Best HSF for the Thermaltake Armor A30?

alternality

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So I've been debating a long time what CPU cooler to use that'll work better than Intel's stock heatsink for a Intel i7 2600K CPU in a Thermaltake Armor A30 case. System Specs first:

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=17638966

So is there a better heatsink out there than Intel's?
Things I'm looking for:
- Mounted design with screws. No crappy pushpins or Zalman CNPS8700 clamps that fall off during shipping of the fully built PC!
- Quiet operation
- Motherboard controls CPU fan. ZALMAN CNPS8000A please stop using that 3 speed fan crap
- I have a Gigabyte Z68 MATX motherboard that already has a backplate on it. What cooler will work around that issue?
- I wanted to have the option to do some overclocking with this rig. Prolimatech Samuel 17 might not be the best choice. Not that it matters since you can't buy it anywhere.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
 

Zap

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Hello alternality, and welcome to AnandTech Forums.

Apparently the A30 supports coolers up to 90mm tall, so you'd have to work within that unless you can fit something like a Corsair H60 into it.

The Cooler Master GeminII S is around 87mm tall with fan, according to specs. The fan will be butting up against the PSU fan, however. It also is a bolt-thru design.

The Scythe Big Shuriken is lower profile, but uses push pins.

Maybe you can find something that is meant to be a blow-down heatsink, but tall enough to get airflow from the rear dual 60mm fans?