u/Expert_Conflict6374

Noctua it's your fault for making the D15 G2 0.4mm too tall for my case 😭, and not updating the U12A with G2 fans! So I had to buy a Thermalright Royal Pretor 130 and swap out the fans.

Swapped the middle 13cm 28mm large fan with the new NF-A12x25 G2 and CPU temps improved immediately at the same rpm lol. Was above 70C in OCCT now it's like 67C. Also more importantly no weird hums at certain rpms and no 'gear shift' sound when fans spin up. My PC went from a muscle car to an EV. It now too quiet and I start hearing GPU coil whines that used to be masked by the fans.

I loved my fishtank build but it just sits on the floor because it's so large and the rgb is just being wasted. Also I needed more floor space for a new file cabinet as my room isn't exactly large.

Never thought it's possible to stuff an ATX PSU and 3.1 slot GPU inside a 20L case. Because all the GPUs with 'SFF' label are cheap models with trash coolers. Also the smallest ATX motherboard case is like 40L.

Feels great that I freed up so much real estate. Temps are definitely more challenging with GPU temp from low 60s hitting mid 70s now. I had to cap my 5080 at 300W without fans going jet engine which resulted in about 5% perf loss. But it's a worthy trade off, it's satisfying to see something this big and thick stuffed in such a small body

Case in the build: Jonsbo Z20

Edit: The O11 pic is from last year, I already got rid of the corsair AIO for a Thermaltake air cooler before the case change.