Dark Rock 3 air cooler memory clearance

[shibbir]

Hi. Should I be able to use all 4 DIMM slots of my motherboard with the dark rock 3 from be quiet? I want at least 32 GB of memory and it should be (4 x 8GB). 16GB models are not available for me at this time.

The system I am trying to build:

• Intel Core i7 7700K
• Asus Maximus IX Code
• Corsair VENGEANCE® LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4
• be quiet DARK ROCK 3
• Zotac 1080 founders edition
   

Thanks.

[Brooksie359]

i would just get corsair vengeance lpx then you wont have any issues with clearance. 

[TheNextLinus]

4 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

i would just get corsair vengeance lpx then you wont have any issues with clearance. 

<3 Vengeance LPX

[shibbir]

12 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

i would just get corsair vengeance lpx then you wont have any issues with clearance. 

yes, but can I use LED versions instead 

Vengeance LED looks nice

[vong]

Just now, shibbir said:

yes, but can I use LED versions instead 

Vengeance LED looks nice

You either need low profile memory or a 2x16gb kit.

[WereCat]

You need to use standard height or low profile. Cooler will be above RAM so LED RAM is pointless.

[Brooksie359]

3 minutes ago, shibbir said:

yes, but can I use LED versions instead 

Vengeance LED looks nice

im not sure if the same goes for the non pro version of the dark rock 3 but the pro version has issues with non low-profile ram 

[Laurensvdg]

The "blueprint"  shows, that anything thats more than 3,6 cm away from your socket can be as high as you want.

Getting ram thats less than 20 mm tall will never happen, so the space below the fan will never be enough. The cooler-fins start at 40mm hight, so the LED ram (49mm high) will never ever be able to fit under the fan, unless you decide to mount it at least 3 cm higher, resulting in a 19-20 cm high cooler combo.

 

I would go for LPX ram and invest the saved money into a dark rock pro 3 --> It should cover up most of the visual parts

 

[dfsdfgfkjsefoiqzemnd]

52 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

im not sure if the same goes for the non pro version of the dark rock 3 but the pro version has issues with non low-profile ram

The non-pro is very likely to overhang the first DIMM slot indeed.  Depending on the motherboard, the first PCI-e slot may also be an issue.

That being said, you can always move the fan up a bit to create room.  But that's not a pretty sight. 

 

@ OP : To give you an idea of RAM clearance on a 40mm high cooler, here's a Pro hanging over some Kingston HyperX Savage on an MSI X99A Gaming7 board :

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's fairly low-profile RAM.  You're not going to get away with high-profile RAM, so stick with low-profile or get a cooler that has plenty of clearance. 

 

 

[shibbir]

Can I place the cooler in opposite orientation like this https://plus.google.com/u/0/+GregorMima/posts/8LTSKtbEQUt

What will be the problem with that?