New BitFenix Prodigy Build Cooling Question

[tmcdon7638]

Hey all,
Just bought a White Prodigy case, Arock z77 ITX board, Core I5 3570k, and 16gb Kingston Hyper x Ram. I already have a Sandisk Extreme 240gb ssd alon with a 2tb Western digital hard drive. I plan on purchasing a vid card for it probably in a month or so. I hope to reuse either a PC Power and Cooling 750w of Thermaltake 480w power supply that I have on hand. Hopefully the PC Power and Cooling fits.

My question is how is the cooler that comes with the3570k? Would I be better buying an aftermarket cooler. If so what is a good one that would fit this case. I don't need it to be silent but I don't want a jet engine either. Also is there any thing anybody recommends that I might of missed? I built a small I3 ITX computer earlier this year that I use as an HTPC, but this will be my first gaming computer build since Core 2 and I want to do it right. Thanks in advance.

 

[xyexz]

Buy an antec 920 or the newer corsair h100i and call 'er done.

 

[gflgs]

Or go all out with a custom watercooling system.

 

[jolli]

I put together a white Prodigy for my girlfriend, but if it had been my personal system I would have gone with the black model for better airflow.

That said, I put a 230mm Bitfenix Spectre Pro fan in the front and used an Antec 620 exhausting on the rear fan position. The system is an i5 3470 / Asrock H77 / Radeon 5850 and temps are more than fine.

If you do go aftermarket cooler, I would agree with the above posters to stick with a liquid AIO unit like the Corsair Hydros or Antec Kuhlers. The socket positioning on the Asrock ITX boards makes it difficult to fit a tower cooler.