NZXT H510 Flow?

[SirWendall]

I'm helping a friend of mine and he is dead set on this case. He also wants to air cool. The question is will a beefy cooler like the Nocuta NH-D15 or the Deepcool Assassin III fit inside of it? I tried looking and couldn't get a definite answer, so I thought I'd try here

 

[IkeaGnome]

5 minutes ago, SirWendall said:

I'm helping a friend of mine and he is dead set on this case. He also wants to air cool. The question is will a beefy cooler like the Nocuta NH-D15 or the Deepcool Assassin III fit inside of it? I tried looking and could get a definite answer, so I thought I'd try here

 

Any cooler that is under 165mm NZXT says will fit. 

The D15 is 165mm with the fan. If you have high profile ram and have to move the fan up at all, it won't fit. I wouldn't count on it fitting.

https://noctua.at/en/nh-d15/specification

The Assassin 3, is also 165mm, so the above still applies.

https://www.gamerstorm.com/product/CPUAIRCOOLER/2019-05/1287_11125.shtml

Theoretically, they both exactly fit. If NZXT went with exact measurements and anything doesn't fit correctly, they won't though.

Here is a build with D15 and LPX ram. It can fit, it's just very tight. Apparently the fan housing does touch the glass.

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/DmYH99

[Middcore]

The H510's manufacturer specs list a maximum cooler height of 165mm. Both the NH-D15 and the Assassin III are stated by their respective manufacturers to have a height (with fans) of... 165mm.

 

I do see some competed builds on PCPartPicker with NH-D15's (or D15S's) in H510's/H510 Flows and some of them mention in the writeup the cooler is touching the glass. Can't find any with the Assassin III.

 

 

[DeepCoolJay]

On 2/22/2022 at 12:34 PM, SirWendall said:

I'm helping a friend of mine and he is dead set on this case. He also wants to air cool. The question is will a beefy cooler like the Nocuta NH-D15 or the Deepcool Assassin III fit inside of it? I tried looking and couldn't get a definite answer, so I thought I'd try here

 

The Assassin III would fit inside the stated 165mm CPU height clearance for the H510 Flow. As long as the specs that are stated on Noctua's tech specs page are correct, there should be no issues. 

[brob]

Use an NH-U12A, it's only 158 mm tall and has performance near the NH-D15. It is also available in black.

 

The Scythe Fuma 2 is another possibility at < 155 mm.