another thing abou thte aopen is that the casing can fit tower heatsinks....

maybe you need to do some modding to put extra exhaust fan will make it great

..hmmm..cool....exhaust fan...
but am not a modder.... dont have a clue where to start..tho.

can start using the cardbox cuts (joking)

advisable to do some test/experiment if u are really into it.
a blowhole and a drill and u're set to go...

other sff are not able to fit in tower heatsinks like aopen do... so aopen still a good one compare to other,
and a good one to start

yup..you're right...the space can accommodate a tower HSF, in which i believe will be good, as the hsf fan on the tower can be aligned "inline"(blowing in the same direction) with the psu fan at the rear...hence assisting the evacuation of hot air via the PSU...

i currently have a zalman 9500 cooler in the g326 casing...the temps are quite alright...in Realtemp, my coretemps doesn't exceed 46degC, on HWmonitor(coretemps) doesn't exceed 45degC, on Coretemp doesn't exceed 42degC, on speedfan(coretemps) doesn't exceed 42degC as well...

Nice... ..bro ...if you dont mind, can u snap a picture showing your Aopen-G326 with Zalman 9500.
Coz my Killer Whale kindda overwellming , I cant mount my PSU correctly due to KillerWhale heatsink to damn big. I have to Push back few inch my PSU & mount it with cable tide instead of screws.

hmmm the deep cool killerwhale top down air flow might not suite your aopen.

i think you can try CM Hyper TX3

yup..u are right... am in search of an alternative Tower Heatsink tho. The KillerWhale just for testing, its not a permanent solution.

no1 tried mounting a TRUE or noctua U12P or prolimatech inside the case?

i think that is overkilling
but more is always better rite

hmmm the deep cool killerwhale top down air flow might not suite your aopen.

i think you can try CM Hyper TX3

Here's a photo of the zalman in the g326 casing...

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Added on October 12, 2009, 2:22 amdunno whether it will fit or not...didn't take the measurements...

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Added on October 12, 2009, 2:24 amI wouldn't mind, but those are high end coolers....my budget was limited...hence had to utilized with what I have...

This post has been edited by ravewar: Oct 12 2009, 02:24 AM

wow it fits, like that can put other tower cooler as well loh...

like TRUE

Wow...nice...much more nicer than my Killer Whale, its even had a small gap. Anyway Thanks bro. Look like it I gonna have to get me another Tower HSF for my SFF setup

yes sir...

a tower cooler will definitely be more efficient...especially if the PSU has a large fan at the lower side....which is very popular nowadays anyway...

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Added on October 12, 2009, 12:33 pmyour killer whale, as mentioned by fr0sti3, is a top-down design...hence the airflow is not working in tandem with the fan of the psu...

a tower cooler will definitely be better...I just got a CCF, but donno if it fits...

This post has been edited by ravewar: Oct 12 2009, 12:45 PM

CCF wahhh here.... pair it with 90CFM fan...mind snapping a picture for us to see once u complete.

on second thought 90CFM fan gonna be like a heli when u switch on your SFF tho.

This post has been edited by beast921: Oct 12 2009, 12:41 PM

the CCf is for my own rig that I'm in the process of refreshing la...thought of fitting into the g326, but I reckon the CCF is too wide, may get into contact with the casing cover...

This post has been edited by ravewar: Oct 12 2009, 12:43 PM

er... wat is CCf?

core contact frezer
(cpu cooler)

wah... can find that in KL?

Any of u guys can recommend me a cpu fan and case and PSU which can support a micro-atx board for core i5 750 with a ati HD5850?