quick zalman cnps-7700 question

suprasteve · 12-18-2005, 03:29 AM

I'm building another comp with a dual core processor, so I decided to get the zalman cnps-7700. Problem is, it doesn't fit by about a quarter inch, the fins hit my power supply. Anyone else have an issue like this? I was thinking about trimming the fins but that would blow any chance of a return if that doesn't work. There's nothing out of the ordinary about either the case or PSU either. Any help is greatly appreciated.

34erd · 12-18-2005, 04:02 AM

Thats a very big HSF that wont work with some motherboards. You should have checked the Zalman site to see if it's compatible. Sorry to hear that it isn't

What motherboard do you have just to double check?

suprasteve · 12-18-2005, 05:09 AM

It's an intel, I know not exactly an overclocker's dream or anything but I'm building it or my mom (wanted her to have absolutely no heat problems whatsoever...) and I had a problem with my foxconn so she wanted a company she had heard about. I'm thinking about just trimming the outer fins where they bend up a little and that will give me enough clearance. It's not an issue with contact with the mobo, it's the PSU like I said so the board meets the intel standards or whatever that zalman stated on their site. Basicaly I kinda want someone to tell me if the trimming thing should work out alright or if I'm doing something incredibly stupid. I already made sure the fan itself won't hit the PSU if I trim it.

suprasteve · 12-18-2005, 02:31 PM

went ahead and trimmed them, haven't finished everything else yet but I think it'll work

12-18-2005, 03:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	quick zalman cnps-7700 question I'm building another comp with a dual core processor, so I decided to get the zalman cnps-7700. Problem is, it doesn't fit by about a quarter inch, the fins hit my power supply. Anyone else have an issue like this? I was thinking about trimming the fins but that would blow any chance of a return if that doesn't work. There's nothing out of the ordinary about either the case or PSU either. Any help is greatly appreciated.

12-18-2005, 04:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 15 Posts: 2,842	Thats a very big HSF that wont work with some motherboards. You should have checked the Zalman site to see if it's compatible. Sorry to hear that it isn't What motherboard do you have just to double check? __________________ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI DR Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1 Gig OCZ VX DDR500 DDR BFG GeForce 7800GT 160 Gig SATA HDD CD-RW DVD-ROM Antec NeoPower 480 Thermaltake Tsunami

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12-18-2005, 05:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	It's an intel, I know not exactly an overclocker's dream or anything but I'm building it or my mom (wanted her to have absolutely no heat problems whatsoever...) and I had a problem with my foxconn so she wanted a company she had heard about. I'm thinking about just trimming the outer fins where they bend up a little and that will give me enough clearance. It's not an issue with contact with the mobo, it's the PSU like I said so the board meets the intel standards or whatever that zalman stated on their site. Basicaly I kinda want someone to tell me if the trimming thing should work out alright or if I'm doing something incredibly stupid. I already made sure the fan itself won't hit the PSU if I trim it.

12-18-2005, 02:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	went ahead and trimmed them, haven't finished everything else yet but I think it'll work