What decent AiO loops would fit an NZXT h440 Case?

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Currently I have a NZXT h440 case which I've realised is a very restrictive case however I wanted to know what AiO loops (specifically Corsair as they're giving me store credit for a failed unit) I know that a 360mm rad will fit at the front but I think you need to have all the drive bays removed.
 
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Your correct about the drive bays as you'd need to remove them to mount a 360 but when I had my Noctis 450 (same internal as H440) the best location I thought of was mounting a 240 on top with the fans pushing air through the rad out to the top of the case. If you go smaller you should be able to fit a 120/140 AIO on the rear as exhaust or top mounted. I'm not sure what your specs where but I went 240 top as explained and then my GPU had a 120 AIO so I hooked it up to the back of the case, parts all stayed nice and cool.
Your correct about the drive bays as you'd need to remove them to mount a 360 but when I had my Noctis 450 (same internal as H440) the best location I thought of was mounting a 240 on top with the fans pushing air through the rad out to the top of the case. If you go smaller you should be able to fit a 120/140 AIO on the rear as exhaust or top mounted. I'm not sure what your specs where but I went 240 top as explained and then my GPU had a 120 AIO so I hooked it up to the back of the case, parts all stayed nice and cool.
 
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From the official spec sheet, "Liquid cooling support: 240mm, 280mm, 360mm Radiators (Front and Top)"
So you can get something like Corsair H150i Pro, or NZXT X72. Both of them are 360mm rads and both of them are quite good imo.
If you are looking for 240mm, then u will be interested in a H110i or a X52.
 


The problem is I've got an i7 7700k which is a notoriously hot chip (because reasons I still don't know) so I'm not sure a single 120mm AiO unit will prevent the factory boosted chip from overheating.



I've owned 3 H100i v2 coolers in the past 3 or so years, all of which have failed me. the most recent of which was almost a catastrophic failure but I luckily managed to salvage everything in time. I have been looking at getting an X62 or the x72 since so many of my Corsair units have failed and I'm pretty sick of having to RMA them
 

Well Currently I have a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO cooler attached to my (currently capped @4.2Ghz) 7700k but I'm not sure I'll have enough clearance in my case for the high end Noctua stuff.
 


Your H440 case has a 180mm clearance for air coolers.
The beefy Noctua NH-D15 measures 165mm with fan attached, so u definitely have enough room for it. :)