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Hi guys, first post here (but my 4th time orderin from OCuK :D)

Ive been ponderin doing a new system for myself. Currently have a thermaltake soprano case, and its abit old now, fans are kickin up more of a stink. Since ive done my room out recently and new spankin TV ive decided to play on the TV rather than the monitor. Now i just want to salvage some bits ive got currently which aint bad specs but want to be upto date with the new i5 so i quickly done this quote

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I currently have a 700w OCZ modxtreme (overkill i know) and a XFX 5770 which i will be replacing in this mATX case. Will it fit?

A'll also be salvagin my blue ray drive and hard drive out of the old system.

Youve proberbly noticed that i got the OEM i5 there with no cooler. Is there anyway i could w/c this using the front 120mm fan in the front? I was lookin at some fantastic builds in the gallery section and im sure i saw some guy had the same case and done his CPU w/c, cant find the image again.

first time doing an MATX build but will be most appreciated

jazzy
 
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You might just about get away with a stock or mildly overclocked i5 on a single 120.1 radiator in such a small space, but don't expect the temps to be much better (if at all) than a decent air cooler with decent airflow.
 
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