Threadripper & Ryzen builds

[Oltiabga]

What about this one,

Ryzen 9 9950X
G.Skill Ripjaws 96GB DDR5 5200mhz *plan to double it ata later moment)
Gigabyte Windforce RTX 5060
Samsung 990 Pro 2Tb SSD,
Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro,
beQuiet Straight Power 12 850 80+ Platinum
beQuiet Shadow Base 800 case.

I had initially ordered the Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 because of its solid build, good VRMs, and my past experience with B550 + 5950X, which has always been stable. The B650 seemed like a safe and balanced option.
However, since delivery is delayed, I’m considering switching to the Gigabyte X870 EAGLE WIFI7. It costs about €50 more, but offers USB4, dual PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots, newer BIOS support for Ryzen 9000, and Wi-Fi 7.
I don’t plan on using GPU rendering or dual Gen5 SSDs anytime soon, but I do value long-term reliability and smooth performance under heavy CPU loads.

Do you think it’s worth switching, or should I stick with the B650?

[zaar]

I still thread still alive?

Can I get a sanity check on my decision to go with a top mounted 360 AIO for my coming 9950x build?

I've used a Noctua NH-D15 in the past, and it wasn't as quite and cool as I hoped. But I also had a Fractal Design Define 7 XL case which might not have been the optimal case in hindsight. I'm going for either something small and mATX like Lian Li Dan a3 or the Asus AP201, or an ATX case with best possible airflow like Lian Li 207, 216. Or Phantek Eclips G400A. I'd love to buy a good looking fractal case again, but that would force me to go with an XL version if I want to top mount a 360 AIO. They have many nice cases if you want to use an air cooler, a 240 top mount AIO, or front mount a 360. But I'm very sceptical about the latter. Should I be?