heatsink choice for custom case.

[drzaius2]

i've built a wooden custom case for my linux server (specs in sig) and i'm looking getting a new heatsink for it as my small Volcano2 heatsink (orange arrow) and Vantec stealth 120mm fan (blue arrow).. although does the job.. i know i can do better. esspecially if i plan on upgrading the CPU any time soon.

i'm still working on the case.. and i'll hopefully have a few more pics (better quality) sunday or monday.

[Todd a]

Maybe one of those flower coolers from Zalman if it sits the right way for that 120mm fan to blow through it.

Zalman CNPS 3100-Plus Cu:

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http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...=BROWSE&depa=1

Just use the fan that comes with it to cool your graphics card instaed. Its only $20 and comes with a fan controller too.

[drzaius2]

i've been looking at those heatsinks and are pretty sweet.. my question is.. if having the fan positioned above it would it be able to cool the entire heatsink ~semi evenly.. as i could see the bottom half probably getting hotter hten the top.. in which case i'd probably want to put another fan in there somehow.

*edit.. i don't live in the US .. so i can't get stuff from newegg.com

[drzaius2]

ok.. he's my case 95% done.. i have to still run the wires properly and maybe mount the HD.

http://www.geocities.com/silis01/woodmain.htm

[SaulTurnedPaul]

Originally posted by drzaius2
ok.. he's my case 95% done.. i have to still run the wires properly and maybe mount the HD.

http://www.geocities.com/silis01/woodmain.htm

That's a very interesting case. Why wood?

And you can find that Zalman cooler in Canada here.

[drzaius2]

it was cheap .. and i've wanted to make it for about 4 months now.. so i just had to

thanks for the link.. i'll check it out.