mid tower · Dual-tower air cooler
Does the Noctua NH-D15 fit in the be quiet! Pure Base 500DX?
Yes. Fits the be quiet! Pure Base 500DX with 25 mm of clearance: 165 mm cooler, 190 mm limit. Enough room for taller fans or a raised front fan over tall RAM.
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Fits
Fits the be quiet! Pure Base 500DX with 25 mm of clearance
- Cooler height
- 165 mm
- Case limit
- 190 mm
- Margin
- +25 mm
- GPU length limit
- 369 mm
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Cooler
$109.95as of Nov 2, 05:59 AM UTC · In Stock
(opens Amazon in a new tab)Noctua NH-D15
Dual-tower air cooler · 250 W · 165 mm
Case
~$110
(opens Amazon in a new tab)be quiet! Pure Base 500DX
mid tower · 48 L · GPU up to 369 mm
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Frequently asked questions
Does the Noctua NH-D15 fit in the be quiet! Pure Base 500DX?
Fits the be quiet! Pure Base 500DX with 25 mm of clearance. 165 mm cooler, 190 mm limit. Enough room for taller fans or a raised front fan over tall RAM.
What is the maximum CPU cooler height for the be quiet! Pure Base 500DX?
190 mm from the motherboard to the side panel, per be quiet!'s specification.
Which radiators does the be quiet! Pure Base 500DX support?
Top up to 240 mm, front up to 360 mm, rear up to 120 mm.
Terms used on this page
- CPU cooler height
- The installed height of an air cooler from the motherboard, compared against the case's published CPU cooler clearance. Coolers at or above 160 mm exclude many compact Micro-ATX and tempered-glass mid-towers.
- RAM clearance
- The tallest memory module that fits under an air cooler's front fan in its stock position. Dual-tower coolers with less than 42 mm clash with tall RGB kits (typically 44 mm) unless the fan is raised.
- Dual-tower air cooler
- An air cooler with two fin stacks and a fan between them (often a second in front). Highest air-cooling capacity, but the front fan overhangs the DIMM slots, which is where RAM clearance limits come from.