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KythornAlturack

NR200/GB B550i AORUS PRO AX/3700x Build. CPU Cooler Choices, Choices, Choices.

Doing a NR200/GB B550i AORUS PRO AX/3700x Build.

I am trying to pick the cpu cooler to go with (all other parts have been obtained).

These are the ones that I am thinking of going with.
 

Scythe Fuma 2 (stock on this seems to be an issue)

Scythe Big Shuriken 3 (stock on this seems to be an issue)

ARCTIC Freezer 34 Esports Duo (Black)

ID-COOLING SE-234-ARGB

PALLAS 120 RGB
 

(I have looked at the solutions from Noctua, Be quite, Alpenfohn, Deepcool, etc. and just not interested in their offerings)

I prefer to do the glass side panel.

Thoughts?

Posted Jul 29, 2020, 9:47 PM UTC · edited

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tdyevt•

I went with Fuma 2 from Amazon, just gotta wait for it to come into stock. Did you already get your MOBO? My delivery date just got pushed from today to August 10th :(

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KythornAlturackOP•

Yeap, got it a little over a week ago from Newegg.

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tdyevt•

Damn nice. How long did you have to wait for it?

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mp19uy•

I had my AORUS order from Amazon too with a delivery date 4-7 August (and before that it was the 15th) an today it magically got shipped.If you are lucky maybe you don't have to wait that long.

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Sprungnickel•

I just bought all this parts and asking the same questions. Thank for Thread post! NR200 hasn't shipped yet. Doing an air cooled build with bottom flat mounted GPU. no glass. Upvoted. Thx

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Sprungnickel•

Has anyone seen vids of articles on Aircooled builds in B550i Aorus Pro AX in any cases including NR200? The MB seems to have a pretty open CPU mount for any Aircooler. 155mm seems to kill any of the larger ones around 158mm etc. Fuma 2 seems good. I don't want to go low profile and Noctua and others don't have the board listed for compatibility just yet. Maybe I'm wrong there. I'm on NR200 build with a 3700X and RTX 2060 KO for my 14yr old! Lucky kid but he works hard.

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silence911•

let me know what you end up with, because your setup is the exact same one that I want to get. Really interest in knowing your thermal and gaming fps

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Sprungnickel•

I’m waiting on the case now. Amazon has pushed that back a month! The RTX 2060 is a solid 1080p card at 160W which is not too demanding. The 104 die is interesting for rendering and gpu encoding etc. which is why I paired it with the 3700X but for gaming my other son got a 3600 with 2060 KO and 1080p 144hZ monitor. G-sync in fort nite turned up is low of 85-144fps no problems. For Honor is smooth too so he’s very happy. The whole 3600 2060 setup is quiet too with stock cooler etc. no complaints frankly.

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The-Ephus•

There is a Pallas 140 as well. I have it and it fits just fine on the same board... just have to be careful with RAM height. You can do Corsair LPX + about 4 mm

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KythornAlturackOP•

I just happen to be using Corsair LPX

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DatOdyssey•

I might be remembering wrong, but for the rad it might be 280mm on the side and 240mm on the bottom. If I'm mixing it up I apologise, been thinking about getting an aio when the case finally arrives.

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DoILookLikeARealBoy•

Hmmm, I'm just thinking that it will fit by this video. He uses what I believe is a Kraken X62 in the tests, which is the older NZXT 280mm AIO. I could be wrong though. The manual has the clearance for GPU listed at 156 X 330 X 60mm and the radiator for the X63 is 143 x 315 x 30mm. So I'm crossing my fingers! That means theoretically a Z63 (gif screen aio) should also fit, but will be blocked by the vertical mounted GPU.

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calc76•

This is where he talks specifically about it, its a NZXT X53 240mm AIO.

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DoILookLikeARealBoy•

Oh you're right! I still might hold out hope to squeeze one in there. The difference in the 280 and 240 radiator is 143x315x30 VS 123x275x30. 20 and 40 mm, or 1.5 and about 13/16 inches.

He also states that you can get a CoolStream PE series 40mm radiator in there for a custom setup, but doesn't state which size (prob the 120s and 240s). Those radiators are also different sizes.

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Matteka•

I'm going with the same config and am only waiting for the case. Fuma 2 was what I ordered but will need to figure out best position for it as I want it to rear intake.

Vertical mounted GPU and 240mm aio is tempting as well though...

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KythornAlturackOP•

I guess I should mention that I want to attempt a 4.2ghz all clock w/ 1.32v

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aMinhaConta•

What did you get? and Temps?

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KythornAlturackOP•

I ended up getting the ID-COOLING SE-234-ARGB. I did have to mod it by removing the top most fin from the finstack. it was the top fin and not the pipes that made the rgb cover sit too high, and gained a few MM to allow the TG panel to fit without touching.

I am actually running 4.3ghz all core, @ 1.26v, which is better than my goal. Temps hit 74c under load. Cinebench score of 5186.

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JuicyNoots•

Did you have much difficulty removing the top fin? I'm waiting on my NR200p to rock up and haven't settled on a CPU cooler yet because I have the gb 550i. Was there much contact with the glass without removing the fin?

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KythornAlturackOP•

Nah not really, you just have to take your time, so you do not bend the fins below it. just bend out the 4 edge clips on the top fin. and work the fin at the pipes, back and forth slowly, it will work its way off as the fins are not soldered.

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JuicyNoots•

Excellent, thanks for the reply!

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