Recommend cooling for tight space & 1.8ghz Athlon?

[Guest]

Good Afternoon:

I am currently building a system with the MSI KT4 board, and an Athlon XP2200 Socket A 1.80ghz processor.

The space inside the case is quite small. (It's a 'luggable' PC from CaseDepot.) I am finding that the height above the processor is limited to 2 inches or approx 50 mm. The space at the end of the 2 inches is occupied by the power supply - so a cooling device that just barely fits into the two inch limit will have a very slim space to pull/push airflow.

Are there any recommendations on a cooling device rated for the 1.8 ghz Athlon that would:
-have a low stack height but still have adequate cooling?
-have a 2-inch stack height and move air sideways?
-allow liquid cooling but uses a very small pump/motor and radiator system? (The liquid cooling option would put a small water block into the processor space. The liquid tubing would then run to a space approx 3" wide x 6" tall x 2" deep that could be mounted to the case wall and vented to the outside.)

I welcome your replies. Thanks for your time.

-Kevin

 

[phsstpok]

Tough problem. Low profile high performance cooler is going to be hard to find.

I have a thought but I don't know if it will work. <A HREF="http://www.nexfan.com/29/171.htm?692" target="_new">This cooler</A> is low performance but has an all copper, low-profile heatsink (64x63x15 mm). Perhaps if you replace the fan with a 60x60x25mm high performance Delta fan (40 CFM) it will do the job. Total height would only be 40 mm.

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