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Asus Z170-A w/ Noctua NH-D15(S)

maremp
By maremp
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I'm getting Asus Z170-A and air cooling solution, most likely NH-D15 or NH-D15S. I'll also have Gigabyte GTX 980ti (G1 gaming), preferably in the first x16 slot. I can't seem to find any information about the dimensions and if the cooler will fit in this configuration, with the cooler fan blowing towards the back (IO) side. Does anyone have a similar config or knows how I can verify the fit before buying? Or should I play it safe and sacrifice getting 1 fan (for 6€ more) and get the NH-D15S, which is advertised as more compatible? 

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Bigger coolers usually block first PCIe slot. In your mobo its x1 slot. So unless that GPU have massive backplate, you are fine with both coolers.

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Did a bit of research on this one, everything said it would fit, D15S will give a little more room, but as long as you're not trying to install the heatsink after the gpu you should be fine

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The difference between D15 and D15S is that the D15S is offset so there will be enough clearance for the first PCIe slot.

 

Get the D15S just to be sure.

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