Henrik0x7F

That's good to know. But I think Fractals specification takes this into account. I also saw people here using the D15 in that case so I'm willing to take the small risk. It's not like a tight gab has performance implications for tower coolers. What's better about the models you recommended? Just higher clocks? The gigabyte card is supposed to be pretty cool and silent.

The U12A is looking like a great cooler (sameish performance as the U14S at 120mm) though it's 30 bucks more expensive here so I thought I go with the U14S. It's a bit tight but I think with a solid panel there's even a bit more wiggleroom compared to TG, steel panels are thinner most of the time. I was planning to get the Gigabyte RX 5700XT Gaming OC.

I'm not yet fully set but it's not like I'm showing off anything. If there is a great case with TG only I might change my mind.

So I'm in the planning stage of my new computer and am struggling with choosing a case. I really like the look of the Define 7 Compact but I heard airflow is a problem and since I want to aircool with a Noctua NH-U14S I'm wondering if the 3900X will be thermally limited (GPU: 5700XT). Most reviews test the case with the stock fans but I'm planning to put two noctua 140s in the front anyways. I don't want CPU and GPU sitting at 80° all the time, is that even possible with that case? I'm willing to wait some time for a meshify version of that case but if that ends up looking like the meshify c it's a hard pass for me. Can you recommend similar cases (looks, size, no TG) with better cooling?