Shortest Passive CPU Cooler?

Caporegime
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I need a cooler that has a low profile - my case is 5.25", and there is a full-size DVD-R squeezed in there too (so the effective clearance is more like 3", including MoBo & CPU).

It needs to be Socket 478, but doesn't need to be particularly efficient as I'll be running an undervolted P4 M, and I'll be happy with passive - which it would probably have to be anyway, otherwise the airflow would be all out of whack.
 
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I went for the AK-360 in the end, but changed the slimline stock fan for a 60mm acousitfan.

After lapping the bejesus out of it, I then indulged myself in some very technical and precise mechanics, in order to fit the new fan into the bracket.

Pliers and a hammer are technical, aren't they?

Airflow is still a problem though - the case chassis itself is hot to the touch (although it is a heatsink case), but the PSU is blowing cold air out - I may just flip the fan to pull air in.

Thanks for the pointers though.
 
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