Heatsink Height

[arees]

Does anyone know how heatsinks are measured? (As in from the feet to the highest part or from the CPU base to the top of the heatsink)

Reason for this I have a very tight squeeze case and need a new heatsink + Fan for my Intel quad core, I have a Asus Striker Extreme motherboard in a THermaltake VF7001BNS case and I am very tight for space and it needs to be silent as it is a media PC.
I have 13cm from the cpu to the top of the case so bearing in mind alot of heatsink are 12.5cm>+ so depending how heatsinks are measured I might have more or less space ......

I have included some pics too show how tight i am for space, bare in mind that top bar can be removed, its a strengthening bar for the case but that should not be a problem.

Any help would be great!

Thanks,
Andy

 

[Evilonigiri]

Usually from the lowest point to the highest.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835887002

It says under the specification for dimensions it includes the base block and pipe.

 

[Hatman]

If you want silence and space you could always get one of the water cooling kits say Swiftech H20 120 compact kit.


Will be close to high end air and quiet, a bit more costly though.

 

[arees]

Ok, thanks guys, after lots of searching I have bought a thermaltake typhoon should fit fingers crossed.