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hi! i bought the antec skeleton http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129056 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129056 and the CPU cooler i chose was the coolermaster i7 v8 cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103055 only to find that it is too tall.. i need something that does not exceed 4.5" tall or 114.3MM. im having trouble finding a good one, i dont want to use the stock cooler because im going to overclock the CPU a bit.. if anybody could help me out i would be VERY grateful!!! thanks!

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114mm tall with fan.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608019 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608019

http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=35&lng=en&set=1 http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=35&lng=en&set=1

bad case really for OC with a fan better for the water cooler setup.

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