Small but great

uK Cooki3 · 8 Oct 2013 at 21:12

hey all not sure if this will be in the correct place on the forums but its to do with cooling so im just after a little but of advise

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Im looking to buy a socket 2011 MB and i7 processor, so ill need a heat-sink to go with it.

my case isn't huge so im short on a space inside as i have my gfx card which is rather big,

so to my question i need a good heat-sink that will do the job and cool my system while obviously fitting the socket and not being to big, i did have a few in mind but just wanted to know your guys thoughts and opinions before i commit to buying one

Thanks for your time reading this

jonnyp1993 · 8 Oct 2013 at 21:28

which ones do you have in mind ?

uK Cooki3 · 8 Oct 2013 at 21:31

jonnyp1993 said:
which ones do you have in mind ?

was looking at this 1 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-012-SV

but are out of stock atm and im going to store on monday to collect my items so needed it snish

so cnt w8 for the stock i have around £100 to spend aswell

jonnyp1993 · 8 Oct 2013 at 21:47

thats ok, but have you thought about a closed loop system ?

either the H80, or H60 would do. but depends if you have space for the radiator and fan.

if not then any one of these will do the job.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Noctua NH-C12P SE14 CPU Cooler £54.98
1 x Noctua NH-L12 CPU Cooler £44.99
Total : £110.47 (includes shipping : £8.75).

uK Cooki3 · 8 Oct 2013 at 22:20

was looking at doing a full revamp off my pc but things came up so just getting the core parts for a new 1 atm then ill build upon it later.

So just looking for a heat sink taht will fit on my processor so it works haha but i dnt want 1 thats just going to last a lil wile as i wont be changing it agen for a few years

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thanks for you suggestions i like the look of the SE14 dimensions look great to me.

ideally i need a new case but dont have the pennies haha xD

jonnyp1993 · 8 Oct 2013 at 22:44

we all dont have a lot of pennies

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hope you find the right cooler

and im glad i could help.

uK Cooki3 · 8 Oct 2013 at 23:24

jonnyp1993 said:
we all dont have a lot of pennies .

hope you find the right cooler and im glad i could help.

Thanks im placing my order tomoz so ill let you know

NTW great looking project mate just had a quick flick thru and looks OSSUM!! xD

Something Else · 8 Oct 2013 at 23:51

would be better if you told us what case motherboard and ram you have?

uK Cooki3 · 9 Oct 2013 at 15:09

case is an old one dont know the sort im afraid Found it here though i was lookinga t getting some new RAM anyway TBH

uK Cooki3 · 9 Oct 2013 at 15:27

Just adding all my parts to my basket atm

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Any thoughts on my selection?

Motherboard

Processor

Still undecided on my cooler tho so im just awaiting any more feedback b4 i go ahead and pay

doyll · 9 Oct 2013 at 15:28

Looks to have about 160mm cpu clearance?

doyll · 9 Oct 2013 at 15:30

What is the distance from motherboard to side cover?

uK Cooki3 · 9 Oct 2013 at 15:38

just quickly measured roughly and my case width = 190mm and from the motherboard to side is around 160-170mm hope that helps

.. can get some pics if you guys would think they wud be useful

doyll · 9 Oct 2013 at 15:42

Pics won't hurt.
Really need a more accurate measurement than 160-170mm. Reason is top of CPU is 8mm above motherboard and most tower coolers are 160mm or more. If we can use 160mm tall coolers there are some really great coolers for reasonable money.. and some very good coolers for even less.

uK Cooki3 · 9 Oct 2013 at 15:44

Something Else said:
would be better if you told us what case motherboard and ram you have?

thats my ram

uK Cooki3 · 9 Oct 2013 at 15:45

doyll said:
Pics won't hurt.
Really need a more accurate measurement than 160-170mm. Reason is top of CPU is 8mm above motherboard and most tower coolers are 160mm or more. If we can use 160mm tall coolers there are some really great coolers for reasonable money.. and some very good coolers for even less.

lemme just try and get a more accurate one for you then

hehe

uK Cooki3 · 9 Oct 2013 at 15:50

from my current mb its 170mm from mb to cover but im ordering a new mb so i cnt be sure if they will sit the same distance from the base of the case :/. i was looking at getting a intel bundle setup from OC but i dnt really want any ram and i want to keep to the GIGBYTE mb's

doyll · 9 Oct 2013 at 16:17

With 170mm measured we have 162mm CPU clearance. Motherboards are all about the same thickness so no worries. This means we can safely use coolers 160mm tall.

Starting with a list of some of the best coolers I underlined the ones that will fit.
Cooler size comparison (Width x Depth x Height looking from front of case with motherboard laying flat)

Akasa Medusa .= . 8x 6mm pipes 144x129.5x163mm w/ 140mm & 120mm PWM fans 49.6mm*
K2 / Assassin . = . 8x 6mm pipes 140x128x158mm 146x154x160mm w/ 120mm & 140mm PWM fans43.2mm*
Dark Rock Pro 2 =. 7x 6mm pipes 133x124x166mm 133x149x166mm w/ 120mm & 135mm PWM fans
NH-D14 . . . . = . . 6x 6mm pipes 140x130x160mm 140x158x160mm w/ 120mm & 140mm fans44mm*
NH-U14S . . . = . . 6x 6mm pipes 150x52x165mm plus fans base offset 2mm 41mm*
PH-TC14PE. . = . . 5x 8mm pipes 140x159x171mm w/ 2x 140mm fans, PWM adaptor40-45mm*
Megahalem. . = . . 6x 6mm pipes 130x74x158.7mm plus fans 40mm*
Silverstone HE01 . 6x 6mm pipes 140x119x160mm w/ 140x38mm PWM fan 42mm*
Archon SB-E. . = . 8x 6mm pipes 155x53.6x170.2mm plus fans 34.45mm*
Silver Arrow . = . . 4x 8mm pipes 147x123x163mm 151x149x168mm w/ 2x 140mm Fans 40.87mm*
SA SB-E . . . .= . . 8x 6mm pipes 155x105x164mm 170x130x170mm w/ 140mm & 150mm PWM fans 31.9/39/46mm**
SA SB-E Extreme . 8x 6mm pipes 155x105x164mm 155x130x165mm w/fans Smaller because of 140mm fan vs 150mm fan.

*cooler base to bottom fin. (add 8mm for motherboard to bottom fin.)
**fins are at 3 different levels

We can add many additional coolers:
Macho HE-02 all models
Alpenfohn Matterhorn all models
Macho 120
True Spirit 120 & 120M
PH-TC12DX
NH-U12S

And even more.

Now, cooling cost money, how cool do you want to be?

uK Cooki3 · 9 Oct 2013 at 16:36

For just the cooler i have around £60 to spend but cud go to around £80

im just out atm but will look at ur suggestions sn as not put for long

x

uK Cooki3 · 9 Oct 2013 at 17:30

Would any of these liquid coolers fit?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-004-EN&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2437a

i like the look of them and tehy dont seem very big im just unsure how they would sit inside my case as uive only ever used normal heat sinks nut im wanted to future proof

or they was this 1 i looked at?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-060-ZA&tool=3

wanting to try and place my order tonight but dnt wat to make a wrong decision about a cooler

lol