A520M-ITX Cooler Compatibility
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Topic: A520M-ITX Cooler Compatibility
Posted By: isto
Subject: A520M-ITX Cooler Compatibility
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 5:14pm
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Hello, i'm planning on building a small AMD ITX build. I will use an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with an Asrock A520M-ITX board. Now i'm looking for the best air cooler solution. The ID-Cooling IS-60 seems to be a good choice but i can't find anything to verify that it will fit on the board without interfering with the RAM (which will probably be two hyperX Fury 4GB dimms). Anyone knows if it will fit or has any other suggestions? |
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Posted By: muziqaz
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 5:49pm
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I take it that HyperX Fury ram is low enough profile, and are not those crazy high RGB sticks? Those should fit under any available heatsink. I would suggest checking out Noctua range. They have some low profile coolers, like NH-L12 or L9 series. Those look like they should clear RAM easily ------------- folding@home |
Posted By: muziqaz
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 5:51pm
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Oh, I just watched a video on ID-cooling website, and it seems that heatsink will be nowhere near RAMs, however they were fitting it on full ATX board ------------- folding@home |
Posted By: isto
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 7:06pm
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This rig will be used with a constant (high) load, so i prefer cooling over noise. I saw [URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNDt9DKh13o]this video[/URL] where some low profile coolers were tested and the IS-60 performed best in cooling AND noise (even beat the noctua) The guy also mentioned that he scratched his very low profile RAM in a board with 22mm clearance between socket and RAM while fitting it perfectly in a 24mm MoBo (Timestamp 17:10). Are there some measurements of this MoBo available? Couldn't find any. |
Posted By: muziqaz
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 7:52pm
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Here is the dimensions of mini ITX form factor: Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm The reason I'm mentioning Noctua, because they are more widely used, and you have more chance to find info about their cooling solutions. Up until today I never heard of ID-Cooling. For example: Look at this product (you don't need to necessarily buy this particular one): https://noctua.at/en/nh-l12s Look how many installation and review videos they have posted there. One of them is bound to have info about RAM clearance :) Compare that with what ID-Cooling gives you for info, it's day and night :) ------------- folding@home |
Posted By: isto
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 9:41pm
I should have mentioned that i'm leaning towards the Silverstone ML08B case which has a cooler clearance of 58mm  Everything else from Noctua like the L12s is too tall. They are more well known and i like Noctua, but that doesn't mean it's the best solution :D |
Posted By: muziqaz
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 11:03pm
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As I mentioned, I chose them because their information is readily available :) After decades of Noctua usage only last week I migrated to Arctic Liquid Freezer. Ok, I just looked at ID cooling solution in more detail, and one of the photos shows it installed on mini ITX board, and it shows that it does not go above memory, but next to it: http://www.idcooling.com/Product/detail/id/19/name/IS-60 Scroll down when you see series of photos, one of them is from the top next to the RAM. So I think we are worrying too much about this. IS-60 is 55mm tall ------------- folding@home |
Posted By: isto
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 11:29pm
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Thanks for checking the ID-Cooling page. Didn't saw the picture with the board the first time. Looks good tho. I guess this cooler is it then :) |
Posted By: isto
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 11:30pm
| I'll keep the thread updated when i get the final components and everything fitting (or not ^^) |
Posted By: muziqaz
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 11:30pm
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Indeed, good luck ;) ------------- folding@home |
Posted By: isto
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2021 at 1:17am
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Update slight change of plans. After waiting for two weeks for the components to arrive i realised i forgot to order the cooler -.- Well, i used the stock cooler (AMD Wraith Stealth) up until now. Temperatures under heavy load were about 91-98°C Since i wasn't able to find a reseller for the ID-Cooling cooler just now (except shipping from China which will take a month or more to arrive) i bought an Thermalright APX-100 Full Copper and an Noctua NF-A12x15 fan. Unfortunately i got the APX-100 Retro which looks like the Full Copper variant but they made it 7mm taller than the "Full Copper" variant... So the bad news is that the side panel doesn't fit with the cooler inside. Good news is that the cooling performance is way better with about 78.5°C avg. I guess the open side helps. Also the rig is way quieter. I ordered the APX-100 Full Copper which should fit exactly in the case and i will provide an update when i replaced the cooler. Still looking for the ID-Cooling IS-60 tho. Might have just found a Chinese seller with stock in a close country. I won't give up just yet :D |
Posted By: isto
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2021 at 1:23am
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* because someone might be interested. I used Noctua NT-H2 Thermal Paste with the stock AMD cooler (yes i removed the stock paste  ) and the Thermalright cooler.
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