CPU Cooler in small case

Fantom · 15 Nov 2010 at 20:44

Hi,

Im looking for a skt1366 heatsink that will be quieter than stock but will also fit in my case (which is very small for an ATX) I have 11cm in distance from the board to the side of the case... also its a GA-X58A-UD7 board.

Any ideas which cooler would be best for me?

Thanks in advance

stulid · 15 Nov 2010 at 20:48

if you have a 120mm fan mount near by? you could shove one of these in and not worry about the height!! - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-002-CS&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Fantom · 15 Nov 2010 at 20:54

Hi Stulid,

I like the idea of that but its a little bit pricey, can you get fanless coolers that will cool an i7? in particular the 950, if so are they massive?

stulid · 15 Nov 2010 at 21:00

they are all huge.

Fantom · 15 Nov 2010 at 21:07

can anyone comment on the quietness of this one?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-026-SY&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Boff_in · 16 Nov 2010 at 01:00

I have that scythe cooler in my sg05 build as per sig. In my build it is audible from 75% and up. I run it at full whack when gaming and it doesnt bother me. Keeps my oc chip cool 28c idle, normally hit 51c from gaming.
Not sure how hot the i7 runs or what you do with it but if i turn the fan to low it is completely silent and chip idles in the late 40's.
Depends on how hot your system is as to how quiet it will be though.That said i have never listened to a stock i7 cooler.