efficient cooler for S775 ITX

FatRakoon · 28 Dec 2015 at 20:15

I have just bought, or am about to buy another ITX setup.

This one I will do a 775 thingy and so sure, its a bit dated, but who cares, thats not the point, Im bored.

Anyway, at the moment, I do NOT have a case yet, I will probably plonk it into a basic ATX case for now, but, the plan I am going to do with it, is to make a tiny MediaCenter PC for a mate, who has always gone on about how good mine is.

So, I want to make it small as possible, but I need to also make sure that the cooling is going to be spot on.

The trouble is, that I dont know of many a good coolers that are tiny?

Anyone have any good options that I can look at?

Im also in need of the right case too so I will also ask about that in the cases section.

Disco_P · 29 Dec 2015 at 09:05

Do you think you could fit a 120mm closed looped cooler in the case?

FatRakoon · 29 Dec 2015 at 11:38

The last ITX I did up, is using a GlobalWin 130 that I got on the MM right here only just before xmas.

I got one into that, and I love it.

At this moment in time, I have no case, I am looking at one of the very very small cases as I really do want to go for a tiny case, however, in typical me fashion, whenever I see a bargain, I fall for it, and on "that place" I saw a white 120 and that will happily take an AIO 120, and I have grabbed it, but thats NOT the plan... I could certianly makew it the plan for a temporary case to use but I know me... I will end up wanting a more powerful setup in that case and I will end up getting a new Mobo and CPU etc, and I will be in the same position as I am now, with this board wanting a small case for it and so on.

So, I want to stay as small as I can, and I want to use as small a parts as possible and so I needto know really, about the best possible small low profile coolers?

What about those almost flat jobbies... What are they like?

I guess I need to know the case dont I?

I need to limit myself to a case, and see if I can use that case. I need to also be realistic and maybe its just not possible to use a 6600 in one of those tiny cases due to heat? Maybe I will be stuck with a slower,cooler CPU perhaps?

Like I said, its an unknown to me to be honest.

FatRakoon · 30 Dec 2015 at 01:26

Oh god, I am a total tool and no butts.

I have just found a near to useless tiny little case thats unbranded, but its ITX.
It hasa small external power supply wit hsome components to the HD/Sata/ATX power , so thats a pico is it not?

Anyway, the mobo that I have for it, is not yet here, I hope it will arrive tomorrow, but I have had a little bit of a play with this thing, and since it can be fitted to the back of a TV, or floor mounted, what I have done, is fitted a 120mm externally, and cut a nice tidy hole into it.
What I will do now, is look for a huge flat non fanned cooler and see how that pans out?
Its bee na while since I got my dremmel out and I just went for it. Probably ruined it, but Im there, and Im in "that" zone... LOL