recommend me a case for overclocked i5-3570K small as possible?

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Hi, im looking for a case that will have enough cooling for a overclocked i5-3570K and have enough room for adding a gpu at a later date.

any recommendations?

Must be the smallest i can get away with, and under £100 :)
 
What form factor is your motherboard? Finding a decent air CPU cooler that doesn't block the PCI-E slot or RAM on an ITX motherboard can be difficult (it was for me anyway, so i gave up :D).... I imagine an oc'd 3570k would get pretty toasty with a low profile cooler!
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) £159.98
1 x Samsung S23B550V 23" Widescreen LED MHL Monitor - Black **BTS £40 CASHBACK** £143.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB2133C11DC) £39.95
1 x Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case - Black £35.99
1 x Prolimatech Samuel 17 CPU Cooler £32.98
1 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1450 RPM - 3 Pin £13.99
Total : £775.34 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Thats what im hopefully going to get if everything fits?

i do intend on overclocking, but would i be safe to do so with this case and cooling?
 
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matt_griff said:
how do you show the contents of your basket?
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google chrome ocuk basket viewer

PowerPie5000 said:
What form factor is your motherboard? Finding a decent air CPU cooler that doesn't block the PCI-E slot or RAM on an ITX motherboard can be difficult (it was for me anyway, so i gave up :D).... I imagine an oc'd 3570k would get pretty toasty with a low profile cooler!
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bitfenix prodigy + h80 (or any other clc cooler) is your answer ;p
 
tamzzy said:
bitfenix prodigy + h80 (or any other clc cooler) is your answer ;p
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Watercooling is a good idea if it's within budget. The Prodigy case is good, but i've seen some factory defects with warped side panels and cracked/crushed plastic tabs where the screws are done up too tightly at the factory (for the legs/handles)... Keep an eye out if buying one of these.
 
matt_griff said:
i think the bitfenix is a bit big to be honest from what i have seen of it.

maybe i should forget the overclocking idea.
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It's bigger than my HP N40L Microserver (which is not as small as i imagined). Overclocking is handy if you need the extra power, but a 3570k should be fine for just about anything at stock speeds... You could always go for a Micro-ATX system if you decide to go a bit bigger :)
 
i have a prodigy and i think its a perfect size. any smaller and cable routing is gonna be a pita. also, because its that big (small), you can fit stuff that normally belongs in atx/matx cases into it (like big heatsinks or watercooling)
how small do you need ur rig to be?
 
 
Does the 'Prolimatech Samuel 17 CPU Cooler' avoid both the pci-e and ram slots? I find the pci-e slot to be very close to the CPU socket with most ITX boards.
 
 
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