Cryorig H5 Universal or Ultimate?

[bdelvillano]

Specs:
Thermaltake Core G21
i5 8600k 3.60Ghz (no overclock)
Geforce GTX 1080ti
Corsair Vengeance RAM
GIGABYTE GA-Z370 HD3 ATX

Was wondering if i could fit the ultimate without having to move around ram or if i should just get the universal to play it safe.

 

[geofelt]

Your case allows 160mm for a cooler.
The specs for the ultimate says 168.5mm needed or, 160mm if the first ram slot is not used.
Most motherboards will allow you to use the more remote slots.
Either should fit one way or the other.
One can always move the fan to the other side in a pull configuration.

I am a fan of the noctua NH-D15s.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608072

It is a most efficient cooler and the newer s variant solves two typical air cooler issues.
It clears high ram heat spreaders and is offset a touch to clear graphics card backplates for graphics cards mounted in the first pcie x16 slot.
Here is more on the noctua specs:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608072