[Bennylava]

What's the best air cooler for a smaller case? Im talking smaller than mid-tower. I have a buddy that wants a well built, overclockable system but he doesn't have the room for any of the giant cases most people use these days. He has purchased a very well ventilated small case, but we lack the room for one of those giant tower CPU coolers like the Zigmateck and the T.R.U.E. What is the best small cooler? I know it wont be as good as the giants, but that's not really the issue. We are just looking for the best of the best, of the small.

 

[TheShaman]

Hmmm you can try the AC freezer 7/64 pro.

 

[dominique120]

mine is a very good seze and has great cooling capacity

 

[sLowEnd]

Noctua NH-C12P
Thermaltake Big Typ 14 Pro
Thermaltake Big Typhoon VX
Thermalright SI-128
Thermalright AXP-140
Scythe Zipang 2

Just to name a few

 

[mitties]

See if the Thermaltake Blue Orb II will suit your needs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Tpk=Blue%20Orb

 

[I_dalder_I]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...7377&CatId=493

Is what i use, small, very quiet,cooling is almost TOO good to believe lol. I can highly recommend that lil bugger

 

[SLeeZeY]

I'd go with the AC7 pro, or one like mine. Its a tiny bit bigger than a stock cooler but pure copper, works great if you don't mind the noise.

 

[Bennylava]

Quote:

Originally Posted by I_dalder_I http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...7377&CatId=493 Is what i use, small, very quiet,cooling is almost TOO good to believe lol. I can highly recommend that lil bugger

Dang it looks huge in that picture lol. Can you say how many inches tall it is?

 

[d3v0]

Quote:

Heatsink Dimensions: 96.5 x 95 x110mm

taken from the page he linked :/

 

[sLowEnd]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mitties See if the Thermaltake Blue Orb II will suit your needs http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Tpk=Blue%20Orb

Blue orb isn't good for modern CPU's with more than 1 core
It has no heatpipes and the fan is made to be quiet

(It's also extremely large and heavy, though not tall)

 

[spaceballsrules]

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheShaman Hmmm you can try the AC freezer 7/64 pro.

x2

Also, the OCZ Vendetta 92mm - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835202005

If you have the $$$, Noctua - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835608003

 

[I_dalder_I]

Its TINY really its like x2 sock coolers stacked on each other its really small, but cooling is great also fan is in the middle so it looks really clean inside a case

 

[qaz393]

Thermalright AXP-140

 

[mfb412]

Thermalright XP-120 and Noctua NH-C12P

 

[deafboy]

cut a hole in the side of the case

 

[Syrillian]

Quote:

Originally Posted by deafboy cut a hole in the side of the case

ahhahahahahha!

erm... sorry

but you gotta admit that this is kinda funny. (lol?)

hmmmm.

how about a Zalman CNPS9700, or Xigmatek S1283?

 

[deafboy]

lol. on a more serious note. what kind of OC'ing does he plan on doing? and what chip?

I have some spares laying around if ya want...Zalman 9500 and a 9700. So depending on size I guess.

 

[Bennylava]

It's going to be an intel e8300. We figure it will run at least 3.6 Ghz. Apparently his boss is some kind of goober that was just going to throw a whole system away cause someone else told him it was "old".

That's how we got the system, and we are just going to keep the case, the hard drive, the CPU, and the disc drives. All we need to buy is a decent OC'ing motherboard, a small CPU cooler, a decent GPU and a decent PSU. It will come out being pretty cheap since we got a lot of the equipment for free lol. We modified the case to have a few more fans, and he painted it up really nice and it actually looks really good.

 

[nismo_usaf]

i got this right now
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118118

and im running at 30, 31, 24, 27 >.> its alrite, used it in a micro case.

 

[That_guy3]

Ac7 is ok. Zalman 9500 is good tooo