For gaming and light single threaded workloads, a good air cooler like the Thermalright Phantom Spirit would be enough, similar performance to the Noctua NH-D15 for a third of the cost. If you’re doing more intensive stuff like rendering I’d go with a 280 or 360mm AIO. EK 280 DRGB, Deepcool LS/LT720 or the Arctic Liquid freezer series are all good.
For gaming and light single threaded workloads, a good air cooler like the Thermalright Phantom Spirit would be enough, similar performance to the Noctua NH-D15 for a third of the cost. If you’re doing more intensive stuff like rendering I’d go with a 280 or 360mm AIO. EK 280 DRGB, Deepcool LS/LT720 or the Arctic Liquid freezer series are all good.