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anonymous508   08-06-2009 at 01:27:02 AM

Will this cooler fit in a standard micro atx case/motherboard? I love the heatsink design and I can get it for cheap but I'm not sure if it's too big or not.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835118019

If it won't fit an m-atx then what is a good heatsink that will?

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flyin15sec   08-06-2009 at 05:50:39 AM

Fitting a heatsink, generally does not have anything to do with the motherboard itself. It's mostly dependent on the case of choice.

You could fit a mATX motherboard on a full tower case and just about any cooler will fit. Some mATX cases will work with that cooler so it's dependent on the case you are considering.

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anonymous508   08-06-2009 at 07:00:41 AM

flyin15sec wrote :

Fitting a heatsink, generally does not have anything to do with the motherboard itself. It's mostly dependent on the case of choice.

You could fit a mATX motherboard on a full tower case and just about any cooler will fit. Some mATX cases will work with that cooler so it's dependent on the case you are considering.




I have this case. It is a leftover from an old build so I figure I'll put it to use:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811147111

Running a Pentium D. Right now it has Intel's stock cooler on it but I'm overclocking and would like something a little better...at 100% load it hits 65C on the stock cooling.

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mindless728   08-06-2009 at 03:17:39 PM

that will be a close one
case width: 191mm
heatsink height: 142mm

difference: 49mm or 1.93" for the rest of the stuff (case metal, motherboard tray, motherboard and cpu)

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anonymous508   08-06-2009 at 06:32:40 PM

mindless728 wrote :

that will be a close one
case width: 191mm
heatsink height: 142mm

 

difference: 49mm or 1.93" for the rest of the stuff (case metal, motherboard tray, motherboard and cpu)

 

Do you think the Zalman 9500 or 9300 would be better options? I think they are both a little bit slimmer.

 

Mostly I'm worried about the uppermost fins of the HS hitting the PSU.


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