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Did you have any issues fitting the cooler with everything else in the case as I understand its large at 140mm wide?

What's the best low profile cooler for the i7-12700 CPU? I'm looking for something less than 138mm tall in order to fit into an HTPC case (Silverstone GD09).

What CPU do you use?

I've been doing more research and am now considering upgrading to the Silverstone Grandia GD09C case and using the Noctua NH-C14S (with fan installed under the cooler). Does anyone have experience of using the NH-C14S in 'low profile' mode? Noctua have said that this can reduce performance...

Can anyone recommend a silent graphics card that would be compatible with the Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX Motherboard? I'm not into gaming but looking for video output of 4k@60Hz and an HDMI port. I've found the MSI GeForce 1030 but wondered if there was anything else out there? Thanks

So my current set up is..... Silverstone GD05B case Z97M-PLUS Intel Z97 S1150 Asus Micro ATX Intel 4th Gen Core i7 4790S 3.2GHz 65W HD4600 8MB Quad Core CPU 16GB kit (8GBx2) DDR3 PC3-12800 Unbuffered NON-ECC 1.35V 1024Meg x 64 650W Corsair RM Series, Full Modular, 80 PLUS Gold, 1x135mm Fan...

The case is a Silverstone GD05B.

I'm looking to upgrade my PC so that it can handle 4k@60Hz video playback, video editing, internet browsing, MS365 applications and enable an upgrade to Windows 11. (I don't do any gaming at all). I'm going with the ASUS PRIME Z690M-PLUS D4 LGA1700 Micro-ATX Motherboard but can't decide which...