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the silentpcreview site says the f7p performs really well with fan turned up but its cooling is poor at lower levels. i had it on order somewhere and was able to cancel it before order was processed 
need a silent cooler for E2180 (htpc)
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what case? sorry if you mentioned it already, but most of the tower coolers wont fit in a htpc case
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hi my htpc is a silverstone case LC17, i have 140mm height from the mobo surface to the inside lid and plenty of room around the cpu, however im not sure where the cpu is positioned on my new mobo im getting.
looking at my current and new mobo the cpu is in the same place
old mobo
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same case as mine. tuniq towers, thermalright 120-ultra's, scythe ninja's ect...none of the fit. they are all a good inch or two too tall. so any tower-type cooler with a 120mm fan, forget it. a tower with a 92mm fan would be a very tight squeeze, if it with in at all.
stick to orb coolers really, its the only way.
stick to orb coolers really, its the only way.
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what did you go for m8, Thermalright Ultima-90i this is 139mm and should just fit but i will need to measure acurately to check but its £25 plus 90mm fan 
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did you measure that height from the top of the cpu, in the socket? because if you measured from the motherboard surface, that cooler wont fit either. the surface of the cpu is what, half an inch higher than the board i guess?
ive just got a thermaltake orb cooler thingy in mine. low profile, 120mm fan. silent, and my e2160 runs at 3.1ghz. more than quick enough for a htpc
ive just got a thermaltake orb cooler thingy in mine. low profile, 120mm fan. silent, and my e2160 runs at 3.1ghz. more than quick enough for a htpc
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no, its 16cm tall lol, 10mm taller than the scythe ninja which doesnt fit.
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ive just got a thermaltake orb cooler thingy in mine. low profile, 120mm fan. silent, and my e2160 runs at 3.1ghz. more than quick enough for a htpc
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how mucho was that cooler mate, what setting is the fan at to keep your e2160 cool ?
looks nice
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http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view.asp?idx=143&code=009
You don't need a new cooler. Check the link - you need an adapter. If its and HTPC just undervolt the chip rather than overclocking it and the cooler should be nice and quiet (lower fan speed at lower heat temp).
You don't need a new cooler. Check the link - you need an adapter. If its and HTPC just undervolt the chip rather than overclocking it and the cooler should be nice and quiet (lower fan speed at lower heat temp).
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WOW your a star mate its £4 for the fitting kit to adapt my zalman hs and fan to fit my new 775 cpu. Thanks to everyone for there input but i would be cheaper buying this kit and using my existing hs and fan.
saved me quite a few quid mate, nice one
your a star mate its £4 for the fitting kit to adapt my zalman hs and fan to fit my new 775 cpu. Thanks to everyone for there input but i would be cheaper buying this kit and using my existing hs and fan.saved me quite a few quid mate, nice one
I did say that but Kudos to Chris for going the extra mile and doing sare^baw's homework for him!
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cheeky sod
it never clicked with me as i did not know for sure what zalman product i have and i still dont know so i am assuming it is the 7000 not the (A) or (B) version.
i noticed there was a fitting kit but i could not be sure, after reading up a lot more on my zalman i reckon it is a 7000 and so should fot with the adapter kit
anyway big thanks to all, at least its gave us all something to talk about.
it never clicked with me as i did not know for sure what zalman product i have and i still dont know so i am assuming it is the 7000 not the (A) or (B) version.
i noticed there was a fitting kit but i could not be sure, after reading up a lot more on my zalman i reckon it is a 7000 and so should fot with the adapter kit
anyway big thanks to all, at least its gave us all something to talk about.
So will you be ok putting it together or would you like one of us to come round and build it for you?
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So will you be ok putting it together or would you like one of us to come round and build it for you?
ill manage to build it ok thanks but no doubt ill be back with more topical questions.
but i really appreciate it so i dont mind you taking the pee pee
I found it was possible to route a lot of the case wires underneath the mobo, nice and neat, better airflow etc. .
