Crap....

[Darren]

I'd be surprised if you could fit that in a HAF 912. Just get the TX3 and be done with it. You're just going to be blowing money on something like that when it really won't matter. If you want be thorough, buy another 92mm fan to put on the TX3 and a tube or Arctic Silver 5 and you'll be set. Don't spend 50 bucks on an air cooler for a Phenom II in 2015.

 

[The VCR King]

Alright but will that blue led Zalman fit in my case AND allow access to my RAM slots if I DID get it? Because I can afford it and it looks nice

http://www.amazon.com/Zalman-CNPS99...451701231&sr=8-3&keywords=zalman+blue+led+am3

 

[The VCR King]

Will the Zalman leave all my RAM slots unobstructed? The current dimensions of my cooler are
131 x 120 x 165 mm
and the Zalman is
94mm(L), 131mm(W), and 152mm(H)

 

[Darren]

Will the Zalman leave all my RAM slots unobstructed? The current dimensions of my cooler are
131 x 120 x 165 mm
and the Zalman is
94mm(L), 131mm(W), and 152mm(H)

How are we going to know that any better than you? You've got the motherboard, cooler, and RAM. Not us. Get a ruler and figure it out.

 

[The VCR King]

How are we going to know that any better than you? You've got the motherboard, cooler, and RAM. Not us. Get a ruler and figure it out.

My current cooler is 4.5" wide and it covers my RAM slot by 1/2CM. The Zalman though is 131mm or 5.15" wide, but it said 94mm, or 3.7 inches, long, and I don't know if that means I can rotate the cooler so it'll clear my RAM slots or not. Are AM3 coolers rotatable?

Like can I do this with the bracket?

 

[The VCR King]

Anyways judging by the dimensions of the Zalman, it appears that it will clear all my RAM slots. Correct?

 

[spirit]

Depends how tall your sticks are and how much clearance there is between the bottom of the fan on the cooler and the motherboard. Without having the cooler I guess it's hard to know what the clearance between the bottom of the fan and the board is.

 

[The VCR King]

Depends how tall your sticks are and how much clearance there is between the bottom of the fan on the cooler and the motherboard. Without having the cooler I guess it's hard to know what the clearance between the bottom of the fan and the board is.

My current cooler covers the slot by 1/2CM. My RAM sticks are about 2" tall

 

[spirit]

This looks like it'll clear all my slots, and it at least has LEDs:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004C...C_SX118_SY170_QL70&keywords=Zalman+am3+cooler

Going by this review on Amazon it might fit: http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-r.../ref=cm_cr_pr_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B004CZ48DE

You can always remove the heatspreaders on the DIMMs (I forgot you could do that). Shouldn't affect anything other than the appearance.

 

[The VCR King]

Going by this review on Amazon it might fit: http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-r.../ref=cm_cr_pr_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B004CZ48DE

You can always remove the heatspreaders on the DIMMs (I forgot you could do that). Shouldn't affect anything other than the appearance.

Sweet! I'll buy the cooler, and if push comes to shove I'll take the heat sink off the ram. Thanks!

 

[spirit]

Sweet! I'll buy the cooler, and if push comes to shove I'll take the heat sink off the ram. Thanks!

No worries, I hope it fits OK!

 

[The VCR King]

No worries, I hope it fits OK!

Me too

 

[spirit]

Me too

If you take the heatspreaders off it will fit fine, guaranteed lol.

 

[beers]

If you take the heatspreaders off it will fit fine, guaranteed lol.

That might hold true for your current cooler as well

 

[The VCR King]

That might hold true for your current cooler as well

Tried it and didn't work. My current cooler hovers right on top of the DIMM slot. I still have to buy the new Zalman.

 

[The VCR King]

Alright, I just ordered the Zalman cooler. There was a seller in California that had one for $30, and with the shipping cost it was only $40 compared to $50 from Amazon fulfillment. Now I gotta wait two weeks for the thing to travel across the country to Ohio :/ but I got a new cooler and my RAM gets here on Wednesday too! I'm so excited!

All I need to do now is get my Radeon R9 and a new PSU, then I'm all set to go!

 

[Geoff]

Tried it and didn't work. My current cooler hovers right on top of the DIMM slot. I still have to buy the new Zalman.

Take a dremel tool if it's just barely covering it.

 

[The VCR King]

Ram came in the mail today. I had to do a few modifications to my cooler though to make it fit. My Zalman is on its way from Amazon though so hopefully I'll be getting that soon...

 

[beers]

Christ, get some canned air on that thing..

 

[The VCR King]

Christ, get some canned air on that thing..

I did before I put the PC back together. I clean my rig out like every week and the amount of dust this thing can accumulate makes me wonder why I don't have bronchitis yet... LOL