Case and cooling suggestions for AM5 and big GPU?

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Hi all. Just upgraded to a 7600x and RTx 4080 build. All that remains is case and cooling.

Still using an old Corsair 450D, which is fine but the kids broke the front panel connectors years ago (now held on by blutak :D), and the fans have become kind of noisy, they need serious fan curve taming. My cooler is an old Noctua D14 from probably as far back as 2008, which is excellent, but the fans are probably near eol at this stage. Wouldn't be opposed to just replacing these, but new Noctua fans are pretty expensive.

One combo I'm looking at is the Fractal North with a good air cooler like D15 Chromax and a couple of additional exhaust fans. Would look really good, perform well and probably last years.

Another option is to go 280/360 AIO from the likes of Artic, but would need to pair it with a case that can hold it and a massive GPU (mine is a 330cm 4080 Palit Gamerock). Would prefer a mid tower, and don't have space for anything more than standard width. Such a build would be very versatile for future upgrades. Been considering Fractal Pop and NZXT H7 Flow, but pretty sure there are other options.. any thoughts?
 
Went with the NZXT H7 Flow, an Artic Freezer 360 and a pack of Artic P14 fans. Should be a good platform for a few years.

Other cases that suited, like the Lancool 216 are out of stock. The Meshify 2, Lancool 3, Fractal Torrent and Phanteks P500a are all a little too big for my liking. The compact versions of those cases along with the Corsair 4000D and Fractal North (what a looker though!) are a little too squeezy for my needs. I researched the O11 Dynamic Evo too, some interesting features but not for me.
 
Drumroll said:
Noctua has a smaller cooler now, but ersonally I'm really considering a build with the NH-D15S, as the offset away from the GPU is a godsend when trying to unlock the GPU, also won't interfere with the side bracket if using at the lower position.
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You could add another 120mm to the cooler afterwards, or if you ram is too tall, a 120mm Noctua A12x25 would be ideal. Noctua will send you the fan clips for free if you ask them.
 
NZXT N7 Flow arrived this morning, it's an excellent case.
I think this one will be sleeper hit.

An Aritic Freezer ii 360 AIO, and a pack of P14 PWM fans also arrived
 
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