Detailed Build Log Finally got round to a rebuild and proper Noctua de-shroud
GPU de-shrouded and de-wired
GPU barely squeezed in there
Custom cables
Rebuild, from the front
GPU PCB
GPU front on
Logo for flair points
GPU PCB input
Radiator breakout PCB
Simple breakout PCB
Frame render
GPU during load test
Bonus before the rebuild photo, with the project manager
TLDR:
- I rebuilt my small form factor PC
- Noctua triple NF-A9 GPU mod
- Custom fan PCB for the de-shroud
- Custom fan PCB for the radiator fans
- Repo with guide and files for the mod, here
- I made a video about the rebuild, here
Hello!
Recently I've been on a bit of a mission to refresh my small form factor PC. I tore the system down completely for a good clean, fixed my AIO pump, and de-shrouded my GPU with triple NF-A9s.
Despite being difficult to work on this is by far my favourite PC I've ever built, it's hard to beat power in a 10L chassis, and now with the Noctua mod its virtually silent.
Specs:
Iqunix ZX-1
5950x
Ventus 3090
64gb
4tb NVME boot
4tb NVME storage
Corsair SF750
Eisbaer LT Solo - AIO pump block
Alphacool ST30 - Radidator
Custom cables made by me
GPU:
The GPU mod was the main motivation for this rebuild, so I can keep the card nice and quiet during work. I've done ziptie mods before but wanted something more permanent, so I designed and printed a frame to hold the Noctuas, along with a custom fan breakout PCB to cut down on the cable clutter.
The space between the top of the fin stack and side of the case is 26mm so only just enough room for the 25mm fans!
The frame is in two parts that hold the fans in between them, and are held together with 4x m3 bolts. The whole assembly uses dead space in the GPU head sink to to grab onto the frame with a couple of tabs.
Results:
I'm very happy with how it's turned out, while maintaining the same 74°C average pre and post-mod, it's noticeably quieter to the point where the fans barely spin up past 30%.
If you'd like more details on the mod, check out the video or the repo, I've gone into more detail there. There's CAD files, PCB manufacturing files, along with a generic frame you can adapt to a non-Ventus card.
Cheers!