Dark rock 3

[steveo1234]

bought this a while back but had to change out my RAM because the dark rock 3 overlapped the RAM so had switch it out for lower ones is there any way to change the position of the cpu cooler so i can fit in this my old RAM again

[VincentiusIV]

There are only two positions you can place the cooler... parallel and not-parallel to the RAM.

 

You can also mount the fan a little higher so the ram fits under it.

 

What motherboard do you have? and how many ram sticks?

[steveo1234]

msi 990fxa had that one for a while now dont think it goes parallel 

[VincentiusIV]

7 minutes ago, steveo1234 said:

msi 990fxa had that one for a while now dont think it goes parallel 

 

Here is the Dark Rock 3 mounted on the motherboard you have, non-parallel to the ram. This fits perfectly, using two ram sticks.

 

However, if you currently use, or plan to upgrade in the future to four ram sticks this is a problem due to the cooler overlapping one ram slot.

 

So you could mount the dark rock 3 like this:

 

Only thing i cant show you with this picture, is to place the fan (which is presented in push configuration (blowing air into the heat sink)) 

on the other side of the heat sink, in pull configuration (pulling air through the heat sink)

 

This way, there will be nothing overlapping any ram slots.

 

Hope this helps.