Hello everyone.
I just recently built my rig and due to the time contraints I was under, I had settled with just using the Stock cooler that had came with the processor.
I scraped off the preapplied garbage and used Arctic Silver paste instead.
Now, my temperature is pretty much right around 40C idle [cpu fan at 3000RPM], and spike to 55-60C under load (but the stock fan gets annoying loud and obnoxious, spinning at levels above 4500RPM.
I am looking for something both a little better at cooler and a little quieter. My original plan was to attempt to overclock to 3.8 and if possible, push upwards to 4.0GHz, but that's once I get temperatures settled.
My biggest limiting factor in choosing a CPU heatsink right now is the case I have. I bought Helios 910 case, which features a 230mm side fan. This fan limits the internal room that is possible for a heatsink/fan to fit within and not remove the sidefan.
I believe the amount of clearance I have is something around 130 to 135mm before i will start hitting the fan (measured from the top of the cpu).
I have been looking at fans like the GeminII S and others, but I haven't been able to settle. After looking at frostytech's site for the top 5 low profile heatsinks, I am a bit divided (because the review is getting outdated some now) and would like some more recent input.
Does anyone here have a Helios 910 case or have ran into a similar issue, with height clearance being limited to something under 140mm?
Any input is greatly appreciated, but I am most likely unwilling to remove the sidefan itself.
I just recently built my rig and due to the time contraints I was under, I had settled with just using the Stock cooler that had came with the processor.
I scraped off the preapplied garbage and used Arctic Silver paste instead.
Now, my temperature is pretty much right around 40C idle [cpu fan at 3000RPM], and spike to 55-60C under load (but the stock fan gets annoying loud and obnoxious, spinning at levels above 4500RPM.
I am looking for something both a little better at cooler and a little quieter. My original plan was to attempt to overclock to 3.8 and if possible, push upwards to 4.0GHz, but that's once I get temperatures settled.
My biggest limiting factor in choosing a CPU heatsink right now is the case I have. I bought Helios 910 case, which features a 230mm side fan. This fan limits the internal room that is possible for a heatsink/fan to fit within and not remove the sidefan.
I believe the amount of clearance I have is something around 130 to 135mm before i will start hitting the fan (measured from the top of the cpu).
I have been looking at fans like the GeminII S and others, but I haven't been able to settle. After looking at frostytech's site for the top 5 low profile heatsinks, I am a bit divided (because the review is getting outdated some now) and would like some more recent input.
Does anyone here have a Helios 910 case or have ran into a similar issue, with height clearance being limited to something under 140mm?
Any input is greatly appreciated, but I am most likely unwilling to remove the sidefan itself.