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Choosing a CPU Cooler

Leopard

Hey!

 

My build is almost complete, missing a CPU cooler (and some fans).

I am not going to do heavy overclocking and I do care about aesthetics. Therefore, I am leaning towards AIO water cooling for the CPU.

RGB is more than welcome - since I am getting probably another rear RGB fan.

 

Current build is 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($418.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($140.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($134.85 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB Black Video Card  ($729.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1784.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-27 09:14 EST-0500

 

What would you recommend? 

 

Thanks a lot !!

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Well if OP wants RGB, I hear the cooler master AIOs are pretty cheap. 

Main Rig: R9 5950X @ PBO, RTX 3090, 64 GB DDR4 3666, InWin 101, Full Hardline Watercooling

Server: R7 1700X @ 4.0 GHz, GTX 1080 Ti, 32GB DDR4 3000, Cooler Master NR200P, Full Soft Watercooling

LAN Rig: R5 3600X @ PBO, RTX 2070, 32 GB DDR4 3200, Dan Case A4-SFV V4, 120mm AIO for the CPU

HTPC: i7-7700K @ 4.6 GHz, GTX 1050 Ti, 16 GB DDR4 3200, AliExpress K39, IS-47K Cooler

Router: R3 2200G @ stock, 4GB DDR4 2400, what are cases, stock cooler
 

I don't have a problem...

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Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB 360 

 

No other AIO comes close to its acoustic efficiency, not even the Kraken x72 or Corsair H150i (source THW)

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