Quiet closed loop water cooling

[Bahal]

hi guys, I'm doing a 1151 gaming mini-ITX and even though I got myself the Noctua NH-U9B SE2, from stuff I've checked online it's gonna be a tight fit with the fan in the back of the Node 304. I could remove one of the 2 fans in the Noctua or remove the case fan but I'm not big on the idea. Now, 9/10 builds I see in the Node 304 seem to go with a closed loop water cooling solution and I have to admit that on mini-ITX boards air coolers, even the small ones, seem to cover a huge amount of space over the board as opposed to water cooling solutions that look a bit neater. 

 

So here is my question since I am a total noob at water cooling: What is a space efficient and super quiet closed loop water cooler which would a) go with the 1151 and b) run as silent as possible aka the quiet kid on the block? 

 

Thanks in advance 

[manikyath]

honestly, if the exhaust fan is interfering with one of the heatsink fans, it'll do just fine replacing that heatsink fan entirely.

[Bahal]

you mean remove the heatsink fan facing the one at the back of the case, right?

[Bahal]

U9s is not available at the store where I get all my bits. long story but I only buy from this one place due to their ridiculously customer friendly return policy

[QBtech]

hi guys, I'm doing a 1151 gaming mini-ITX and even though I got myself the Noctua NH-U9B SE2, from stuff I've checked online it's gonna be a tight fit with the fan in the back of the Node 304. I could remove one of the 2 fans in the Noctua or remove the case fan but I'm not big on the idea. Now, 9/10 builds I see in the Node 304 seem to go with a closed loop water cooling solution and I have to admit that on mini-ITX boards air coolers, even the small ones, seem to cover a huge amount of space over the board as opposed to water cooling solutions that look a bit neater. 

 

So here is my question since I am a total noob at water cooling: What is a space efficient and super quiet closed loop water cooler which would a) go with the 1151 and B) run as silent as possible aka the quiet kid on the block? 

 

Thanks in advance 

 

I used to have a coolermaster nepton 140xl in the 304. Due to the height of the pump/block I couldnt fit any 140 mm fans on the inside. Solved it by getting a 120mm noctua industrial but just beware of the pump height and cpu placement if you decide to go with an aio.

 

Btw I used the included fancontroller of the 304 to put the pump on a lower voltage.

[Bahal]

alright, checked some Node builds on YouTube and ended up going with the Corsair Hydro H60 and got myself also a Fractal Design Silent R3 so that I get it a bit quieter and match all the other case fans   cheers for all for the replies!