Best air cooler that fits Coolermaster Praetorian

[alagnak]

Have a Coolermaster Praetorian and EVGA 680i SLI mobo, looking for the best air cooler I can find for my hot running QX6700. Anyone out there with this case (and even better if you have same mobo too), please let me know what will fit. I know some of the latest air coolers like the Ultra 120 wont fit, so wondering what will.
Thanks

 

[f4phantom2500]

just measure the distance from the cpu socket to the side panel, then look for a hsf that's shorter.

 

[Zepper]

If you have at least three inch radius from the center of the CPU to the nearest obstruction you can use a big radial fin HSF like the Zalman 7700 or Tt Blue Orb. The Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro is also good for the money.

.bh.

 

[alagnak]

was lazily trying to avoid taking off the stock heatsink until i have a new one ready to put on 😱.

I measured from mobo to case is 153mm, so I figure I have about 145mm to work with for a very tight fit.

 

[alagnak]

Zepper - I have a friend with a similar setup and the Freezer Pro 7, but it didnt help his temps much, at least i know it fits! Will look at the radials.

 

[Zepper]

The radials won't have any problem height wise, it's the space toward the PSU - about a 3" radius from the center of the cpu is needed for either of the ones I mentioned.

.bh.

 

[slpaulson]

I've had a Zalman 9500 and a Thermalright XP-90 without problems.