My Big Shuriken 3 isn’t really sufficient for my new 5700X3D, even with undervolting, so I’m upgrading to the Phantom Spirit 120 SE. I’ve seen elsewhere that some people claim that the SE and the Normal/EVO versions are the same height, and the 154mm height noted by Thermalright is coldplate to fin.
Well, here’s what seems to me to be definitive proof that the SE is indeed shorter than its capped siblings. The 154mm seems to be coldplate to pipe tip. Note that this is not my image; I’m just sharing for anyone’s future reference.
The new cooler will be going into an NR200 (non-P, non-Max), and it will be paired with the aforementioned CPU on a Gigabyte B550I Aorus Pro AX. It seems to be the same overall shape and tower offset as the Peerless Assassin, so I’m expecting it to fit similarly. Will post pictures when everything is installed and working.
The NR200 seems to be an uncomplicated case for sff. No riser cable needed for GPU and you can use a full-sized air cooler. Would the size difference between the two coolers really matter when a fan is attached?
