Hi,
so I have decided to try and overclock my i7 930. I read that it's possible to go up (over?) to 4Ghz. Before I start trying anything I need a better cooler, since I am currently using the intel stock cooler. Now could someone help me to decide on a cooler? That would be great. My biggest worry is cooler size. I have a CoolerMaster Centurion 590 case with an Asus P6T SE mainboard. I measured that theres 173mm available from top of the mainboard. I didn't measure how high the cpu sits on the mainboard, but it is surely less than 10mm, so I would have at least 163mm available height. Well i don't want to mess up and ask you guys: Will a 160mm cooler like the Noctua DH14 fit in there? Maybe better go for a 150mm one? Which is a good 150 mm height cooler? Also, I don't really worry about the other two dimensions. Should I? I added some pics here:
Thanks for any help.
so I have decided to try and overclock my i7 930. I read that it's possible to go up (over?) to 4Ghz. Before I start trying anything I need a better cooler, since I am currently using the intel stock cooler. Now could someone help me to decide on a cooler? That would be great. My biggest worry is cooler size. I have a CoolerMaster Centurion 590 case with an Asus P6T SE mainboard. I measured that theres 173mm available from top of the mainboard. I didn't measure how high the cpu sits on the mainboard, but it is surely less than 10mm, so I would have at least 163mm available height. Well i don't want to mess up and ask you guys: Will a 160mm cooler like the Noctua DH14 fit in there? Maybe better go for a 150mm one? Which is a good 150 mm height cooler? Also, I don't really worry about the other two dimensions. Should I? I added some pics here:
Thanks for any help.
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