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Cpu cooler and ram clearance problem

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Was excited to add 2 extra sticks of ram only to realize I cant place the cpu fan properly (dark rock 4 air cooler).

 

Photo of problem: https://imgur.com/a/r09oEHJ

Red is the spearation between fan and ram. Blue is the extra height at the top as the result.

 

As you can see the fan grips dont connect at the top.  If I were to leave it like this, which I wouldn't, I can't close the case.

I have a aorus z390 mobo with a dark rock 4 air cooler inside a h500 case. I feel like I must be missing something or many people just dont have 4 sticks of ram on this setup?

 

I just put this build together 2 weeks ago so hopefully I can return the cooler to bh photo if it comes to it. Should I just return and get another cooler? I see the black rock 4 pro might not have this problem as the fan on top of ram is smaller. What about an AIO? I dont know a lot about this stuff. I have an i7 8700k and would like a mild OC on it.

 

 

 

 

 

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Most people dont use 4 sticks in Mainstream boards. If they do, they usually plan and get low profile sticks to allow for the clearance. On the DR4 spec sheet, it should list a maximum ram height allowed for clearance. 

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7 minutes ago, Skiiwee29 said:

Most people dont use 4 sticks in Mainstream boards. If they do, they usually plan and get low profile sticks to allow for the clearance. On the DR4 spec sheet, it should list a maximum ram height allowed for clearance. 

Agreed, now I know this.

 

What would you do in my shoes though? As I said im not terribly savvy when it comes to builds as my problem clearly shows. Not sure what my best option is. 

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Just now, W-L said:

You can configure the fan so it sits higher up for extra clearance or to have it on the rear of the cooler in a pull config instead of push. 

I cant have it higher. The case wont close. If I were to put the fan in the back will I get worst temperatures?

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1 minute ago, avillabon said:

I cant have it higher. The case wont close. If I were to put the fan in the back will I get worst temperatures?

There would be essentially no difference having it as push or pull. 

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I have the same i7-8700k mine is overclocked to 5GHz. I'm using a corsair H115i Pro, temps don't go over 73C on aida64 stresstest. Coming from a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, I'm really happy with those temps. Used to go over 80C when gaming. Also, important for you right now, the footprint the block and pump combo has is really small. Should have no issues putting any sort of ram sticks next to it.

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get a case actually designed for cooling

 

There are the Scythe Mugen 5 Rev.B and Cryorig H5 universal which doesnt place the fan above the memory slots (Mugen 5 is just 154.5mm tall, while H5 is 160mm which is the limit of the case)

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19 minutes ago, avillabon said:

I cant have it higher. The case wont close. If I were to put the fan in the back will I get worst temperatures?

Since it seems your case is the issue here and the limiting factor, what case do you have?

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You can get a slim fan.

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