Help with case airflow

[Fyre]

So im planning a new build for later this year, and I already have the case I want to use, the H500. Here's my part list

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$409.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Noctua - NH-U12A 60.09 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 GAMING X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$129.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$119.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$79.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card	$478.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case	NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1513.52
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1493.52
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-02 22:47 EDT-0400

 Ive been hearing that the h500 does not have good airflow, and that with a 2070 it'll become an oven. After the watercooling vid by LTT, I decided to use that cooler instead of an AIO. This kind of makes everything airflow based on a case that apparently does not have much of it. So, I need to know what to do. It would be nice to keep my current case, but if you think I have to switch cases, I need one that can match the aesthetic of this one. Or, should I get some nice case fans, would that work?

Thanks

[Dedayog]

AMD is releasing new CPU's and possibly GPU's in a few months, so your build may need tweaking.  Id' wait until you're within a month of buying it all before planning like that.

[Jurrunio]

Aesthetically similar cases with good airflow? NZXT H700, Fractal Define C/S/R6/S2, Corsair 270R/275R, 400C

[BigRom]

If I may make a few suggestions....

 

If you're gonna get a Noctua cooler, get the better one that's actually cheaper

Also 8700K, $50 cheaper, performs about the same in games despite 2 less cores. Unless you're gonna be doing workstation that needs high core count, I can't see why to pay Intel $50 more. You also get 12 threads (hyper-threading) which they removed for the 9700K

Also Gigabyte Aorus board, these Aorus boards are probably the best bang-for-buck Z390 boards now

Get a better PSU, with the budget freed up from those 2 items I got you a fully modular MWE Gold, 650W too.

 

Spoiler

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($359.99 @ Walmart) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.85 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($478.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MWE Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1481.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-02 23:24 EDT-0400

 

[MEDDERX]

I agree with bigrom quite a bit. Get a 8700k. Also you really dont need 3200MHz ram, 2666 is enough imo. Then with saving from both of those get a better psu. Also although you can easily get away with that motherboard I would recommend going to at least the $200 level. I personally like asus but the aurus boards do seem to quite the steal plus its always nice matching stuff. 

 

I would take linus's video with a grain of salt, blender stresses the cpu way more than gaming will and if you have headphones on you are not going to be hearing fans with a noctua or aio. 

[brob]

13 hours ago, Apex_X said:

So im planning a new build for later this year, and I already have the case I want to use, the H500. Here's my part list

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$409.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Noctua - NH-U12A 60.09 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 GAMING X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$129.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$119.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$79.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card	$478.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case	NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1513.52
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1493.52
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-02 22:47 EDT-0400

 Ive been hearing that the h500 does not have good airflow, and that with a 2070 it'll become an oven. After the watercooling vid by LTT, I decided to use that cooler instead of an AIO. This kind of makes everything airflow based on a case that apparently does not have much of it. So, I need to know what to do. It would be nice to keep my current case, but if you think I have to switch cases, I need one that can match the aesthetic of this one. Or, should I get some nice case fans, would that work?

Thanks

 

Other than the psu this is a pretty good build. If you are concerned about improving airflow you could add a second 120mm front intake fan. There are cases with better airflow, but I don't think one is really needed and finding a decent one in white would be difficult.

 

The cpu cooler is quite good and has the advantage of not interfering with the glitzy Trident Z RGB memory.

 

If budget allows you might consider SeaSonic FOCUS Plus 550 Gold or Corsair RM550x (2018) in place of the CX550M.

[Fyre]

24 minutes ago, brob said:

If budget allows you might consider SeaSonic FOCUS Plus 550 Gold or Corsair RM550x (2018) in place of the CX550M.

Ok, i'll go for the RM550 instead. Budget does have some wiggle room, since ill just be taking my storage from my current build, and I already have the case.

13 hours ago, BigRom said:

Also 8700K, $50 cheaper, performs about the same in games despite 2 less cores. Unless you're gonna be doing workstation that needs high core count, I can't see why to pay Intel $50 more. You also get 12 threads (hyper-threading) which they removed for the 9700K

I wanted to get the 9700K for the high overclocking, and I plan to also do some vid editing for a friend of mine. Also, would more cores be better than more threads for more applications open?

[trevb0t]

17 hours ago, Apex_X said:

So im planning a new build for later this year, and I already have the case I want to use, the H500. Here's my part list

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$409.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Noctua - NH-U12A 60.09 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 GAMING X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$129.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$119.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage	Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$79.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB WINDFORCE Video Card	$478.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case	NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1513.52
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1493.52
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-02 22:47 EDT-0400

 Ive been hearing that the h500 does not have good airflow, and that with a 2070 it'll become an oven. After the watercooling vid by LTT, I decided to use that cooler instead of an AIO. This kind of makes everything airflow based on a case that apparently does not have much of it. So, I need to know what to do. It would be nice to keep my current case, but if you think I have to switch cases, I need one that can match the aesthetic of this one. Or, should I get some nice case fans, would that work?

Thanks

Why not grab a Dark Rock Pro 4 for a few bucks savings? (And hey, it's not the ugly ass brown!)

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/F3gzK8/be-quiet-dark-rock-pro-4-505-cfm-cpu-cooler-bk022

 

As for the airflow, the case has sufficient grilling for intake. It supports either 2x120mm or 2x140mm fans for intake, and supplies 2x120mm exhausts... So really it's got decent airflow, you just need to grab a couple of intake fans.

 

2x140mm intakes plus a horizontal CPU cooler like that, a blower GPU, and dual exhaust routes is PLENTY of airflow. Not to mention in that setup, it's routing directly past your CPU to exit.

[brob]

3 hours ago, Apex_X said:

...Also, would more cores be better than more threads for more applications open?

Applications do not necessarily use cpu resources when open. Most applications spend significantly more time blocked waiting for an i/o completion or idling than actually using the cpu.

 

[Fyre]

3 hours ago, trevb0t said:

Why not grab a Dark Rock Pro 4 for a few bucks savings? (And hey, it's not the ugly ass brown!)

Sure, seems about the same performance wise, also not brown. Have you seen their really tacky chromax fans lol, they prob perform really well but they just still look so crappy rip. The only thing im kinda worried about is my cooler canoodling with my ram.

[trevb0t]

3 minutes ago, Apex_X said:

Sure, seems about the same performance wise, also not brown. Have you seen their really tacky chromax fans lol, they prob perform really well but they just still look so crappy rip. The only thing im kinda worried about is my cooler canoodling with my ram.

I can't make any guarantees, but here is a reference photo... Looks like it sits right on top. Just don't buy sticks with a super tall spreader.

 

In the tier lists, the Dark Rock Pro 4 comes highly recommended. I would totally get one

[Fyre]

1 minute ago, trevb0t said:

I can't make any guarantees, but here is a reference photo... Looks like it sits right on top. Just don't buy sticks with a super tall spreader.

 

In the tier lists, the Dark Rock Pro 4 comes highly recommended. I would totally get one

Lmao that almost exactly matches the parts im gonna buy. Thx

[brob]

Dark Rock Pro 4 has sufficient clearance for Trident Z memory. Pointless IMO to get the RGB sticks if one is going to get a DRP4 cooler.

 

[trevb0t]

I used this very case and cooler in a pretty neat black and white build I put together (not in real life... I wish...)

[Fyre]

1 minute ago, trevb0t said:

I used this very case and cooler in a pretty neat black and white build I put together (not in real life... I wish...)

Can relate 100%

[trevb0t]

2 minutes ago, Apex_X said:

Can relate 100%

I mean... Are you not building right now?

[Fyre]

1 minute ago, trevb0t said:

I mean... Are you not building right now?

Dreaming, just alot closer to reality than normal right now. Lol.