What do you think? Do you see any bottlenecks or budget balancing issues? I need it for CAD/CAM, 3D modelling, gaming (Cyberpunk, Witcher3 with raytracing, BG3)
The site says the cooler is not compatible, but according to noctua it is, if I mount the radiator underneath the cooling block.
Is the mainboard ok? I don’t see the benefits of the more expensive ones. All they have is PCI 5.0, which the GPU doesn’t utilise, and the riser card for the Terra is also only PCI 4.0
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My budget build Linux box;
Since I put this together, I have now put a rx5700xt in it.
The noctua 12S is setup in a pull configuration, because I wanted to keep air flowing up and out of the top of the case, while moving across the nvme bay at the top of the mobo.
The cooler I fitted later to improve this.
I did a similar build earlier this year. I used the Noctua L12 Ghost S1 edition cooler with a 120mm slim fan mounted under it with the Kingston Fury Beast memory And the Sapphire Pulse RX 7700XT (53mm). You can see my image shows how much clearance you’ll have with various cooler and GPU heights. It is a very tight fit but do-able. I had to shave the Noctua slim fan for the CPU cooler at a few sections to have it fit over the memory and MoBo still. All I’m saying here is be sure to check all your dimensions to be absolutely sure everything will fit or it won’t and you’ll be frustrated.
I also did a PBO tune on the CPU (7600X) to get it running significantly cooler than stock.
I can PM you with lots of data and more pictures if you’re curious.
Edit: I suggest a ModDIY 12VHPWR cable as they are highly flexible and prevent the seating issues and thus fire.
Thanks for the info. I’d love to see more if your build! Maybe you can even make a public post instead of a PM?
I don’t really worry about fitting it all in there… If the cooler takes too much space, I have zero inhibitions to cut a hole into the side panel. Hell, I have a CNC that can cut aluminium and a 3D printer, so I can probably machine a custom side panel if need be.
Edit: I suggest a ModDIY 12VHPWR cable as they are highly flexible and prevent the seating issues and thus fire.
Important info, as I also enjoy not having my house burn down. ; )
The terra has a shiftable midplane, so you might have to calculate the minimum setting you would need on both sides (CPU cooler side ande the GPU side) and be sure that it will fit. If Noctua said it will fit, you can be sure that it will, but they don’t know how thic your GPU is gonna be.
Looks great otherwise, the terra is beautiful. Be mindful, if this your first SmallFormFactor build, the performance might be a bit less then if built in a roomy ATX mid tower instead. I was kind of surprised by that on my first SFF(Factual Node 202), thats why I mention it.
