chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
212+ is about 16cm tall. If you're sure that will fit it would be a nice upgrade over the stock cooler. I also wouldn't recommend keeping the side panel off in most situations. Maybe if you only have a rear exhaust fan and no other case fans.NIN90 said:Well it's an OEM PC but I got it through a promo from a local PC gaming magazine so it was actually made with future updates in mind.
A bigger cooler should fit no problem from what I can see plus I keep the case side panel off.
Without seeing the case or knowing what type it is, you might want to be ready to get something low profile. I don't know which of those are worth recommending though.
And keeping the current cooler and just replacing the thermal paste and reseating it might take care of the problem, again, assuming your fan works. If the temps just recently started getting bad the fan might be dead, dying, or the bearings are going bad.