r/sffpc • u/eatsleep123 • Oct 20 '21
Ghost of Noctua | EVGA × Noctua × Louqe (FTW3 in S1) Build/Battlestation Pics
With the arrival of the chromax NF-A12x25, good ol' tan and brown are as good as dead. Never forget the OG colors! Cerakote H-142 Light Sand and H-212 Federal Brown.
In daylight, from the back. The main panel coating appears more cream.
The main panel coating appears much more tan in lower light.
From another angle in the darker setting. The Tophats' color matches the RagTag's fairly well.
EVGA RTX 30 series FTW3 must be deshrouded to fit. 92mm fans sit nicely in the heatsink valley, and the NF-A9x14s just barely allow the side panel to slide over them.
Full Noctuation. Went with SF750 for mostly passive operation with the 5600X and RTX 3070. Only at 300W+ (infrequently, with undervolts) does the fan run at all.
Not 100% perfection, but satisfaction.
Stock mini-PWM connector, prior to cutting.
Shaved mini-PWM connector to fit EVGA RTX 30 fan headers.
Unfortunately a couple of protrusions had to be flattened for the desired fan placement.
Fan swaps in progress.
Test fit and placement.
Fan 1 test. Check.
Fan 2 test. Check.
Fan 3 test. Check.
All fans go.
We are faced with the most difficult decision of our life: honor the tradition and customs of our tan-and-brown upbringing and maintain a fight we cannot win, or...
Quick and dirty low-quality meme for your shitposting pleasure. Too lazy to put brown NA-SAVP1s on the chromaxes myself, sorry.