Question NZXT H2 Case & Ryzen 9 9900x ?? AIO or Air ??

[KLund1]

I really like this case. I do a lot of HD swapping and having the port on top is EXTREMELY useful to me.
So I want to keep using this case.
I'm building a new rig. My i7 7700k is just not cutting it any longer.
I'm going R9 9900x. So I need some new CPU cooling.
This case has room for a single 1 fan AIO going out the back or out the top.
I also like this case because it is quiet. I want to keep things quiet. I prefer not to go air. I'm not going to OC this system. Expect for what the MB will automatically do with the 1 click oc after a couple weeks of break in.
Here is the newegg page with specs on this case here
Oh, the MB I'm using is a ASRock X870e Nova wifi so you an see where the cpu & 2 sticks of ram will sit.
There might be room to put a 2 fan AIO in the front but it would be a very long hose run. And I would have to probably modify the case, which is not a problem.
I would rather not use air cooling as I think they look terrible. They cover a lot of the MB and always just seem to be in the way. But if that is all I can do, then I'll go there.
I'm not a RGB person, just prefer black.
I would appreciate some suggestions for CPU cooling.
Thanks

 

[Phaaze88]

It's a loss for a single fan AIO if a case can support tower air coolers, and according to this old Vortez review, you have up to 170mm of clearance to work with - many tower air coolers will fit.

Even if you mod the case to fit a dual fan AIO up front, if the door is left closed, the AIO will choke easily. They still need air to do their job properly, so they do best when the radiator is installed against a meshed or open panel.

You'll have to remove the optical drive cage and a section of the HD storage - if you remove just the HD storage and fit a radiator there, air pockets will collect at the block above the cpu, causing poor operating thermals. Air pools at the highest point of the loop.
I couldn't possibly know if you knew that, but still brought it up. There are 3 different locations(cpu block, radiator, in-line) for the pumps in AIOs, and you will want to avoid air settling in it.

I'm not going to OC this system.

Even if you don't, they do it automatically. Dynamically - and no, I'm not including the motherboards with preset factory overclocks.
It's by design.
Intel, AMD, and Nvidia have their products going pedal to the metal, right from the factory. They used to not be like that, with some pressure off the gas, and the end user having more control and headroom to play with, but they probably incurred more RMAs as a result...


TL;DR: Air cooler is the more practical solution in that case. AIO is very conditional.

 

[KLund1]

Understood. I was hoping that there might be an AIO solution. But I kind of new there was not. IT dose not at least hurt to ask.

So what is an excellent air cooler that will fir in this case? My think head can't figure out the clearances for the height and width.
Any thoughts?
Again thanks for all the input !!