Noctua finds more than half of tested PC cases misstate CPU cooler clearances — hands-on checks reveal errors ranging from -3.5mm to +10mm, internal compatibility team conducted measurements of more than a hundred cases
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It could be a disaster if the actual space in your PC case is smaller than what its spec sheet suggests.

Full title: Noctua finds more than half of tested PC cases misstate CPU cooler clearances — hands-on checks reveal errors ranging from -3.5mm to +10mm, internal compatibility team conducted measurements of more than a hundred cases

  • Arcane2077@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    15 days ago

    That’s less than I thought. In all my years building PCs for myself and others, I’ve never encountered a case with accurate measurements on the specsheet. I’ve also never built SFF, so maybe that’s where the attention is paid