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6R1M01R3

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I own a Cooler Master GeminII S that is currently cooling an A10 5800k @4.3Ghz that reaches a top of 60°c on heavy loads.(used only the thermal paste that came with the cooler)
I'll be getting a i7 4770k which I plan to OC to at least 4.5Ghz (provided I get a good chip..) And I wanted to know how would my current cooler perform with new cpu.
Also, I was planning to get a 212 but I can't because of my chassis limitation's, Thermaltake Urban s31. In the specs it says that it supports a maximum height of 155mm for the coolers, and the only other "good" cooler in my city that fits in the case is the CM Seidon 240 CLC.
 
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that gemini is not going to cut it for 4770k.

What about the cooler master 120XL. it's one of the best 120mm coolers.
I have this mounted as intake where the rear exhaust fan normally goes.

In some cases, this setup is better than a 240mm rad mounted up top as exhaust.

b/c the 120xl is pulling in fresh air, then the hot air is going right out the top of the case. all my front and side fans are blowing cool air in to my 770SLI setup.
almost like having two seperate air flow patterns.

versus a top mount 240mm as exhaust, if you have big / hot GPUs, all the hot case air going up into the rad's is already really warm.

P.S... if you want to hit 4.5, might want to look into de-lidding
 
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So the CM Seidon 240M is not a good call in you opinion? What about the Zalman LQ 320, Corsair H75, H80i or Thermaltake 2.0 PRO?

 
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