I'm thinking about getting this board and pairing it with a
Noctua NH-U9S CPU cooler (which, by coincidence, is on ASUS's
QVL for this board). Like most "tower" coolers though, it places the fan and airflow a good 3-4cm "above" the board, which means it wouldn't be blowing
directly at the main VRM heat-sink (as oppose to something like the stock Intel cooler which blows at everything around it). Is there a potential issue here or am I overthinking it? Also, since I have no interest in lighting, would removing the plastic I/O shroud (which looks like it covers most of the main VRM heat sink anyway) be of benefit here?