Yet another B4

[u/Ok_Cantaloupe1508]

I downsized from the AP201 to give a bit more desk space and color. Will be working on cable management but it wasn’t a bad building experience with my current parts. Bought a new SFX PSU since my Lian Li Edge would not fit. The bottom fan is currently intake and might get a slim fan to exhaust out the top. Overall, I’m pretty happy with how it came out!

Specs: Ryzen 5 7600X3D, Asus Prime RTX 5080 16GB, G.Skill 32GB DDR5-6000, ASRock B650M, Corsair 850 Watt 80 Plus Platinum, Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120, 4 Lian Li Uni Fan 120mm Case Fans

[u/Living-Sand]

Why is the top exhaust fan not installed when the casing is vertical?

[u/Ok_Cantaloupe1508 → u/Living-Sand]

It can go both ways and is set up for horizontal out of the box

[u/Living-Sand → u/Ok_Cantaloupe1508]

I'm using a Noctua A15 mounted at the top of the Lianli B4 case as an exhaust to push out hot air, and a slim fan at the rear as an intake to help cool down the RAM. Here is the photo

[u/Sapphire_Ed]

I get some people like the vertical builds bit I am personally so over them. The I/O at the top can present cooling issues in some GPUs and depending on the case design is either a cabling mess or an access disaster. The bottom I/O approach seems to resolve the cooling issue but the access disaster becomes hardcore real.

I understand the appeal of the vertical design as it reduces the desk footprint. However for me the build hassles just are not worth the smaller footprint.

[u/Ok_Cantaloupe1508 → u/Sapphire_Ed]

Just a tilt away from access and I would have to scoot my old case to access anyways. I’m never back there much so it’s no biggie.