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See that's what I thought. But this is an overclockers forum, I would expect some people here to want to try this first.
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Planning to delid my 7700k - Some clarification needed
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See that's what I thought. But this is an overclockers forum, I would expect some people here to want to try this first.
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No, nothing wrong with that cooler at all. I think you'll squeeze out some more performance and better temperatures if you go ahead. But you will hit a wall far sooner than with a bigger cooler. But you are right about the big coolers, they are massive and you need a full tower for one.
I didn't think so.
I only have a Corsair Carbide 100r, so I'm working with limited room, so to speak. Any suggestions on a new tower?
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What kind of size and budget?
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To be fair i don't think its worth spending money on a case and cooler for an older quad core cpu just to get a little more from it that might be unnoticeable. Of course the case and cooler should work fine for an upgrade in the future so theres that.
Mid or full. Let’s say budget of £200, but flexible regardless. So suggestions above are fine
I was looking at Fractal cases? Specifically the Fractal Design Meshify or such.
I see it as future proofing too. I went ahead and got myself a Scythe Fuma 2 which I know will be reusable for ages to come.
Edit: I'm also just under the impression that since I'll have to basically remove everything from the case to fit the new cooler bracket (there's barely enough of an opening on the rear of where the motherboard is mounted, so it has to come out) that I'd be as well just transferring things into a new case if the case offered better airflow and thermals.
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Spent most of the day looking around and from everything I can see people seem to suggest Fractal for airflow and temps. Any experience with them?
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They tend to be good quality cases, almost bought one once..