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Eclipse lvl 4 cooling?

Post Date: 2014-12-17
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    Posted: 17 Dec 2014 at 2:04pm
SO I bought my second DS gaming rig, last time (2011) I went expensive (but loved it), this time I am trying to stay on budget so I went with the Eclipse pre-built level 4- had just what I wanted, nothing additional. I over-did it last time and ended up never uphrading or adding additional cards etc...

So I AM planning on OC the CPU- nothing too crazy but I am concerned about the heat- it only has standard cooling- I assume it will be fine since it is an option, but thought I would see what everyone thinks. I was also concerned about the power supply some, since its only 400 watts and I will be running the i5 4690k and a GTX970, looks like it will barely be enough... Will overclocking to 4.5 cause issues with the factory heatsinks/fans?

In case people need the config it is :
Processor: Intel Core i5 4690K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z97N-WIFI (Intel Z97 Chipset) (Mini-ITX)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified
Power Supply: 400W Digital Storm Certified (Specialized Unit - Supports up to GTX 970)
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 8x / CD-Writer 8x)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (120GB Samsung 840 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 1x (1TB Seagate (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache)
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 17 Dec 2014 at 2:24pm
Hi justJJ..... I asked that question of Alex , the overclocked cpu with factory cooler, and a 4.0 , 4.2 max, or so overclock is doable. For a higher oc, there are low profile coolers that Noctua and Silverstone sell.

Edited by bprat22 - 17 Dec 2014 at 2:27pm
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Perfect! Thanks very much.
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bprat22 is right.

No need to worry about thermals.
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I'm not sure how much the clearance is, but there could be the possibility to mount a slim all-in-one single 120mm fan radiator on the grill above the processor with a SY1212SL12H fan on it.
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