[SOLVED] What is a good air cooler for a i7 9700k in a nzxt h510 case?

[Nickcramer96]

Cpu: i7 9700k
Gpu: msi 2070 super
Case: nzxt h510
I’m getting on the low 60s degrees for my cpu in my current build and right now I have the DEEP COOL GAMMAXX 400WH CPU Air Cooler. And I’m getting high 60s to 70 degrees on my gpu

 

[Mooons]

Highly recommend this beQuiet :https://www.amazon.com/quiet-Dark-R...151+cpu+cooler+be+quiet&qid=1595473412&sr=8-3

If not then you can always go with Noctua: https://www.amazon.com/NOCTUA-NH-U1...9&sr=1-4-12d4272d-8adb-4121-8624-135149aa9081

If you are looking for cooler temps like high 20's and low 30's at idle then I suggest getting an AIO.

 

[Karadjgne]

You have 165mm to play with. What cooler you need depends on exactly what loads, what oc etc.

It'd be easy to just suggest the NH-D15S, NH-U12A, BeQuiet Darkrock Pro 4, Darkrock TF, Scythe Mugen5 Rev. B, Cryorig R1 Universal or any of the 200w+ coolers that come in under 165mm. But also have to take into consideration the ram height, which slots, colors, looks, budget etc.

One thing I will say about airflow in the 510, put the 2 fans as exhaust, no front intakes. This is contrary to most popular info, but it's not an ordinary situation, that case works far better thermally in a totally negative setup, especially for the gpu.

 

[Nickcramer96]

You have 165mm to play with. What cooler you need depends on exactly what loads, what oc etc.

It'd be easy to just suggest the NH-D15S, NH-U12A, BeQuiet Darkrock Pro 4, Darkrock TF, Scythe Mugen5 Rev. B, Cryorig R1 Universal or any of the 200w+ coolers that come in under 165mm. But also have to take into consideration the ram height, which slots, colors, looks, budget etc.

One thing I will say about airflow in the 510, put the 2 fans as exhaust, no front intakes. This is contrary to most popular info, but it's not an ordinary situation, that case works far better thermally in a totally negative setup, especially for the gpu.

I’m not to worried about the budget on this build. But I do have one intake fan in the front. But I can take that off. The theme is white with some black. With the white case. I have the T-force ddr4 delta in the 2nd and 4th slots

 

[MeDontKnowMeName]

Guessing by your specs, i think you can afford an AIO, for example corsair h100i or h100x, Or find some other AIO that you like, try to buy recognized brands, to avoid leaks.

 

[Karadjgne]

With the Cryorig and Noctua they have caps/chromax colors so you can make the cooler black/white, the beQuiet's are all black.

Yes, just the rear exhaust/top exhaust fan, no intakes. It's been tested and the gpu can pull @ 7°C lower temp without the front intakes.

Some cases just don't respond well to conventional wisdom. The only time I'd use front fans in any of those 500 series cases is with an aio in push.

 

[Nickcramer96]

With the Cryorig and Noctua they have caps/chromax colors so you can make the cooler black/white, the beQuiet's are all black.

Yes, just the rear exhaust/top exhaust fan, no intakes. It's been tested and the gpu can pull @ 7°C lower temp without the front intakes.

Some cases just don't respond well to conventional wisdom. The only time I'd use front fans in any of those 500 series cases is with an aio in push.

Will the dark rock 4 fit with teamgroup T force delta ddr4 ram. Or do I need low profile ram?

 

[GarrettL]

@Karadjgne is correct.

I have a 500H and really like what NZXT has to offer with this model. When placing fans or radiator on the front of the case you will see a rise in gpu temps of as much as 7C. I have an Asus ROG Strix 2070S that runs at a very chilly 54C under full load.

The 9700 is a warm chip and the 500 series may not be the best case to keep everything cool. You can see in videos on Youtube it doesn't matter how many front intake fans are used, it does interrupt the gpu cooling and front fans don't decrease cpu temps very much if at all.

For my set up it works great. With a 3800x and 2070 Super it's damn near silent.

 

[Karadjgne]

Some things are very specific. There's a sizable difference between a Darkrock 4 Pro and a Darkrock 4.

The 9700k is a beast. Claims of 95w TDP only really apply under certain circumstances. You need to be running an Asus motherboard at stock values. Gigabyte, MSI and to some extent ASRock don't adhere very well to Amd or Intel suggested specifications regarding power limits or turbo.

What that means is that at "stock values", Asus boards suck. They stick to the 95w limits. Same cpu on a Gigabyte motherboard will get considerably better performance. At a cost of higher wattage output, higher temps. On an MSI or Gigabyte motherboard, it's not uncommon to see the 9700k with outputs topping 200w, and add a full core, full turbo OC, and you get rediculous levels needing much larger AIO's as even the biggest air has issues with load temps. Not enough capacity.

It's a matter of better safe than sorry, get the biggest, baddest cooler you approve the looks of that fits.
The DRP4 has a heatsink clearance of 46.8mm, the front fan sits lower at 40mm with very little room for raising due to the top caps. The T-force Delta's are 49mm tall.
The DR-Tf has a ram clearance of 49.2mm, but that can be elevated a few mm by flexing the heatpipes.
The NH-D15S has no clearance issues, no front fan, and 65mm under the heatsink.

Welcome to one of the major drawbacks to Big Air, your ram is an afterthought.

 

[Nickcramer96]

Some things are very specific. There's a sizable difference between a Darkrock 4 Pro and a Darkrock 4.

The 9700k is a beast. Claims of 95w TDP only really apply under certain circumstances. You need to be running an Asus motherboard at stock values. Gigabyte, MSI and to some extent ASRock don't adhere very well to Amd or Intel suggested specifications regarding power limits or turbo.

What that means is that at "stock values", Asus boards suck. They stick to the 95w limits. Same cpu on a Gigabyte motherboard will get considerably better performance. At a cost of higher wattage output, higher temps. On an MSI or Gigabyte motherboard, it's not uncommon to see the 9700k with outputs topping 200w, and add a full core, full turbo OC, and you get rediculous levels needing much larger AIO's as even the biggest air has issues with load temps. Not enough capacity.

It's a matter of better safe than sorry, get the biggest, baddest cooler you approve the looks of that fits.
The DRP4 has a heatsink clearance of 46.8mm, the front fan sits lower at 40mm with very little room for raising due to the top caps. The T-force Delta's are 49mm tall.
The DR-Tf has a ram clearance of 49.2mm, but that can be elevated a few mm by flexing the heatpipes.
The NH-D15S has no clearance issues, no front fan, and 65mm under the heatsink.

Welcome to one of the major drawbacks to Big Air, your ram is an afterthought.

Okay that’s for all the information you have it really helped me out on know what to do now. I’m still new at this and this is my second build but much appreciated thank you

 

[Karadjgne]

There's lots to read. Asus ROG forums will have a lot of info from bios to OC with your cpu. The theory is exactly the same, no matter what brand of board, vendors can and do mix and match, but on the end LLC is LLC, vcore is vcore, ring is ring etc, even if named differently. You also find plenty on in depth info on your cpu in Gamersnexus (especially good) and other sites.