Lanboy & Zalman?

[rasinhussy]

I am building a computer and decided on the Antec Lanboy, and i am going to use the Zalman CPNS-6000cu "Flower" HS on a 2500+ "Barton".

My question is has anyone had any problems with the zalman fitting in the Lanboy case, or if any one has a recomendation on a Nice case for around about $100?

Thank You

 

[amcdonald]

The lanboy has a decent clearing between the mboard and the psu.
I am easily able to fit a slk900u in there, which i thought might be a concern.
The biggest problem with the flower would probably be actual installation as there is no mboard tray.

 

[MemnochtheDevil]

The zalman might not be the best choice simply because of its clip. If you are going to be moving your case around a lot (taking it to lans, etc) I'd go with an AX-7 or something that attaches more securely to you mb. The zalman is heavy and only uses the center tabs.

I love my zalman (looks and performance ) but it might not be the best choice if your system is going to be mobile....

 

[amcdonald]

excellent point

 

[rasinhussy]

Originally posted by: MemnochtheDevil
The zalman might not be the best choice simply because of its clip. If you are going to be moving your case around a lot (taking it to lans, etc) I'd go with an AX-7 or something that attaches more securely to you mb. The zalman is heavy and only uses the center tabs.

I love my zalman (looks and performance ) but it might not be the best choice if your system is going to be mobile....

Thats a good point.

I not going to take it to any lan parties, i just like the look of the case, (but if you have any suggestions for a great case about the same price as the LANBOY, im all ears)

Only having a center clip, instead of all three, what was zalman thinking?

IMO any heatsink that is heavier that the recommended weight for AMD CPU's should have all three clips, to fully secure the HS.

 

[amcdonald]

I would look into the sonata or a similair case taking advantage of the 120mm case fans.
silence is golden.

 

[MemnochtheDevil]

Thats a good point.

I not going to take it to any lan parties, i just like the look of the case, (but if you have any suggestions for a great case about the same price as the LANBOY, im all ears)

Only having a center clip, instead of all three, what was zalman thinking?

IMO any heatsink that is heavier that the recommended weight for AMD CPU's should have all three clips, to fully secure the HS.

I think the single clip is ok for most people, as long as you hook it on correctly it won't go anywhere. It's heavy but the clip can handle it easily. Having it use all three tabs would have been a pain because the clip couldn't have dropped down the center of the hs the way it does now. Zalman would have had to pre-install it.

So I'm sure the manufacturing trade offs were not worth the extra sales they would get from the bigger clip. Most people that buy it in Compusa would never notice whether on hs had a different clip from another. Heck, they might think the bigger clip is harder to get on....