HSF combo for MicroATX case

[idea]

Anyone have any experience with this? I plan on building a SFF cube using an Antec Aria case. The CPU will be a Venice 3200+. I know the first try fitting an HSF or even the second try will be a failure. I hope someone can offer some advice on this matter.

 

[Zepper]

Check and see what MassCool (aka Speeze, Spire, etc.) has to offer. They have been making some decent HSFs that cool well for low bucks for a good while.

.bh.

 

[Jhhnn]

I think you're projecting failure unnecessarily. Check out one of the reviews here, at newegg-

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129146

The author used a Zalman 7000 w/90mm fan... probably a good choice, since they're relatively short...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118119

 

[idea]

Wow! It got very high reviews. I see why its short, it virtually removes the height of the fan by putting the fan inside the heatsink itself. If that fan fails it looks tough to find a replacement though. It's just the motor and blades without the square enclosure.

Thanks a lot! I dunno how I missed that review.

 

[Zepper]

That's the idea. You have to buy a replacement if needed from Zalman. Though you could jerry-rig a standard fan to the top of the fins. Or cut the corners off the fan and drop it inside.
But the Zalmans are nice units if you care to spend that much.

.bh.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

I'm not going to look for it but silentpcreview.com has a good tutorial on fan replacement
for that very HS.
They did down rate the fan to a slower spinning NeXus because that's what they do over there. It is just a matter of cutting a fan out of it's housing then drilling two holes.
Looks like a cake-walk to do. (very easy mod)


...Galvanized