Got my parts, have an issue with RAM and cooler.

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gooeymonster

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My motherboard is the asrock z77 pro3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157297

This is my RAM http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-240-Pin-Platforms-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1364703776&sr=1-2&keywords=Corsair+Vengeance+8+GB+%28+2+x+4+GB+%29+DDR3+1600+MHz (purchased it for $47.08)

I have the Cooler master hyper 212 evo.

The RAM wont fit with the evo, but I have it in the 1st and 3rd dimm dual channel config.

I heard that I could switch the evo's fan around so that it's in the pull config. How would I exactly do this if this is the option? Or could I place the RAM in the 2nd and 4th channel. My third bet would be to slide the fan up the heatsink. Would this effect the cooling?
 
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Any time. In the future you can even put another fan on the other side to pull if you want, but do not expect too much(1-3c maybe). That cooler is well optimized for what it has.
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I would just slide the fan up, It should not effect cooling that much.

Setting it to pull from the other side would just mean flipping the fan(motor facing away from the heatsink and not towards) on its bracket at reattaching it on the other side. The 4 screws may be hidden under the rubber pads, but they are in the 4 corners of the fan.

I still vote for moving the fan up a bit.
 
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Thanks, so pretty much pull would be placing it as if it would be facing towards the heatsink in push, except there's no heatsink in front of the fan and instead it is behind it. So instead of blowing the hot air out it'd be pulling it out?

So setting the RAM in the 2nd and fourth slot is out of the question?
 
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Yes that is exactly what having the fan on the other side would do.

Check your manual, Most dual channel boards will do that without issues.

I actually have mine in 2/4 as well.

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In the future, It may be best to always try to get lower profile memory sometimes it can get tight with larger heatsinks.

The 212 + with lower profile memory
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Thank you so much! :)
 
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