You said most cases can not handle a cooler like that. Do you have any idea what can?
I've been using this cpu overclocked at 3ghz for a couple years with out a fan on this heatsink with no problems. I like that it makes no noise.
But hey..
No problem buying a new heatsink if the prices...
Just bought a new Haswell computer and wanting to turn my old one into a HTPC.
I would prefer it to be in a media center case if at all possible.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
HTPC
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included...