[NAME]    I would like to put a Noctua NH-U9S in mine, and was wondering if anyone has done that without case mods. Yes . . . I'm pretty sure that cooler should be able to be installed without case mods. The 'stud cutter' was in a hurry   Read all the way through this thread  XPS 8940 Better CPU Cooler   [NAME]  installed the Noctua NH-D9L without case mod, and I think it should be the same mounting configuration (95mm x 95mm)
Hello all, I recently bought a XPS 8940 with a 10700K and 2070 Super. Overall I am fairly happy with it, but the CPU runs quite a bit warmer than I would like it to. Following suggestions in similar threads here I replaced the exhaust fan with a Noctua NF-A9 92mm fan which helped acoustics, but did not really do much for thermals. I think the default fan curves are working against me there. Is there a way to control those? Others seem to have put intake fans in front of the GPU but, unfortunately there is not enough space in mine to do that. Which brings me to the CPU cooler. I read through the thread and have watched the video of the CM TX3 Evo being swapped in, and read through the thread where a Noctua cooler was put in after cutting the studs off the case. I would like to put a Noctua NH-U9S in mine, and was wondering if anyone has done that without case mods. Or would I be better served to use go the CoolerMaster Route? It seems to me that the Noctua is a beefier cooler overall, but I could be wrong on that front. Thanks for the help!
XPS 8940, CPU thermals, coolers, and fan curves