Best ITX cooler?

abui1806

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Hi guys,

I am looking for an ITX which is no higher than 9cm (fan included). Not sure which one would be the best performance out there. Thanks a lot for your advise.

Best

Anh Bui
 
 
Danny75 said:
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/hydro-series-h5-sf-low-profile-liquid-cpu-cooler

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...iquid-cpu-cooler-cw-9060023-ww-hs-034-cs.html

Says the total cooler height is 84mm... if that's accurate does the rest of it look like it will fit in your case?

Or something like:

http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=368

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/silverstone-sst-nt06-pro-nitrogon-cpu-cooler-hs-012-sv.html

With the fan mounted under the heatsink, height is 82mm.

Or:

http://www.thermalright.com/html/products/cpu_cooler/axp-200_muscle.html
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thanks a lot for your advise. The H5 does look interesting but it might block my Gskill TridentZ. I am not sure will study it more.
The other 2 air coolers look similar. What would you reckon be a better performance wise?
hiroofheroes said:
What case will it be going in? Will you be using a discrete GPU or is it OK if a cooler blocks the PCIe slot?
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thanks for your input. I am planing to make an ITX case actually, 9cm is not the final number yet, can stress out 1-2 cm but I really prefer to make it as compact as possible.
Discrete GPU is also in the plan, however I will use riser to re-position the graphics card hence I'm ok it the cooler blocks the pcie slot a bit.
 
abui1806 said:
Hi guys,

I am looking for an ITX which is no higher than 9cm (fan included). Not sure which one would be the best performance out there. Thanks a lot for your advise.

Best

Anh Bui
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Sounds like "I'm looking for tires for my car no higher than 20 inches tread included."

Now way to say what will fit without more details

What motherboard, RAM and case are used determine what cooler will fit.
 
If your building your own case it's worth going for an AIO cooler (or even full loop with GPU) as you could be somewhat flexible in placing the radiator. If your looking for a thin system you could place the radiator parallel to the motherboard.
 
hiroofheroes said:
If your building your own case it's worth going for an AIO cooler (or even full loop with GPU) as you could be somewhat flexible in placing the radiator. If your looking for a thin system you could place the radiator parallel to the motherboard.
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Sorry, to me using a AIO (really a CLC) is not 'worth' spending money on. And to do it properly requires at least a few hundred quid for full surface waterblock, pump, radiator, fans, hoses, fittings etc.

There are good quiet GPUs available and if that's not good enough use one of the aftermarket GPU coolers like MK-26, Peter, etc. GPU can be mounted horizontal to motherboard and even with a aftermarket cooler on it fit in a very small space .. less than a CLC will.

abui1806, Cryorig will be showing their new cases at Computex in a week. Their new Taku and Ola look really good!
http://www.cryorig.com/computex2016.php
 
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