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cwale   11-16-2009 at 03:35:23 AM

On your build for "MY PC" you recommend the XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler.

I am building the exact same computer except I would prefer to use a different heatsink. I like the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 1366 Revision C CPU Cooler but my question is will it fit in the case?

The dimensions that I found for it were L133 x W156 x H38 mm.

Any help with this would be appreciated.

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JackNaylorPE   11-16-2009 at 03:50:34 AM

Gonna need a link to the thread you are referring to.

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm
http://www.silentpcreview.com/Recommended_Heatsinks
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index. [...] itstart=15

Should be no fit issues in an HAF932. Possible issue in an Antec 1200 if you add the optional door fan, then you might have to trim one corner off (15 secs with a dremel tool) as I had to using the Megahalems . The Ultra is bigger tho.


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masterasia   11-16-2009 at 06:41:39 AM

Prolimatech Megahelams is the shiznit. Same price as the a TRUE, but performs way better. i7 920 C1 Stepping overclocked to 3.6Ghz idles around 29~35 Celsius. Don't waste your money on any other air cooler. This is the best air cooler on the market right now. No, I don't work for Prolimatech, I was just amazed at the performance of the heatsink and thought I'd share my experience with everyone.

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cory1234   11-16-2009 at 06:45:25 AM

masterasia wrote :

Prolimatech Megahelams is the shiznit. Same price as the a TRUE, but performs way better. i7 920 C1 Stepping overclocked to 3.6Ghz idles around 29~35 Celsius. Don't waste your money on any other air cooler. This is the best air cooler on the market right now. No, I don't work for Prolimatech, I was just amazed at the performance of the heatsink and thought I'd share my experience with everyone.



Performance of the Ultra 120 rev C and the Megahelams are the same give or take ~1-2C.

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cwale   11-16-2009 at 01:36:57 PM

JackNaylorPE wrote :

Gonna need a link to the thread you are referring to.




Here is the build that I am looking at:
* CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
* MOBO: EVGA E758-TR 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
* RAM: OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK - Retail
* HSF: XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail
* HDD: Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM
* PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
* GPU: 2x EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI ... - Retail
* Case: Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
* Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

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