Help with what to do about cooler cord in the way of ram

Bruuuh · February 15

I just bought more ram for my pc and I opened the case to install it. But as you can see in the photo below, the wires coming out of the cooler block the ram slot. I may be able to cram in the ram but I don't want to hurt my cooler. What do I do?

Hinjima · February 15

1 minute ago, Bruuuh said:

I just bought more ram for my pc and I opened the case to install it. But as you can see in the photo below, the wires coming out of the cooler block the ram slot. I may be able to cram in the ram but I don't want to hurt my cooler. What do I do?

Can you turn the pump a different direction so the wires dont come out on the right side?

Spotty · February 15

Looks like there should be enough clearance for the RAM. If there really isn't enough room then do as Hinjima suggested and rotate the cooler so the tubes are on the other side.

tkitch · February 15

to me it looks like there's plenty of clearance.

the tubes shouldn't be a problem, and the wire can be rerouted.

Godlygamer23 · February 15

On my test bench, I have the 'excess' tied down to the tubes with zip-ties.

RevGAM · February 15

I would suggest turning the whole block so that the tubes and wires face upwards. This will prevent the accumulation of air in the block which, regardless of whether the pump is on there, is important to avoid. It'll also fix any RAM clearance issues.

Other than that, remove the block temporarily, insert the RAM, clean the block and CPU with isopropyl alcohol and a lint-free material, and then apply new paste before remount the block.

Edited February 15 by RevGAM
Added alternate suggestion.