Low profile CPU cooler.

R-evans · 14 Nov 2012 at 13:16

I'm new to this forum and fairly new to PC Building.

Can anybody recommend a cheap, small (but good) CPU fan? I currently have an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 pro which is great, but it hangs over 2 of my RAM sockets and I am wanting to upgrade to some Corsair Vengeance which as you probably know, is huge.

I paid £17 for my freezer 7, so around this price would be amazing. Don't mind spending a bit more.

Cheers

R-evans · 14 Nov 2012 at 13:25

Probably worth mentioning, I have a (medium-ish) Gigabyte H55M-UD2H Motherboard.

Grimley · 14 Nov 2012 at 20:48

This or its larger brother should the bill.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775 / AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2) £19.99
Total : £24.98 (includes shipping : £4.16).

R-evans · 21 Nov 2012 at 13:20

Any other suggestions? I have looked at the one above and I am sure it wont fit with my RAM. The fan needs to be within the socket perimeter without any overhang whatsoever. Cheers

doyll · 21 Nov 2012 at 14:43

May I ask why you don't upgrade to RAM that is short enough to fit under cooler and/or fan?

R-evans · 21 Nov 2012 at 15:32

doyll said:
May I ask why you don't upgrade to RAM that is short enough to fit under cooler and/or fan?

I got a great deal on some Vengeance.

doyll · 21 Nov 2012 at 15:56

It is 52.5mm tall. :eek:

Have you considered removing the heatsink? I've heard it's pretty easy to do on Vengeance ram.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18348208

Thermalright True Spirit 120 might fit. Cooler is offset on heatsink.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-098-TR&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2352

http://www.thermalright.com/images/cooler/true_spirit_120m/ts-120m-d.png

Please don't hotlink images.

R-evans · 21 Nov 2012 at 17:44

I like the heatsink. Do you know the dimensions of the fan?

Cheers for the help.

doyll · 21 Nov 2012 at 18:20

120x120x25mm

If you had opened the supplied link and they were a snakesd you'ld be snake bit.

R-evans · 21 Nov 2012 at 21:26

Anyone know if this is good?

http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2585

R-evans · 21 Nov 2012 at 21:31

I've just noticed on the site for my current fan, it shows multiple mounting directions. http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/detail?sArticle=4.?

Would diagram A be ok? Or is it not ideal for my RAM and everything at the front? (HDD, Disk drive)

Input much appreciated.

doyll · 21 Nov 2012 at 21:37

Not as good as True Spirit 120 by about 4c

R-evans · 21 Nov 2012 at 21:42

doyll said:
Not as good as True Spirit 120 by about 4c

Cool, thanks.

doyll · 21 Nov 2012 at 22:20

R-evans said:
I've just noticed on the site for my current fan, it shows multiple mounting directions. http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/detail?sArticle=4.?

Would diagram A be ok? Or is it not ideal for my RAM and everything at the front? (HDD, Disk drive)

Input much appreciated.

Diagram A will will work. And it will give your cooler the best source of cool air. The problem is you case is setup for the rear fan to be an exhaust fan. The airflow is from the front to the back. What case do you have? You might be possible to reverse the airflow.

R-evans · 21 Nov 2012 at 22:37

At the moment this http://www.******.com/product/115479

I changed the front and back fan for Arctic Cooling F8 and F12.

R-evans · 21 Nov 2012 at 22:38

Didn't work - Casecom Black Mid Tower Case - Front Blue LED 120mm Fan - With Side Window

doyll · 21 Nov 2012 at 23:00

Well it can't hurt to try. Reverse flow your case by reversing the front and back fans

doyll · 21 Nov 2012 at 23:02

I really need the model number of your Casecom. There are several black ones

doyll · 21 Nov 2012 at 23:03

http://www.casecom.com.tw/case.htm

R-evans · 21 Nov 2012 at 23:06

Don't think it has one tbh. The site I bought it from doesnt even list one. Google 'case com black mid tower case' and its the first image.