Hi,
I have a Silverstone SG02-F and a Core i5-3570K. The stock intel cooler is both noisy and pretty rubbish at keeping the CPU cool in this case.
So much so that I've disabled turbo completely but it's still too noisy.
Motherboard is an Asus P8Z77-M PRO.
The case has an 80mm clearance for CPU coolers but that is directly below the intake fan for the PSU.
I'm looking at the Noctua NH-L12 and the Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev.B
It looks like the NH-L12 will only be able to operate in single fan mode however if it can fit in dual fan mode and have enough clearance that it doesn't cause turbulance between it and the PSU I'll do that.
Does anyone know if these fans can fit on this heatsink upside down so they are sucking air from underneath the heatsink and blowing upwards?
Looking at this page of the silent PC review http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1270-page7.html the NH-L12 has better cooling and acoustics with both fans but worse with just the 92MM fan.
I know the NH-L12 is 66mm tall without the top fan but how high is it with both?
Thanks