Money Is No Object - Space Age CPU Cooler Under 100mm for 4670K?

[newoski]

Hi Guys,

I'm looking for some help cooling a bartop arcade I just built with an i5-4670K. Stock speed right now and based on temps I think overclocking is out of the question.

The cores idle around 44C, but during Intel Burn Test they shoot up too 100C very quickly. At that point, I stop the test.

I currently have a Noctua NH-L12 cooler. Based on the cramped bartop size, I can only fit a 100mm CPU cooler. I've read pretty much every thread/review I can find looking for the best cooling possible. Sadly, I think water cooling is out, because the exhaust fans would have to attach to the back door that opens/closes and would put strain on the tubes -- that's assuming I could find tubes long enough to mount.

My question is this, if money is no object, is there some kind of spaceage CPU cooler 100mm or shorter that would tame my 4670K?

 

[bootcher]

Have you considered a peltier with a low profile cooler, for example the noctua NH-L9i?

 

[newoski]

Have you considered a peltier with a low profile cooler, for example the noctua NH-L9i?

Not sure what peltier is, but I'm intrigued. Can you elaborate or provide a link?

 

[bootcher]

http://www.heatsink-guide.com/peltier.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_cooling

 

[jsmithepa]

Peltier has proven to be unpopular I (really) dunno why.

There is no magic, high performance coolers need lots of surface area (size) to dump the heat, you can help along with some massive airflow I suppose.

 

[bootcher]

They are not easy to setup, there are some dangers to using it. Also they are very inefficient coolers. But they get the job done very well if done correctly.