Tweaktown posted an ecstatic review of the case:
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/7161/t ... ndex8.html

I've seen a number of people mount their radiator fans so that the hot air in blown into the case. I guess that would optimize the cool air coming against the radiator (there are case fans on the outside of the radiator, giving it push-pull) at the expense of heating up everything else inside the ca...

The Thermaltake Core V1 mITX case also uses a 200m fan (included) in front, but with a front grill and cuboid shape, appyling SebRad's observations. I'd love to see a definitive silent review of it.

Sorry sorry. I meant "True Spirit M it is!". I appreciate your confirmation.

@xan_user: Ha! Yeah, that occured to me. Run it test bench style.

Personally I'm quite confident it work, and even other people "measured" at least 147mm of clearance . I praise your research (dare I say, quest?). Brilliant. Kotetsu it is! EDIT: Spirit, I mean Does the L31 fulfill all these needs? Consider my rambling simply "a list of tower heatsinks under 140mm...

Thanks again, guys. You're an uncommon combination of patience and knowledge. I made a mistake: The Silverstone Argon in the recommended list is indeed a 140mm tower. Funny enough, Silverstone also sells a cute 120mm fanless heatsink that supports 70/80mm fans: http://www.silverstonetek.com/product....

Have you considered the Seasonic G Series 450? ~$80, Semi-modular
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-p ... y-ssr450rm

Thanks guys. While I have your attention (and assuming the answer is straightforward): Is there a kotetsu-like cooler (great price, performance, easy default choice) for someone constrained to a 140mm cpu height? I'd prefer a tower (it seems to be harmony with the airflow provided by the case, as op...

Though they're all quiet, MSI Gaming is the quietest. Like steve said, stop reading comment sections and stick with benchmarks: 128/2G is not a problem. A 960 will max out your 60hz monitor at 1080 with modern, demanding titles at very high settings. In 2-3 years you might have to settle with high s...

I remember some article here mention that the S variant intel cpus aren't worthwhile, but didn't show any numbers. Well, techspot did a quick comparison with an i7 S variant. Basically, the lower average TDP is a meaningless wash. Avoid. http://www.techspot.com/news/59696-intel-s-series-4790s-power-...

The only info on the stock cooler I could find comes from the fun, but less-than-rigorous review of sub-$20 coolers. Stock was measure to be 21.3 SPL and (to my ears) sounded the quietest. http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1406-page13.html It seems to me that anyone building a sub-21 dbA computer...