https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:31:03 +0000 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 01:39:49 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=72970 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=72970&PID=156510&title=why-topdown-coolers-recommendedpound#156510 Author: PapaFrito
Subject: 72970
Posted: 16 Oct 2024 at 1:39am

Thank you.

Given that the board is ATX, my case is pretty big (endorfy arx 700 argb), processor Ryzen 7700x, does it make sense to go for, as far as I can see, much less efficient top-down cooler instead of a decent tower one (I was eyeing Peerless Assassin SE).

And even if there was 7950x3d sitting there, would that still hold?

What kind of setup would suggest using tower design otherwise, which seems much more prevalent at the moment?]]> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 01:39:49 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=72970&PID=156510&title=why-topdown-coolers-recommendedpound#156510 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=72970&PID=156505&title=why-topdown-coolers-recommendedpound#156505 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 72970
Posted: 16 Oct 2024 at 1:16am

Because a top down cooler also creates airflow over the VRMs of the motherboard but
a tower cooler does not. Simply putting an additional fan to blow on the VRM will
achieve the same effect however.]]> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 01:16:04 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=72970&PID=156505&title=why-topdown-coolers-recommendedpound#156505 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=72970&PID=156504&title=why-topdown-coolers-recommendedpound#156504 Author: PapaFrito
Subject: 72970
Posted: 16 Oct 2024 at 12:58am

Hi,

I've gone into the "QVL" section for "B650 Steel Legend WiFi" and I was kind of baffled as to why it says "1. CPU performance may be limited due to system configuration. A top down CPU cooler is recommended."

Can you explain why this over tower design, which to my knowledge offers better overall cooling?

Regards]]> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:58:56 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=72970&PID=156504&title=why-topdown-coolers-recommendedpound#156504