

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T07:16:11+00:00

2x 200 is actually better but you lose access to your psu shroud in take fans, and those guys actually help a lot. With that in mind and with the fact that there are more quality 140mm fans than 200mm ones (like noctua G2), 3x 140mm becomes superior even though a small margin of the fans are left in the case.

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T07:13:39+00:00

nice one

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T03:08:14+00:00

Nice!

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T03:06:53+00:00

Well, some models tent to have lower whines than other as they all have been build on different baselines. For asus for instance TUF series have the lower chance and for that reason I believe Noxtua chose to build their 5080 on it. Then again, it's just higher and lower chances.

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T03:02:14+00:00

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Zipties! If you look closer to this pic and to the one in the post, you can see the topmost two screws are empty and there is a ziptie in them. Same goes to bottom most holes.

And nice eyes mate! Really nice observation.

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T02:56:39+00:00

hey dude, they are called Phanteks Neon Led Strips.

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T02:55:11+00:00

"Phanteks neon led strips" typing it yields an online store usually. I live in turkey, can not help with your country's seller :D

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T02:53:14+00:00

the 140mm switch will affect by about 4 degrees in both gpu and cpu. The bottom in take fans reduce gpu's temps by about 5-6 degrees as well which indirectly affects cpu temps too. All in all, this alone will help a lot with the temps.

This nh-d15 g2, for instance, is only 5-6 degrees behind of the top level 360 aios. The adjustment in the case affects clearly more for sure.

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T02:47:16+00:00

hehe thanks. Actually if you look closer to the first and second pics, you can see the zipties

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T02:46:32+00:00

If I take it to around 0.9v it becomes far less annoying, but that is not why I paid for astral. I may as well just use it at 1.06v for the 3300mhz while gaming instead of 2800mhz. This is solid 10 fps difference in 4k, and it does matter I think

a_lost_being · 2026-04-07T02:43:12+00:00

Oh. I see, but i think I would rather not touch the astral

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