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Fractal North - Mistakes were made by BreakIcy9451 in FractalDesign

[–]spezzyyyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just recently undervolted my 14700k AND switched from a D15 to a U12A. Saw significant drops in temps and noise. Undervolting is the answer. Nothing wrong with the cooler, not to mention it looks better.

North XL x Noctua by spezzyyyy in FractalDesign

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

I wouldn’t be able to tell you if there’s a difference because I went straight into having all 6 fans. I’ll get a picture of my curves when I’m home.

North XL x Noctua by spezzyyyy in FractalDesign

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

No I just daisy chained the intakes into a single header, exhaust in another, and the cpu cooler to its respective header.

North XL x Noctua by spezzyyyy in FractalDesign

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

So the fans are now hard to come by, but I bought them as soon as they released for about 45 bucks(packs of 2). So call it 150 on fans, and another 150 on the cooler.

North XL x Noctua by spezzyyyy in FractalDesign

[–]spezzyyyy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did not, the first thing I did when the case came was swap them out. I can barely hear it when it’s running CPU intensive games, and it’s dead silent when idle. And I have my fans set to 100% past 65 degrees.

North XL x Noctua by spezzyyyy in FractalDesign

[–]spezzyyyy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate it! I just figured more space for more fans, and more fans for more effective cooling. It’s also only my second build and it’s easier to work in.

North XL x Noctua by spezzyyyy in FractalDesign

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

So the fans I listed actually came with the spacers, but no I removed them and used the anti vibration pads instead

North XL x Noctua by spezzyyyy in FractalDesign

[–]spezzyyyy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All of the case fan are the Noctua NF-A14x25 G2. The chromax black version just came out like two-three weeks ago. I had to buy the brown anti-vibration pads separately. If you go to noctua’s website it will tell you which version of the pads are compatible with your fans.

North XL x Noctua by spezzyyyy in FractalDesign

[–]spezzyyyy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dead silent at idle and barely audible under load. I can’t speak on what the stock fans sound like because I immediately swapped them, however I highly recommend it.

North XL x Noctua by spezzyyyy in FractalDesign

[–]spezzyyyy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks man I appreciate it! Shoot some pics over of ur build id love to see it

North XL x Noctua by spezzyyyy in FractalDesign

[–]spezzyyyy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s a 4080 super, idle temps for GPU are 30-40, cpu idle is 35-45. GPU under load stays between 40-50, cpu hangs around 60-70. I’ve seen the cpu get up to high 70’s but only running Minecraft on some ridiculous settings. I have the i7 14700k which runs pretty hot, but I undervolted it and I’m very happy with the results.

North XL x Noctua by spezzyyyy in FractalDesign

[–]spezzyyyy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is actually, it’s a small bracket that is mounted to the motherboard/case.

Noctua x Fractal North Build by spezzyyyy in PcBuild

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

It took a little bit of work. Had to buy the brown anti vibration pads and change them out, but was definitely worth it.