Sliverstone LC13 - any problems with large heatsinks?

rpstewart · 29 Mar 2007 at 13:08

I'm pondering with the idea of recycling some old bits into an HTPC and I quite fancy using a Silverstone LC13 as the case however it looks like the supporting bar runs right over the CPU socket.

Does anyone know if the bar is removeable or if you can get something as big as a Ninja underneath it?

EDIT: Scratch that for an idea, the Ninja is the same height as the case almost so there's no way it'll fit inside. Therefore I'm going to need a new HSF so looks like a low profile Zalman will be the way to go.

Marky67 · 29 Mar 2007 at 20:13

Hi, I have the Silverstone LC13, you have no chance of putting a Ninga in it, there is not much clearance once you mount the board.the bar runs right along the case where most cpu's will be mounted on the motherboard, I had to get a cooler and add a low profile Akasa fan on top, which works a treat, I even tried to fit a Zalaman "CNPS8000" low profile cooler with no joy.

Mark.

rpstewart · 29 Mar 2007 at 21:12

Marky67 said:
I even tried to fit a Zalaman "CNPS8000" low profile cooler with no joy.

How come the Zalman didn't fit? DVD bay in the way?

Marky67 · 29 Mar 2007 at 21:17

I tried the Zalaman with a couple of different boards it kept hitting the voltage core things that stick up, also covered the first ram slot on 3 different boards, crap cooler if you ask me.