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cpu cooler height

  1. eiselx86

    Cutting my passive heatsink to fit (?)

    Hey guys! I got the Arctic Alpine 11 Passive heatsink pared with i3 2120t 35w. It's about 5mm too high and I really want passive cooling. Can I trim/cut the fins? My thinking is by removing ~ 5% of it's total mass shouldn't affect it's thermal dissipation that bad. The fins are only made of...
    • eiselx86
    • Thread
    • cpu cooler height heatsink mod cooler cooling passive cooling
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mods
  2. Thestarkiller32

    Cooling RVZ02 Window edition Max CPU Cooler Height

    Hello, I'm planing now ruffly 2 months on my Ryzen mITX build and I just realized that the sidepanel window isn't flush with the rest... Will then a 65mm cooler still fit?! (｡ŏ_ŏ)
  3. P

    Minimum Height of Noctua L9a CPU cooler + Motherboard?

    I am new here and this is my first post so apologies if this is in the wrong sub-section of the forum, I have a question and it's a really frustrating one to answer (For me at least), What is the approximate minimum height that an ITX Motherboard (Biostar X370 ITX for example) plus a Noctua L9a...
    • P2theG1
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    • cpu cooler height l9a noctua
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: General