Cooler, case choice for this pc

[Zicheng_Wang]

Hi guys:
I’m about to build my PC and here’s what I have confirmed of parts, can anyone suggest what cooler and case should I choose, or give some advice on choice as general PC? I have been watching aio and concerning about leaking which would kill my whole PC..
CPU: Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD REV2.0 Video Card
RAM:G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin SDRAM (PC4-25600) DDR4 3200 CL16-18-18-38 1.35V Dual Channel Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GTZR
SSD: SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe Gen 4 Gaming M.2 Internal Solid State Hard Drive Memory Card, Maximum Speed, Thermal Control, MZ-V8P1T0B
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4 LGA1700(Intel® 12th Gen) ATX Gaming Motherboard(PCIe 5.0,DDR4,16+1 Power Stages,WiFi 6,2.5 Gb LAN,BT v5.2,Thunderbolt 4,4xM.2 and Front USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C)
Power supply:Seasonic FOCUS Plus 1000 Gold SSR-1000FX 1000W 80+ Gold ATX12V & EPS12V Full Modular 120mm FDB Fan Compact 140 mm Size Power Supply

Is mid-tower case good for my parts? and I’d like to choose NH d-15 as my cooler, while just worrying about whether it’s good to cover heat of i9 12900k. Or is there any potential incompatible issues? Thanks, guys.

[Zicheng_Wang]

Hi guys:
I’m about to build my PC and here’s what I have confirmed of parts, can anyone suggest what cooler and case should I choose, or give some advice on choice as general PC? I have been watching aio and concerning about leaking which would kill my whole PC..
CPU: Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD REV2.0 Video Card
RAM:G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin SDRAM (PC4-25600) DDR4 3200 CL16-18-18-38 1.35V Dual Channel Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GTZR
SSD: SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe Gen 4 Gaming M.2 Internal Solid State Hard Drive Memory Card, Maximum Speed, Thermal Control, MZ-V8P1T0B
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4 LGA1700(Intel® 12th Gen) ATX Gaming Motherboard(PCIe 5.0,DDR4,16+1 Power Stages,WiFi 6,2.5 Gb LAN,BT v5.2,Thunderbolt 4,4xM.2 and Front USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C)
Power supply:Seasonic FOCUS Plus 1000 Gold SSR-1000FX 1000W 80+ Gold ATX12V & EPS12V Full Modular 120mm FDB Fan Compact 140 mm Size Power Supply

Is mid-tower case good for my parts? and I’d like to choose NH d-15 as my cooler, while just worrying about whether it’s good to cover heat of i9 12900k. Or is there any potential incompatible issues? Thanks, guys.

As well as I’m wondering how to enable this PC to support Bluetooth mice or headsets ?

[Bruce]

any ATX case will work, all comes down to aesthetics really.
main consideration would be GPU size and your final solution for water cooling.
as you say, the all-in-one coolers would be my choice, although that Noctua cooler would also do the job.
I’ve never seen a AiO water cooler leak, the ones you make yourself I’ve seen leak but that’s the inherent downside with doing so many joints yourself - you’re bound to get unlucky at least once.

so a full or mid case will work, you just need to think of what will happen down the track if you ever want dual GPU’s, or a bigger one, extra drives, larger PSU - all those sort of things.

as to BlueTooth, that motherboard would need to have either a PCI-x card added or a BT USB adapter.

[Zicheng_Wang]

any ATX case will work, all comes down to aesthetics really.
main consideration would be GPU size and your final solution for water cooling.
as you say, the all-in-one coolers would be my choice, although that Noctua cooler would also do the job.
I’ve never seen a AiO water cooler leak, the ones you make yourself I’ve seen leak but that’s the inherent downside with doing so many joints yourself - you’re bound to get unlucky at least once.

so a full or mid case will work, you just need to think of what will happen down the track if you ever want dual GPU’s, or a bigger one, extra drives, larger PSU - all those sort of things.

as to BlueTooth, that motherboard would need to have either a PCI-x card added or a BT USB adapter.

Gotcha, really appreciate it. Like if a Noctua cooler is fair enough for what I got here? If so I don’t need a aio then.

[Bruce]

I’ve used single fan Noctua’s before and found them superior to the supplied stock option and most other brands I’ve tried.
your one is a dual fan, dual heatsink, 6 pipe beast - it should be awesome!
just double check its size, how far it sits off the motherboard and if it’ll fit in the case. (y)

I’d also add a good intake AND exhaust fan on the case as well.

[Zicheng_Wang]

I’ve used single fan Noctua’s before and found them superior to the supplied stock option and most other brands I’ve tried.
your one is a dual fan, dual heatsink, 6 pipe beast - it should be awesome!
just double check its size, how far it sits off the motherboard and if it’ll fit in the case. (y)

I’d also add a good intake AND exhaust fan on the case as well.

Really appreciate it, man. Hope you have a nice one.

[Bruce]

no worries.

let’s leave this open a few days and see if anyone else puts forth their ideas.

[Bruce]

closing as solved.