Anyone here with a 160mm CPU clearance on their case?

[ajvilladelrey]

Hello, I'm having a problem buying a decent air cooler for my casing because of having a very minimal CPU height clearance, I have a Aerocool Strike-X One with a 158mm CPU height clearance and I'm having a problem to buy a lowprofile air cooler, oh, and I wish to OC my cpu as well. I know it's better to have a AIO 120M liquid cooler, but I don't want i'm afraid it will leak or it will die after a month.

Any recommendations? Thanks!

P.S If I have a side panel chassis fan, the 158mm clearance will be 130mm-ish.

 

[drixkarasu]

This should fit your case as it is only 145mm and performs quite well.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h7

 

[ajvilladelrey]

This should fit your case as it is only 145mm and performs quite well.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h7

Do you think Noctua-L12 can handle a mild overclock?
and I was looking for Corsair h60, is this 120mm, reliable?

 

[drixkarasu]

Yes the Noctua-L12 can handle some overclocking.