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Aurora R16, air cooled CPU cooler upgrade
I was not paying attention and when ordering the Aurora R16 I ordered the air cooled version and the metal side panel. I have not even considered transparent side panel or water cooling is an option. Anyway, the question is, can I fit a Noctua NH-U12A inside the case instead of the stock CPU cooler? Is there enough space?
redxps630
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March 29th, 2024 00:12
The Dell premium tower cooler for XPS 8960/8950 will fit R16 case and you can use that as reference of cooler height tolerance.
R16 metal case is actually the same as R15 or 8960. Dell merely repackaged the plastic shell of metal and added LED to make it Alienware instead of XPS.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/134824822086?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/156035243130?
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redxps630
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March 29th, 2024 02:20
this 8950 user reports Noctua NH-D12L fits
https://www.dell.com/community/en/conversations/xps-desktops/xps-8950-cpu-cooler-height-limit/647f9c3ff4ccf8a8de04f79f
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Vanadiel
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March 29th, 2024 14:22
Can't go wrong with Noctua really. I don't think I ever had a bad Noctua product, and I have a lot of their products.
You pay a bit extra, but it's well worth it and they have a super easy and solid bracket system to install their coolers.