Heatsink for i7 920
 

I hear that the stock heatsink that comes with the i7 920 is no good for overclocking. I don't plan on overclocking very high at first, but I know as I get more used to doing so, I will want to do it more. Thus I'll need a better heatsink. I've found Newegg.com - Vigor Monsoon III LT Dual 120mm Fan CPU Cooler Socket 1366 Ready - CPU Fans & Heatsinks but it's very big. Many of the reviews say it's great for overclocking the 920 to 3.x with 40-60C at load depending on how high. I don't know how tall the CPU+Motherboard (Newegg.com - ASUS Rampage II GENE LGA 1366 Intel X58 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards) is, so I don't know if it'll fit into this case:
Newegg.com - NZXT TEMPEST Crafted Series CS-NT-TEM-B Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

8.3" width on the case, and that heatsink is probably about 6" give or take a few tenths. Should this fit, or should I get a smaller one? (I don't particularly want to change the case. It has 4 120mm fans and 2 140mm, so it's a pretty good deal for the price.)

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Hmm... I don't see why it wouldn't unless it gets in the way of the PSU, but I don't think it will, so that cooler looks good.

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In most cases, something like that should fit in Mid-Tower cases

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Ok, that's good to know. Almost all of the reviews on there say its huge, so I don't know if it's made for a mid size case. I figured it might be more for full cases.

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It should fit. I would suggest you get a TRUE instead since it will be much better suited for an I7 than that Monsoon.

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Monsoon? :wtf: Also, why doesn't newegg sell TRUE fans? I can only find them if I search on Google.

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I don't see any TRUE heatsinks on the egg. There's Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks but it's pretty similar to the other one. It has slightly less RPM's though.

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Because thermalright sets prices and doesn't want them to change when newegg price gouging software kicks in. The best place to buy a TRUE from is Jab-tech customer service along the same lines as newegg. Not bad for a shop with 4 people working there.

When it comes to buying fans/ cooling hardware newegg is the LAST place you want to buy anything. Buy a TRUE and some yate-loon fans for much less than what you could get from newegg.

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Why?

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Maybe because newegg has horrible prices? And shipping is kind of outrageous. $7 shipping for a $10 fan? No thanks, I'll buy my five $2.50 yate-loon Lows from jabtech and get $4 priority mail shipping for less than one fan.

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Better yet, I would go down the street to my local Fry's or Micro Center and get a fan for only $4 with no extra fees.

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Good luck finding some fans as high-quality as yate-loons for $4. They're the OEM for Nexus fans that are generally around $20. Not to mention the fact that not everyone has a frys or microcenter in their area.

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Well I'm one of the people that have a one of those stores, and they both have great deals.

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Where I live, the only well-known place to get fans is Radio Shack, and they WAAY over-price their fans. Last I checked, a 120 MM fan was $20-$30. There is also a place that strips used Dell's and Mac's of their fans, and has a nice selection, but the prices are around $5+ there (very reasonable prices, considering most of them are pulled from Dell's, which seem to have quality fans).

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Yeah, i would definitly go for a TRUE, or a Xigmatek with the LGA1366 bolt through kit. The TRUE and the Xigma's are about the best air coolers you can get.

Good for you. Were i live, the only PC shop in town is a little one room store run by three guys that deals mostly in used/traded stuff. To go anywhere else i would have to drive about 25-30 miles.

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As for the fit, won't it be a bit tight on the Rampage II GENE?

http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/im.../install-1.jpg

It'll fit if the TRUE's rotated 90 degrees, but it'll still be really tight, especially if a thicker (eg 38mm) fan is installed. And as for the idea of upgrading to 12GB memory sometime in the future...

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QFT. You're even lucky to have something THAT close. If I want to buy hardware from a store I can either buy something from best buy or drive 200 miles to go to Frys.