(SFF/SFX Clearance) Fractal Ridge + AXP120-X67 will Kingston Fury obstruct the cooler?

ManemeJeff · 2026-06-03T14:53:03Z

Components already in inventory

CPU: R7 9800X3D

MB: ASRock b650i

RAM: Kingston Fury RGB (42mm height)

GPU: ASUS 5070 Ti (305mm)

Corsair SF750W

Intending to buy

Fractal Ridge as a replacement for Metalfish T60

AXP120-X67 as a replacement cooler for the stock AMD wraith (trash) cooler.

Issue

I am finding conflicting information online, lots of reports mention a RAM clearance of 40mm. There are some reports that the AXP cooler actually has a RAM clearance of 42mm, which would mean my planned components would fit. There is even a comment referencing a yt-review even mentioning a RAM clearance of 45mm, which I find is an absurd deviation from the original 40mm, but I digress.

Question

So my question is, does anyone own the AXP and even Kingston Fury RAM and can confirm or deny the clearances mentioned above.

Secondly, is the Fractal Ridge also fitting for this setup? From my research, the GPU fits, the cooling height is 70mm max, which might introduce air turbulence with the X67 but that is fine with me.

Info about case replacement

The Fractal Ridge will replace my metalfish t60 because the case seems to have a grounding issue where the HDMI port sparks whenever it touches the HDMI cable.

This can be definitively proven by the fact that the setup outside of the case does not cause any sparks upon cable insertion.

Any suggestions or component replacements are appreciated. TIA.

OddOod · 2026-06-03T15:47:07Z

It should fit, but it might touch the RAM

50 minutes ago, ManemeJeff said:

an absurd deviation from the original 40mm

Could just be a small bend on the heat pipes

50 minutes ago, ManemeJeff said:

the cooling height is 70mm max, which might introduce air turbulence with the X67 but that is fine with me.

The cooler with fan is 62mm, but it should be right under the holes in the side panel which shouldn't be too much impingement. I'd be surprised if you had issues there