noctua nh-u14s and mini itx ram clearance ?

[oldnick]

does the noctua nh-u14s have clearance for ram dimms on mini-itx motherboard (with the fan installed on the ram side of the cooler) ? i want to lower the fan as possible to be able to install the cooler in my case without issues

 

i was going to buy the smaller u12s but the deffrence is only about $5 so i think i will get this one if it compatible 

[m0k]

9 minutes ago, oldnick said:

does the noctua nh-u14s have clearance for ram dimms on mini-itx motherboard (with the fan installed on the ram side of the cooler) ? i want to lower the fan as possible to be able to install the cooler in my case without issues

 

i was going to buy the smaller u12s but the deffrence is only about $5 so i think i will get this one if it compatible 

which motherboard are you using?

[m0k]

For reference here are all the systems using the U14S with a MiniITX motherboard

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/builds/by_part/DMjG3C#E=9,10

 

Go through the photos for those builds to see if it looks similar to your setup

[oldnick]

1 minute ago, mok said:

which motherboard are you using?

asus z170i pro gaming 

 

but will upgrade soon so the question is in general 

[m0k]

1 minute ago, oldnick said:

asus z170i pro gaming 

 

but will upgrade soon so the question is in general 

as long as your ram sticks dont have massive heatsinks on them it looks like it will fit just fine

this person even used the cooler with a kit of vengeance pro https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/b/4sXPxr

 

and this with no ram heatsink

[oldnick]

5 minutes ago, mok said:

as long as your ram sticks dont have massive heatsinks on them it looks like it will fit just fine

this person even used the cooler with a kit of vengeance pro https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/b/4sXPxr

 

and this with no ram heatsink

the fan still stick out taller than the heatsink and from the photo it doesnt seems to be able to get any lower 

 

my case cant take anything taller than hyper 212 evo

 

cant tell if it fit or not

 

thanks anyway

[WoodenMarker]

Yes, it will clear the ram. You can see compatibility with motherboards on noctua's website: http://noctua.at/en/products/cpu-cooler-retail/nh-u14s/comp

[m0k]

7 hours ago, oldnick said:

the fan still stick out taller than the heatsink and from the photo it doesnt seems to be able to get any lower 

 

my case cant take anything taller than hyper 212 evo

 

cant tell if it fit or not

 

thanks anyway

what case are you using?

you could always use a 120mm fan with the cooler 

[LogicalDrm]

Depends on which RAM. But I would recommend smaller cooler, maybe U12S. Heatsink itself is 165mm. And I have pictures to prove it. My old case had 167mm clearance. Coolers heatpipes were literally mm's away from sidepanel.

[WoodenMarker]

8 hours ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

Depends on which RAM. But I would recommend smaller cooler, maybe U12S. Heatsink itself is 165mm. And I have pictures to prove it. My old case had 167mm clearance. Coolers heatpipes were literally mm's away from sidepanel.

Unless the ram is unusually wide, the cooler will clear it. If it fits, the NH-U14S is the better value for $5 extra due to the quieter fan and better performance.