Lian Li 354b Which cooler?

Crimelord

Crimelord

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Just got a new case and board.
Lian Li 354b & Gigabyte G1 Sniper M3.
Here's where my problems started.
I have a Corsair H80 from previous build which dosnt fit, so will need a cooler that can fit into the lovely,but blooming hard to work with case.
I also have an Asus GTX 580 Direct CU II which fits, but blocks the remaining pci slots.
Can someone recommend a new cooler and perhasp a single slot graphics card.
 
Budget?

Right for reference, and anyone else looking to recommend...
Maximum Compatibility
VGA Card length: 350mm
PSU length: 220mm
CPU cooler height: 125mm
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Putting the H80 on the front bottom fan, might reach, but on the other hand, it'll cut down your max GPU length.

Are you planning some massive overclock on your CPU?

In low Profile mode (one fan) the Noctua NH-C14 is only 105mm high, and I believe the best 'low-profile' cooler around.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-014-NC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

A single slot decent GPU is basically impossible unless you want to try and watercool and put a waterblock on your GPU (good luck :p)....

Looking at the Sniper M3, seeing as the 354 has 5 PCI brackets on the back, you could put your 580 in the middle PCI-E slot. That would mean you'd free up some space.

2 Slot GPU's you're looking at most GPUs. Some aren't, but most are 2 slot. The reference GTX 680 is quiet, cool and from what I've heard an absolute dream for mATX builds. The 670 comes out on the 10th of this month and is expected to come in around the £320-350 mark I believe. They look even smaller, so might be worth a look.

kd
 
I looked at the Noctua NH-C14, little worried about the width, is the corsair h60 an option?
Intel core i5 2500k probably clocked to around 4Ghz
I thought the middle PCI-E slot was x8:confused:
 
Honestly, there will be very little difference between x16 and x8. Try it out and see if you see some huge fps drop before you spend some huge amount of money...

kd
 
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