ghost s1, i7-9700k, cpu cooler

[DragonDrayce]

Good day to you all!

i am in trouble with the compatibility of the cpu cooler and the Asus rog strix z390-i gaming motherboard. i am building a ghost s1 with rtx 2080 super and intel I7-9700k. everything seems fine, however, the only cooler that was the best on the market is the noctua nh-l12, but it went out of production!!! which is terrible!!! and the only choice that is left from noctua is the new noctua nh-l12s! but! there is a giant issue, it is not compatable with the asus z390! since the motherboard has a vrm heatsink and mechanically doesnt fit. Which leaves me with nh-l9x64, but it is terrible when it comes to such cpu (I7-9700k) the temps are around 79-89 degrees!

So there is no cooler from noctua, i searched for different ones, all cpu coolers that loque sugests for ghost, are either not available or from a no-name brand, which i dont trust too much. There was also a German cpu cooler The black ridge, but it has the same situation as the noctua l12s. 

on different forums, people just either remove the vrm heatsink or cut down the cooler so it would fit, but any of these suggestions are not cool) i dont really want to diy this system as i want it to be perfect. Need HELP! suggestions, anything will help!

[Sorenson]

I would just go with the noctua one that fits or go with a different motherboard. You can always undervolt your 9700k with the lesser noctua cooler to reduce the temps. 

[DragonDrayce]

which board would be similar to performance if i to swap it out?

 

[dizmo]

IIRC the maker of that case is also making a cooler. It might be done already? Check out SFF.net or whatever the small form factor website is now.

[Sorenson]

22 minutes ago, DragonDrayce said:

which board would be similar to performance if i to swap it out?

 

the MSI MPG z390i or gigabyte z390 I Aorus pro should be pretty good. Its not going to be the motherboard that limits your cpu in this case. You're not going to be doing heavy overclocks because of thermal constraints. Just get one from a reputable brand. I've used Asus, gigabyte, and MSI motherboards before and MSI was my favorite.

 

I also just bought the Asus strix z390i board and got a defective unit. TLDR it was a 2.5 month process to get a working replacement that involved a dispute with my credit card company. Asus' customer service is a nightmare. 

[DragonDrayce]

Any best allrounder between mini itx motherboard? Since the asus one has the mist features and benefits (might be wrong though)

[DragonDrayce]

Ive heard that the shadow rock LP fits the motherboard, but will it be able to cool such cpu?

[Tonberry]

The best Z390 ITX board is the Asrock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac instead of Asus Z390-i Strix

[WoodenMarker]

On 11/1/2019 at 4:28 PM, DragonDrayce said:

Ive heard that the shadow rock LP fits the motherboard, but will it be able to cool such cpu?

If you're sure it fits with the motherboard and ram, it's one of the betters options when replacing the fan with the NF-A12x15 to fit in the case.