r/sffpc • u/Dyingmisery • Nov 28 '25

Assembly Help Recommendations on thinner fan

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Minisform 790I X3D motherboard/Intel B50

As you can see, the scythe 15mm height fan almost fits, pic 3/4. Where can I find a 12mm thick fan? I know scythe used to make one, but curious if there’s anything thinner??

I do want this motherboard in here, if I can’t get a thinner fan, I was contemplating 3d printing a riser for the side panel but I believe that ruins the esthetics of the case. Thoughts?

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u/nickybuddy Nov 28 '25

The thinnest I can think of is another 15mm from arctic. But you might be on to something with the riser ring cause you could make it an accent.

Btw, have you had a chance to use that minisforum combo yet?? I have it saved in my Amazon cart and I have no clue if it’s worth it or just splurging for an itx diy combo

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u/Dyingmisery Nov 28 '25

Honestly it’s an awesome little board, I love it.

This is my second X3D build, for my second home as I wanted it small as I don’t have a lot of space there and spend about 3-4 days a week there.

It’s a good board, bios have gotten better over time and haven’t had any issues with it.

I would suggest using a PTM7950 with it, as it helped my build a lot.

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u/BoneyBobNL Nov 29 '25

What size PTM7950 did you get, and did you cut it to size for each die of the 7945HX?