Cooling which low profile air cooler would be best for ryzen 2700x in phanteks evolv shift x?

weformlikevoltron

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okay first and foremost i know i sound crazy

ive actually seen some people use air cooling in this case. my question is which option would be the best?

http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Evolv-Shift-X.html

i dont really feel like dealing with an AIO because i want to see if air cooling works, if not ill switch to one but theoretically i think it can pass.

these are the cooling options i have. the case clearance is 82mm (3.2inches)

noctua NH-L9x65 (65mm)

https://noctua.at/en/products/cpu-cooler-retail/nh-l9x65-se-am4

noctua NH-L12s (70mm)

https://noctua.at/en/products/cpu-cooler-retail/nh-l12s

NH-L9a-AM4 (37mm)

https://noctua.at/en/products/cpu-cooler-retail/nh-l9a-am4

ID cooling IS-60 (55mm)

http://www.idcooling.com/Product/detail/id/19/name/IS-60


cryorig C7 copper (47mm)

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UF6HN5537

realistically i can replace the fans on em and swap them out for a high static pressure fan. which would be feasible option? im not gonna be over clocking. i only use my system for some adobe work and light video editing and casual gaming. ill be running a GTX 1060 superclocked small blower style card.
 

weformlikevoltron

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Generally, the biggest one that'll fit.

In this case it'd be the Noctua NH-L12S.

thanks! so i did some more research and narrowed it down to these 3:
raijintek pallas: https://www.raijintek.com/en/products_detail.php?ProductID=9
thermalright AXP-100RH http://thermalright.com/product/axp-100rh/
noctua NH L12S https://noctua.at/en/nh-l12s.html
im guessing which one would give me the most price to performance to price ratio (?)
the raijentek pallas seems to have the highest listed TDP which is nice for a hot chip like 2700x
 

weformlikevoltron

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The raijintek pallas will likely cool better, but the NH-L12 has the much nicer fan and is overall the better package.
ok cool. i definitely wont be able to mount a top fan with the noctua. would only be able to use the bottom because case clearance will be cutting it out.