I just received my brand spanking new Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme for my upcoming build.
The trouble is, I'm not sure how Its going to fit into my proposed case (coolermaster centurion 534)- being so huge and all. Does anyone have experience fitting the HSF into a similar sized case.
As for my options if it doesnt fit, I was thinking:
a) new case! What will be big enough for it to fit? Antec 900? Coolermaster 830 (although its expensive)
b) Casemod!! wooo! I could just take a hacksaw to the side and fashion a kind of dome or bubble to screw over the top. Sounds quite cool, actually, esp with the 534, as it has steel sides, so if the bubble was perspex/ transparent bowl, you would just have the heatsink poking out the side. Got to take care not to bash it!
EDIT: ooh yeah, I forgot, Is it worth using the thermal paste include, or should I invest in some arctic silver 5?
The trouble is, I'm not sure how Its going to fit into my proposed case (coolermaster centurion 534)- being so huge and all. Does anyone have experience fitting the HSF into a similar sized case.
As for my options if it doesnt fit, I was thinking:
a) new case! What will be big enough for it to fit? Antec 900? Coolermaster 830 (although its expensive)
b) Casemod!! wooo! I could just take a hacksaw to the side and fashion a kind of dome or bubble to screw over the top. Sounds quite cool, actually, esp with the 534, as it has steel sides, so if the bubble was perspex/ transparent bowl, you would just have the heatsink poking out the side. Got to take care not to bash it!
EDIT: ooh yeah, I forgot, Is it worth using the thermal paste include, or should I invest in some arctic silver 5?