[SOLVED] Does AIO fit into NZXT H500i

[meganerdlol]

I need a liquid cooler for overclocking in my first build. I'm a noob at this so bare with me. I plan on having an RTX 2060 paired with a Ryzen 5 2600X, I want to know if a Coolermaster Masterliquid Lite ml240l AIO will fit into a NZXT h500i, I've read the specs on the h500i and it says it has room for a 280mm radiator, from my understanding the AIO I have picked is a 240mm radiator, but it says it fits most cases, not sure if it will fit in the h500i, want some guidance before I buy.

(also if anyone knows anything about bottlenecking, I'm not sure if the 2060 and ryzen 5 2600x bottleneck at all *either one bottlenecks either one*)

thanks

 

[Darkbreeze]

If a 280 will fit, then a 240 will fit. There should be no bottleneck between the 2600x and RX 2600.

Even the numbers are the same, LOL. JK.

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

If a 280 will fit, then a 240 will fit. There should be no bottleneck between the 2600x and RX 2600.

Even the numbers are the same, LOL. JK.

Lol. I'm having a hard time figuring out if you purposely typed RX 2600 or not.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Ok. I confess. It seemed humorous at the time. Seriously though, the rest was accurate.

 

[thtran6]

I need a liquid cooler for overclocking in my first build. I'm a noob at this so bare with me. I plan on having an RTX 2060 paired with a Ryzen 5 2600X, I want to know if a Coolermaster Masterliquid Lite ml240l AIO will fit into a NZXT h500i, I've read the specs on the h500i and it says it has room for a 280mm radiator, from my understanding the AIO I have picked is a 240mm radiator, but it says it fits most cases, not sure if it will fit in the h500i, want some guidance before I buy.

(also if anyone knows anything about bottlenecking, I'm not sure if the 2060 and ryzen 5 2600x bottleneck at all *either one bottlenecks either one*)

thanks

The CoolerMaster 240mm AIO will definitely fit, but ONLY in the front of the case.
The top of the case can only fit a maximum 140mm AIO (but you might run into ram clearance issue). The rear of the case can only fit a maximum 120mm AIO. So yea your only option is the front.

Depending on what graphic card you have, it might cut really close to your AIO if its longer than 300mm in length. For example, the MSI Gaming X Trio 2080 with a length of 327mm will be extremely close to your AIO at the front, probably less than 5 mm clearance.

 

[Darkbreeze]

"ONLY" is quite ok, because that's where I'd recommend you put it anyhow. Contrary to some naysayers, some inquiries and testing amongst members of the veteran community here has shown that with front mounted AIO radiators, there is not enough efficiency to these units to significantly increase internal case temperatures by using them in a front mounted intake configuration, so concerns about shedding heat INTO the case by using said configuration are unfounded and are not problematic in any way. That will be fine, and even if you could top mount, the front mount would probably be just as good or better since you'll be using the cooler outside ambient air to reduce CPU temp, which tends to probably work better than using the air that's been heated by your GPU and drives, and motherboard VRMs, to try and cool it.

That being said, both types of configurations work fine. As to the GPU card length, I do not see ANY RTX 2060 cards for sale that are longer than 300mm, and then only the high end Strix cards are that length. The others all seem to be 290mm or less.

 

[rubix_1011]

'Heat into the case' from liquid cooling (or even custom watercooling) is kind of a thing that really doesn't matter as long as you have good case airflow and exhast. As long as we're not seeing a 120mm or 140mm AIO, the air moving through a radiator should only be slightly warm at best. Good case airflow should easily move this out and have minimal impact.

My stance has always been to have the radiator get the coolest air to service it as long as it doesn't impact airflow exhausting back into the ambient room volume. Coolest airflow is the best; just remember that liquid cooling still requires air cooling.

 

[meganerdlol]

I need a liquid cooler for overclocking in my first build. I'm a noob at this so bare with me. I plan on having an RTX 2060 paired with a Ryzen 5 2600X, I want to know if a Coolermaster Masterliquid Lite ml240l AIO will fit into a NZXT h500i, I've read the specs on the h500i and it says it has room for a 280mm radiator, from my understanding the AIO I have picked is a 240mm radiator, but it says it fits most cases, not sure if it will fit in the h500i, want some guidance before I buy.

(also if anyone knows anything about bottlenecking, I'm not sure if the 2060 and ryzen 5 2600x bottleneck at all either one bottlenecks either one)

thanks

The CoolerMaster 240mm AIO will definitely fit, but ONLY in the front of the case.
The top of the case can only fit a maximum 140mm AIO (but you might run into ram clearance issue). The rear of the case can only fit a maximum 120mm AIO. So yea your only option is the front.

Depending on what graphic card you have, it might cut really close to your AIO if its longer than 300mm in length. For example, the MSI Gaming X Trio 2080 with a length of 327mm will be extremely close to your AIO at the front, probably less than 5 mm clearance.

(just a quick apology for taking so long to reply) So... a card I'm interested in is the Asus Strix rtx 2070 oc, which is roughly 300.5 mm in length.. you think that could work with the ml240 and the nzxt h500i?

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

Yes you will have room for the GPU.

 

[meganerdlol]

Yes you will have room for the GPU.

Just to clarify, it will just be tight yes?

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

The specs for the case (which are right there on the website for the product btw) says GPU clearance is 381mm.

It doesn't say if that's with or without any fans at the front, but assuming worst case scenario that it's without anything mounted in the front, your AiO will only take up about 55-60mm of that 381mm making it at worst 321mm of clearance left to spare for a GPU, and your GPU is 300mm you say, so that leaves 21mm left.