Antec 300 cou cooler

[rwishmaster]

I have a antec 300 with a phenom 920. As of now im using stock heatsink but want something....cooler. The problem is the case not sure what the hell can fit. Suggestions would be appreciated, the only thing I wont do is liquid cooling. cores are running at 42 c idle and 58 under load

Comp specs
phenom 920 x 4 @2.8 ghz
6 gigs ddr2 corsair ram
2 galaxy gtx 460's running in SLI
1-1.5 tb 2-1.0 tb hard drives

 

[cmichael138]

I have the Antec 300 with the Phenom II and bought a COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7. It will fit but there is not a great deal of clearance between the heatsink fins and the Corsair memory in slot one. Here's the link to Newegg, where I bought mine:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

 

[rwishmaster]

think this would fit http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10361/cpu-tta-54/Thermaltake_SpinQ_VT_Universal_CPU_Cooler_CLP0554_Socket_LGA_1366_1156_775_AM3_AM2_AM2_939_754.html?tl=g48c369s813

 

[rwishmaster]

and oh yeah relized my mb would limit size its a k9n2 diamond

 

[davcon]

I agree with cmichael138 the 212+ will be your best value and it will fit.
The SpinQ is not a good choice it disrupts case airflow.
Plus it's big 120.1 (L) x 120.1 (W) x 159 (H) mm
212+ = 120 x 79.7 x 158.5 mm (L x W x H)
Choosing units with less width this eliminates ram compatability and dimm coverage issues.
Units 160mm tall and under fit in the 300.
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RR-B10-212P-G1-Universal-Heat-Pipe/dp/B002G1YPH0/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1298866279&sr=1-1

 

[rwishmaster]

any problem with the circupipe on the k9n2 mb? it looks like it might get in the way