HTPC case with headroom!

LittleGreyCat · 9 Dec 2011 at 19:05

I'm building an HTPC which will also be an overclock AVCHD editor.

ATX Z68 MoBo, i5 2500K processor, add on cooler.

This is where the fun starts!

Is there a case which will give me about 150-170mm headroom above the MoBo for a serious CPU cooler?

Or do I forget style and just get a tower case and lay it down flat?

pyropetepete · 9 Dec 2011 at 19:14

SG08 has the higest headroom!

•Ample space for CPU cooling (117mm in height)

http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=317&area=en

But there is a 180mm fan blowing down! Get a large heatsink thats low profile. Thermalright

LittleGreyCat · 9 Dec 2011 at 21:05

Unfortunately that is miniITX not full ATX.

The Silverstone LC17 (which I was considering) has a cooler headroom of 135mm.
With a height of 170mm this suggests an allowance of 35mm for the MoBo and processor.
Which suggests I need a case between 185mm and 205mm high.

wakayoda · 10 Dec 2011 at 02:21

Lian li PC-V351

pyropetepete · 10 Dec 2011 at 11:00

LittleGreyCat said:
Unfortunately that is miniITX not full ATX.

The Silverstone LC17 (which I was considering) has a cooler headroom of 135mm.
With a height of 170mm this suggests an allowance of 35mm for the MoBo and processor.
Which suggests I need a case between 185mm and 205mm high.

Sorry i oversighted the HTPC thing and didnt see you say about the ATX mobo. Sorry

LittleGreyCat · 10 Dec 2011 at 15:16

wakayoda said:
Lian li PC-V351

mini-ITX.

I am looking for full ATX.

LittleGreyCat · 10 Dec 2011 at 15:29

pyropetepete said:
<snip> Get a large heatsink thats low profile. Thermalright

Thanks for the Thermalright pointer.

MST 140 and AXP-140T look to be the kind of profile I am seeking :-)