Quick update from Fractal: "We’re sorry to notify you that Ridge has been discovered to have issues maintaining signal integrity at PCIe 4.0 bandwidth with certain hardware configurations. Our recommendation for users experiencing instability in PCIe 4.0 mode is to configure their motherboard BIOS settings to PCIe 3.0 mode. We are developing a solution to enable full PCIe 4.0 compatibility, but until that is ready, we will update our listings to reflect that only PCIe 3.0 compatibility is guaranteed at this time." We will update you all when we get updates.
Thanks for the vid. Did you do enough testing with AMD VGA to encounter any issues with the original riser? I'm running similar config with B550i, 5600x, and RX6800 original riser is tripping the entire system after sleep mode when PCIe config in bios is set to auto/gen4. With PCIe set to gen3 all seems fine. I'm expecting a replacement board yet I'm curious if you encountered such problem with RX and/or RTX VGA too.
I built my pc last year but now I am shopping around for a new GPU... I didn't realise they had issues with the 4.0 bandwidth? Edit.. I have emailed them and got an instant response... Looks like they are still waiting on an updated part.
I think you could put the 4090 FE perfectly well. Just with two changes: 1 - Remove those two fans and put the 4090, they are counter productive and totally unnecessary. I bet the 4090 will never throttle down without them, as its own cooler is highly s over-engineered 2 - Put an SFX 850W, such as the one from Silverstone (which comes with the new 12+4 pin cable , and you are good to go.
Slightly undervolted and power limited 5800X3D with Noctua low profile cooler combined with shroud modded and undervolted RTX 4090 would be a pretty cool combination in this case - if you can purchase 600 W power cable somewhere, that would fit and doesn't burn instantly… 😅
The extra fans mean nearly nothing, remove them. If you double up on fans and they are not matched then all you are doing is introducing air flow blockage. The FE 4090 is amazing size and we should somewhat be pissed off that AIB for some odd reason were locked into so much larger coolers for their cards. This is even more of a complaint when we look at the FE 4080.
Incredibly helpful, mate. My wife's ITX died this week, so I'm going to put a new PC together over the weekend and this case is what I decided on, along with a spare 3080 I have laying around. This vid hit on every concern and questions I had. Think what I'm going to do is see how the temps are with just one fan on the GPU to avoid that fan issue.
Honestly, you're probably getting worse performance for your gpu if you're mounting it right on top of fans like that anyway (different case if it was shroudless). The combination of the two different fans stacked on top of each other will create turbulence, which will both make it noisier and prevent air flow through the gpu making it hotter. You would either want to remove the gpu fans and mount the 120/140's directly to the gpu heat sink, or (especially with the fe cards), just don't use the case fans there. Since the case allows flow through directly, the 4090 would probably perform exceptionally since all of it's airflow is completely unhindered. No reason to put case fans next to it in the first place.
For a 3+ slot card that is going to sit flush to the case, probably no need to use the case fan. But for smaller 2 slot cards, I think the case fan will help.
Its bad to leave those stock fans in right up on the video cards. Air flow turbulence will be awful. Of course remove for a 4090. Better to let them pull in fresh air directly.
Better air flow would be to ditch the big fans, let the gpu breath, 2 small fans at the front pulling through the dust filter, 1 small van exhausting at the back slot on either side. Create a directional flow.
I am super tempted to send my Revolt 3 case (Black w/power supply) back to Amazon. It has not been opened and it was ordered the day before the Fractal Ridge came out. I really LOVE the Ridge case so much.
my problem is alot of the new cards not just the 4090 or 80 but the smaller onesyet to come are gonna be bigger than previous gen its the way of things and so many of these cases look good but are obsolete before theyve even been released due to this problem.
Nice video. What software did you use for benchmarks? I am interested in this case but a bit worried about the CPU temps during gaming...I plan to use a 5600x or 5700x.
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Why you didn't remove the fan to fit the 4090? seems those slow fans they are not going to do the job anyway.
How common is the reference card really? They don't sell it in Scandinavia. Other cards you should be able to maby remove the fans and connect the 140mm to the gpu.
Having fans for the 4090 fe would be a waste. The federal fans counter spin meaning and being so close would cause alot of turbulence. I wouldn't be surprised if the Temps were better fanless rather than using let's say a dim fan
How long is that Strix? I have a xfx 6800 319 swft which is 340mm. I have seen other xfx cards installed in the ridge, but it still makes me nervous and hesitant to buy.
installing a large graphics card is pointless. This case is not designed for gaming because the airflow in the processor section is practically non-existent. You can install the largest possible air cooler and use the best thermal paste, but the processor temperature will still be high. If you want something compact, buy a gaming console
cool build...i got a vid i dod of my air cooled q58..ryzeen7 2700....rtx 2060...noctua l9a cpu cooler with a fan grill and i added a 120mm fan over it and mesh closes fine...awsome airflow,top and sife intake and bottom exhaust
I am confused. „Regarding GPU support, know that we managed to fit an RTX 4090 Founders Edition graphics card within this chassis, even with the case's two 140mm fans.“ OC3D.
I just checked that video, I don't believe that is the case in the video he did not show it actually being closed and panels being put back on. On the video he shows it without the side bracket installed which means the case is still bent outwards. If they did, then it is some kind of magic or I have thicker 4090 here haha.
Question though, if you forgo the 140mm fans and add in the RTX 4090, will it physically fit? Like with all the cabling and stuff? The RTX 4090 on this would be a perfect match on the 4K 120Hz TV in the living room.
Edit after trying it myself: Yes, it will fit with slim fans. Arctic P14 Slim in my case. It’s strange that another reviewer on YT/ website could fit the 4090 even with those fans without any problems. Overclock 3D.
@@tinybit780 thanks but what I'm curious is will the 4090 with the PCIe 3.0 adapter fit, it would be amazing to see a 4090 (any 4090 not just the FE) actually working in this case.
With fans neither fits. I would like someone to actually check that in a closed case. Also the included adapter is pcie gen 4. Yiu can fit the card without the fans though
The Fractal site shows it accepts a max GPU thickness of 57mm with and 82mm without the fans. The issue then is the length, 325mm with and 335mm without SSD, and height of 125mm with and 137mm without top fans. Seems there is decent wiggle room and should (hopefully) fit a non-FE GPU, as the FE's are either near impossible to get or not available in all countries. I currently have the Node 202 and managed to fit a 3080Ti in there with 2x 15mm thick Noctua fans underneath. It's almost as if the card was made for that case with its perfect fit. I found that only the INNO3D brand fits.
@@georgimonov9768 Height is no problem, it says 151mm. I had even spare room with the 4090 FE. The only tight fit was the width inside the case (or height/thickness of the GPU). I needed to install slim fans for a comfortable fit, however, they are more than enough and I have great temps.
I don't believe it to be an important step as like any other connector you plug in tightly then pull back to ensure it is in there securely. I understand there has been a whole big deal with higher end cards and melted connectors, but this principle applies to all connectors regardless of card.
@@A2KMedia It is important step - because this connector has many issues and it is dangerous to "break" wires on this connector. I'm trying to find if I can put my RTX 4090 into this case. But no one show if wires are blendup or not. Every one, who make review of this case, cutoff scene with connect this connector. Sorry for my english, I hope you understand 🙂
@@A2KMedia My reply disappeared. Strange. I have adapter for RTX4090 (for 12VHPWR), but I still cannot close my PC case. Could you, please, share photo of cables in reviewed computer case? I'm very curious.
Preety sure they could've made room for an ATX PSU in there if they remove the SSD tray, maybe also added some small 80mm fans for the CPU side too to help with the cooling options, also maybe getting rid of the included fans to lower the price down of the case. At this size, getting it 5mm thicker wouldn't change the profile to much and it would allow for thicker GPUs and taller CPU Coolers too. Great case though.
Don't you see guys that it's very stupid to use a high voltage cpu on a tiny compressed case like that? I would recommend to use a low voltage cpu to get less heat as much as i can that will allow the cpu temp to be mainted by this poor cooling system .. or idk maybe i am Wrong 😊
hey, yep that is exactly the point. There is a limit on what kind of cpu you can place in this case based on the cooler size. lower power is going to be the better choice
Whats the best low profile airCooler i can get for a 10900k ,..im doing an itx build and i have around 130mm reach for a good air cooler... Any ideas...no budget
That card is a beast! not only is it "just" too large (without using a file :) you would also require a larger PSU and last I checked you can not buy a 1200W small form PSU (750W max).. unless the case will accept a full sized PSU?
@@A2KMedia remove all brackets and screws before putting all components inside the case I love how you just slip the gpu knowing you could unscrew the top part before installing the gpu, you mentioned running the wires at the back of the mobo but didn’t do it at the first place. you didn’t care reading the manual before making the video
Esto es una tontería; ¿para qué intentan colocar piezas de gran tamaño? es que acaso no han considerado que éste case es de factor mini itx y de las pequeñas. Quien gusta de armar pc pequeñas debe de considerar que las piezas a utilizar serán las más pequeñas posibles.
It's to test the maximum potential of a small case. If you watched the video, you would've seen that for the finished build we actually used a smaller card.
