Low profile cooler advice

Toxophilus · 4 Feb 2014 at 22:18

Hi Guys, I'm after a bit of advice and some opinions.

I have a MB bundle from overclockers that is running an intel i5 at 4.3Ghz but the cooler that it came with is just fractionally too tall for my case. So I have agreed to get it exchanged (thanks OC).

I don't really want to change my case so I'm looking at low profile coolers. The max space I have for the cooler at a push is L 180 x W 180 x H 140. So plenty of width and height just not much in terms of height. I have 4 that I think will do the job but just wanted to see what people thought of them. In order of preference (at the moment) they are:

Enermax T60-TB Silence Top-Down CPU Cooler

Noctua NH-C12P SE14 CPU Cooler

Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Topflow SR1 CPU Cooler

Phanteks PH-TC14CS CPU Cooler - Red

The last two will be a little tight on the height which is why I favour the first two.

Cheers

Legion · 4 Feb 2014 at 22:43

The Cooling king of Top Down coolers is the Noctua NH-C14
130mm high (with both fans installed)
If you're budget will allow it, it's better than anything else in it's category!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-014-NC&tool=5

spankingtexan · 5 Feb 2014 at 06:15

Does your case have a 120mm fan mount? if so, have you considered an AIO cooler such as the H80i / Antec 950

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-014-CS&groupid=701&catid=2330

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-011-AN&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2359

There are many other AIO coolers on ocuk, check em out.
If your case will not accommodate such a cooler then I'm sure others will be along to advise on a low profile one, that NH-C14 recommended above would be a good choice if it fits. What case are you using?

Toxophilus · 5 Feb 2014 at 11:30

Legion said:
The Cooling king of Top Down coolers is the Noctua NH-C14
130mm high (with both fans installed)
If you're budget will allow it, it's better than anything else in it's category!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-014-NC&tool=5

Thanks to the recommendation. I had not considered that one and the reviews it gets elsewhere are good.

Toxophilus · 5 Feb 2014 at 11:33

spankingtexan said:
Does your case have a 120mm fan mount? if so, have you considered an AIO cooler such as the H80i / Antec 950

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-014-CS&groupid=701&catid=2330

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-011-AN&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2359

There are many other AIO coolers on ocuk, check em out.
If your case will not accommodate such a cooler then I'm sure others will be along to advise on a low profile one, that NH-C14 recommended above would be a good choice if it fits. What case are you using?

I would love to run water cooling, but my old case simply will not support it. could change the case but the Cooler Master Wave that I have is still in fantastic condition and I'm not tired of it. I'm going to increase the ventilation with a few changes to help things as you can add a top vent.