I will be moving to a Fractal Design R4 from my ancient P180. I'm glad it has the 3 fan controller switch built in. I'll be removing both drive cages in the R4. I currently have two 2.5" drives. No 3.5" will be installed. Just use my eSATA drive dock for all of them. I do not plan on opening the top or side vents and hope by removing both cages I might get enough air. RAM height is a non-issue.
I am considering the Thermalright HR-02 Macho, NZXT Havik 140, Noctua NH-D14. I am stumped. They all have their pros and cons. One fan on HR-02 that matches up well with rear case fan. But may be a tricky mount. Two fans on the Havik 140. NH-DI4 is massive and would be a tight fit. The first two are very close in price.
All three reviews were written by the same person. Not easy to come by. He really liked the Macho the the best FWIW. (Being female it's not the best name IMO).
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HR02 review: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/ ... eview/1449
NZXT review http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/ ... eview/1312
NH-D14 review http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/ ... eview/1062
Current ambient temp is 27C. Real Temp idle temps 31-37C with front, back and top 120mm fans in P180
i7-2600K currently @stock
ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
16GB (4x4) Crucial Ballistix Sport
EVGA GTX 560 Ti FPB
Samsung 830 64GB |Seagate 2.5" 500GB, 7200 RPM pulled from laptop
PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 600w modular