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The original was posted on /r/sffpc by /u/DS_Tractor on 2023-09-04 23:34:02+00:00.
I got bored this weekend and after a lot of lurking decided to get a Meshroom S to shrink my desktop. Coming from a prebuilt from Microcenter (Powerspec G466) and keeping at least some of the parts (for now). Need CPU cooler recommendations. Tried the Lian Li GA II 240 AIO and the helpful rotation on the tubes means they can't bend to get over (or under) the Motherboard bracket. Also tried the Galahad I 240 AIO and didn't like the amount of tension on the tubes there either. So thinking about shifting to aircooled for the CPU instead.
Motherboard: ASRock Z490 PG Velocita ATX
CPU: i9-10900k
GPU: Zotac RTX2080 Super, so the case is in 3slot config
PSU: Lian Li 750SFX
Ram: 32gb G.skill ripjaws 3200mhz (35-42mm clearance needed depending on which part of the chip)
Storage: a couple of m.2 drives mounted on the motherboard.
Options for Coolers: NH-L9i, NH-L12S (may not clear the ram?), AXP90-X47, anthing else I should be looking at?
(and yes the simplest solution in one sense would be to go to an ITX motherboard and front mount a 280, but I'm saving that for when I'm ready to upgrade the CPU)