Would it Harm it?

[Jay K]

Hey Guys, I have a pc setup with a micro-ATX Mainboard including an i7 3770 an Nvidia GTX 780 and a Huge CPU-Cooler (Arctic Freezer).

My Problem is the CPU-Cooler with the Micro-ATX, because if everything is mounted the cooler misses the GPU by arround  1 Millimeter. My Concern is that one day the Cooler might touch the GPU, so im asking the question:

Would it Harm it?

And what can I do about it? 

[TheKDub]

Micro-ATX*

 

Would it harm the GPU if the cooler touched it? Maybe.

What can you do to prevent that? Cover either the side of the cooler that is closest to the GPU with electrical tape so no metal will contact the GPU, or put some electrical tape on the GPU where the cooler would touch.

 

Or wedge some cardboard in between the two.

[PetiteBob]

I Doubt it, As long as it does not fall on top ( like break off) it should be fine

[Jay K]

@TheKDub Sry in German its Mikro

 

Thanks for the Instant Help Guys

[Dzzope]

Does the GPU have a back-plate?

 

The cooler won't move unless the board / mounts break.. and then you have bigger issues.

[Jay K]

The GPU has  no Back Plate

The Cooler is really good but the mounting is not... and gravity could pull it down some day...or someone moves the Case and the Cooler touches the GPU.

[Lord_Karango17]

There is always a chance that something may short out, as the gpu does not have a backplate, and heatsinks are fairly electrically conductive. I would suggest placing a non conductive barrier of some sort, to prevent a short if the cooler does droop over time.

[G33k 4 L1F3]

Depends. Would your motherboard handle the stress of the heavy and bulky heatsink? This said that it won't warp under the weight. You could simply place electrical tape, or any non conductive material in between the heatsink and GPU, just to make darn certain it doesn't touch.

[Ertman]

Possible too change the orientation of the CPU cooler?

[Jay K]

no sadly not, i think I am going to  do the Tape Thing