Cpu Cooler/ small pc questions

[lame0]

So I'm building a micro itx pc in a Silverstone RVZ03 Case.

 

To cool my new 8700k I am planning on using a LP 53 heat sink (100% copper 27mm without fan.)

So I have 56mm of space left above the CPU. 

 

1) I was thinking of throwing a normal height Noctua NF-A9 PWM on top of the heat sink (46.44 cfm & 2.28 static pressure)

2) I was planning on putting a gentle typhoon on the case above cpu cooler. If I do both that should leave 6mm between the case fan and heat sink fan. Is that sufficient? Which direction for the case fan would be best for this?

3) On the gpu side I am not sure if I should put both fans as intakes or if I should make one exhaust (using the two 120mm low profile fans that are included with the case for now.)  My video card is an open air 1060.

 

So basically long story short which way should I put my fans to optimize this type of setup? 

 

Thanks in advance guys.

 

Edit: Looked at the height of the heat sink again it's actually 27mm not 23mm without the fan so I'm adjusting that (though that makes a limited difference for my build.)

[WoodenMarker]

Why use the LP 53 in particular? A NF-A9 and GT's on top for intake would probably help it a bit but you could just get a larger heatsink to begin with.

[lame0]

Main reason is that as far as I can tell there isn't a better rated one for thermals in terms of that size range. I've looked at quite a few reviews and it seemed that the tiny all copper cooler was doing a bit better than most of the 30-82mm heat sinks.

 

From the two test below it seems to get the better of the NH-L9i, the 82mm Silverstone NT06-PRO, and even the 92mm push & pull Noctua NH-L12 (which doesn't even fit in my case). I have also seen a few other forum posts elsewhere for small builds stating similar results so I wanted to give it a shot (+ someone had just the heatsink for sale at $30 so I didn't have to pay a premium). I looked into AIO but it just seemed like it was going to be the tightest fit in the word to get a small Corsair H50-H60 to fit in that case due to the long tubing. Also I liked the case because it was small and I could move it around, but having to worry about spills and such didn't seem worth it.

 

https://hardforum.com/threads/thermolab-cooltek-lp53-review.1923635/ 

 

 

In addition this guy BLIX on youtube seems to have tested the Nexus Low 7000 & Thermalright AXP 100H vs the LP 53 in a bunch of configurations using different fans and such and still came out with the LP 53 on top.

 

Long story short I thought if I provided the little cooler the additional support of a full height NF-A9 PWM & one of the best static pressure fans out there for additional support it should be able to do better than in the above reviews. 

 

 

[WoodenMarker]

In that case, what you have in mind sounds good. Having a GT as intake wouldhelp with overall case airflow if you don't have any other fans actively doing so.

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