Will it ACTUALLY fit?

[Emski89]

Hello,

 

I have a CPU case "Thermaltake Versa H18 Window Micro Case "

 

https://www.thermaltake.com/Chassis/Micro_Case_/Versa/C_00003148/Versa_H18_/Specification.htm

 

CPU cooler height limitation: 155mm  (Check Specs)

 

And I am concerned if it these CPU air coolers will fit?

 

 

1) GAMMAXX GT TGA - http://www.deepcool.com/product/cpucooler/2018-06/7_8610.shtml

Overall Dimension	135X84.8X156 mm

2) GAMMAXX GT - http://www.deepcool.com/product/cpucooler/2017-06/7_6732.shtml

Overall Dimension

135X84.8X156 mm

 

I know it's just 1 mm more, but will it close?

 

Thanks!

[rcmaehl]

Assuming the Window is plastic, you could force it to fit. If it's glass, don't. Over-tightening the cooler would possibly also help but you run the risk of destroying both the CPU silicon and motherboard pins.

[Jurrunio]

1mm is fine, even if TT didnt leave any margin of error, just don't tighten the side panel all the way in. 1mm isnt going to make the side fall off.

 

4 minutes ago, rcmaehl said:

Over-tightening the cooler would possibly also help but you run the risk of destroying both the CPU silicon and motherboard pins.

No it doesnt, CPUs have lids specifically to avoid people cracking dies when installing coolers so they can use more mounting pressure (the same can't be said for laptop CPUs and all GPUs, SOCs). The pins are at a length such that the PCB of the CPU will take all the extra force and spread it to the board but not the pins.

[Emski89]

Thanks so much guys!

[rcmaehl]

47 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

No it doesnt, CPUs have lids specifically to avoid people cracking dies when installing coolers so they can use more mounting pressure

Pretty sure this applies to TIM only, not soldered IHS.

[Jurrunio]

53 minutes ago, rcmaehl said:

Pretty sure this applies to TIM only, not soldered IHS.

soldered IHS are pressed onto the PCB when the solder is still relatively soft, so the lid still contacts the PCB and spreads the pressure over. So many people used soldered Sandy Bridge CPUs and back then no one broke their CPUs because of it. Havent heard of Ryzens or FX or Phenoms getting damaged by mounting pressure either.

[rcmaehl]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

soldered IHS are pressed onto the PCB when the solder is still relatively soft, so the lid still contacts the PCB and spreads the pressure over. So many people used soldered Sandy Bridge CPUs and back then no one broke their CPUs because of it. Havent heard of Ryzens or FX or Phenoms getting damaged by mounting pressure either.

TIL. 

[aiscy]

Sorry for being a kind of necromancer, but the topic was on the first page when I googled the same question that OP had, so I feel sorta obliged to inform future searchers that it fits well. To be exact, in my case it was GAMMAXX GT TGA (135x84.8x156mm). After installing it, the window was still a full millimeter or two away, so the window didn't even touch the cooler when I was opening and closing the case.