Question Which case would be better?

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Aeacus said:
Silverstone case doesn't work with NH-D15S since NH-D15S is 160mm tall while Silverstone case only has 158mm of CPU cooler clearance, leaving only NZXT H500 in the running (with CPU cooler clearance of 165mm).

NH-D15S specs: https://noctua.at/en/nh-d15s/specification
Silverstone specs: https://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?area=en&pid=726
NZXT specs: https://www.nzxt.com/products/h500-matte-black
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Thanks. Also, do you know whether the difference in the performance between say the d15s and Corsair H60 would outweigh the difference between using the better case (rl06)?
 
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Aeacus said:
What CPU are you going with? Since that determinants if 120mm rad of H60 would be enough.

Also, did you read what i said above? NH-D15S does not fit into Silverstone RL06 case.
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Aeacus said:
What CPU are you going with? Since that determinants if 120mm rad of H60 would be enough.

Also, did you read what i said above? NH-D15S does not fit into Silverstone RL06 case.
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Sorry for not clarifying; I would have the RL06 with the h60 and the d15 with the nzxt.

I plaan on buying the i5 9600k or the i7 6700k.
 
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If you plan to OC the K-series CPU, H60 will not be enough too cool either of the two CPUs. Even when you don't OC and run your CPU at 100% load with max turbo clock, the 120mm rad isn't enough to cool the CPU. You'd be seeing max temps above 80° C on full load with relative ease.

Smaller AIO rads: 120mm and 140mm are almost always outperformed by mid-sized air coolers (e.g Arctic Freezer 33). Single slot rads are only good in mini-ITX builds where you don't have enough CPU cooler clearance to install mid-sized CPU air cooler.

Here, i'd go with NH-D15S CPU cooler, to provide the necessary cooling headroom even if you don't OC the CPU. You'd want to have more than enough cooling rather than coming short of it.

As far as PC case goes, that's a personal choice and there's not much to say about them. Only that solid front panel cases will have frontal airflow handicapped compared to the cases with mesh front panel (e.g Fractal Design Focus G).
 
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Corsair H60 = 140w
Noctua NH-D15S = 250w+

Absolutely no comparison. The NH-D15S is like 5 steps better in every direction, from sound, to quality, to ease of installation, never mind sheer ability to cool a cpu.

And I prefer AIO's/liquid cooling to aircoolers. So take that as you will.

Cases are extremely personal, you gotta live with it, build in it, maintain it, we don't. I can't see it from my house, but you'll look at it every day. Buy what you prefer to look at / live with, because buying a case simply to fit a cooler makes for nothing but a regretful eyesore. There's hundreds of cases that'll fit into your budget, cooler needs, airflow needs, if the Silverstone doesn't do the job, find another.

Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.22 @ Aria PC)

Same price as the Silverstone, best airflow standard orientation ATX mid tower, and at 175mm easily handles the NH-D15S.
 
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