Well the system is built and running. I ended up finding the answers to my questions by examining the case itself and talking to Fractal Design's tech support. To properly mount the AiO cooler I had to removed the large fan at the top of the case. Although I was hoping for a push/pull setup.
The case is awesome but there are some small areas that could be improved upon. For example, the hard drive bay cage used is nice in that one can snap-in a drive on the back side of the cage. However, the design of the slots and mechanisms to secure the drives are less than optimal. The designer