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May 15, 2014 1:08:53 PM

Hi, I'm looking into buying a CPU cooler for my setup.

I would like to ask if the heatsink of the Hyper 212 Evo will fit in my case since I have a high profile RAM.

My specs:

Asus Rampage III Formula

Intel i7-950

Kingston HyperX 6GB @1800Mhz High Profile Memory(http://img12.360buyimg.com/n1/1023/03b93b32-78d8-4c37-a...)

PSU CM Silent Pro 1000W

Case CM Storm Scout

Thank you in advance! :) 

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May 15, 2014 1:16:00 PM

The Hyper 212 EVO will interfere with high profile RAM.

I have the 212 EVO and Corsair Vengeance tall RAM; and I ground off 1 mm x 10 mm from the base of the fan in order to provide clearance. Raising the fan clips was too awkward.
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May 15, 2014 1:21:14 PM

Ubrales said:
The Hyper 212 EVO will interfere with high profile RAM.

I have the 212 EVO and Corsair Vengeance tall RAM; and I ground off 1 mm x 10 mm from the base of the fan in order to provide clearance. Raising the fan clips was too awkward.


I see. I found this image on the net. The RAM is G Skill.

http://www.hardwareoverclock.com/kuehler/Coolermaster_H...

I can always move the RAM to the 2nd, 4th and 6th slots, right?
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May 15, 2014 1:41:17 PM

cyber_marco said:
Ubrales said:
The Hyper 212 EVO will interfere with high profile RAM.

I have the 212 EVO and Corsair Vengeance tall RAM; and I ground off 1 mm x 10 mm from the base of the fan in order to provide clearance. Raising the fan clips was too awkward.


I see. I found this image on the net. The RAM is G Skill.

http://www.hardwareoverclock.com/kuehler/Coolermaster_H...

I can always move the RAM to the 2nd, 4th and 6th slots, right?


If you have six memory slots and triple channel yes you can do that. The downside is that you will not be in a position to populate all six slots at a later date. (The motherboard link you posted does not work).

Try raising the fan clip and see how it looks. In my case it was not acceptable to me; looked out of place.
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May 15, 2014 1:46:55 PM

cyber_marco said:
I also found this video regarding raising the fan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAw82gm9Kb0


I watched the video and that was what I tried at first. I didn't like the raised fan . That's why I ground off 1 mm x 10 mm from the base of the fan.

However, raising the fan is a solution.
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May 15, 2014 2:09:11 PM

Ubrales said:
cyber_marco said:
I also found this video regarding raising the fan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAw82gm9Kb0


I watched the video and that was what I tried at first. I didn't like the raised fan . That's why I ground off 1 mm x 10 mm from the base of the fan.

However, raising the fan is a solution.


Try this link: http://img12.360buyimg.com/n1/1023/03b93b32-78d8-4c37-a...

I'm thinking of raising the fan a bit, would there be any major impact in performance doing so? I presume not.

Regarding the fan configuration. On my case I have one 120mm fan pulling air from the front of the case (can install a second one pulling air too), one 140mm on the top pulling air too and one 120mm pushing air at the back. There is room to install two 120mm fans in the side window of the case too, probably pushing air outside the case.

How should I use the cooler's fans? I can buy a second one for it. Would a push-pull configuration be good?
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May 15, 2014 2:39:10 PM

cyber_marco said:
Ubrales said:
cyber_marco said:
I also found this video regarding raising the fan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAw82gm9Kb0


I watched the video and that was what I tried at first. I didn't like the raised fan . That's why I ground off 1 mm x 10 mm from the base of the fan.

However, raising the fan is a solution.


Try this link: http://img12.360buyimg.com/n1/1023/03b93b32-78d8-4c37-a...

I'm thinking of raising the fan a bit, would there be any major impact in performance doing so? I presume not.

Regarding the fan configuration. On my case I have one 120mm fan pulling air from the front of the case (can install a second one pulling air too), one 140mm on the top pulling air too and one 120mm pushing air at the back. There is room to install two 120mm fans in the side window of the case too, probably pushing air outside the case.

How should I use the cooler's fans? I can buy a second one for it. Would a push-pull configuration be good?


Raising the fan on the EVO will affect the aesthetics but not the performance that much.

Push-pull fans will definitely help the cooling. Do it if you can.
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May 15, 2014 3:08:04 PM

After searching a bit more around I found some interesting photos regarding the heatsink and the RAM clearance.

This guy has the same mobo with me and uses a fan for his RAM. I know that his cooler isn't the 212, but it's a good guess of how things fit on the mobo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL-Z0jRC2B4

This photo shows the 212 on an ASUS Maximus IV Gene. The RAM manages to fit after all.

http://media.overclocking-tv.com/uploads/2012/05/DSC077...

These are a some photos of the Maximus IV Gene and Rampage III Formula.

Gene: http://media.bestofmicro.com/M/U/309270/original/asus_m...
Formula: http://www.3dnews.ru/assets/external/illustrations/2010...

I think the fan could fit with a bit of stretch, if not are there any slim fans that I could use?
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May 15, 2014 5:38:47 PM

Just raise the fan a bit ;) 
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May 15, 2014 5:41:44 PM

Tradesman1 said:
Just raise the fan a bit ;) 


^^^ This.
It will only be a couple of mm. Will make zero difference in the cooling properties.

Or, just don't use slot 1.
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May 16, 2014 1:22:41 AM

Thank you guys for the replies.

If in the future I would like to install more RAM, could I use 5 of the 6 dimm slots? Could my PC work properly? If not, I can install a low-profile ram in the 1/3/5 slots and keep the high profile in the 2/4/6 slots, right?

I found some other coolers too. The Hyper 412S and Hyper 412 Slim.

Hyper 212 Evo = 29€
Hyper 412S= 34€
Hyper 412 Slim= 45€

I believe the 412 Slim is the better solution since it comes with 2 slim fan. Considering I want to add a second fan on the 212 Evo, the price would go up to 35-40€ for the cooler + 2nd fan. What do you think?

More photos of the 412 Slim and RAM clearance here:
http://www.eteknix.com/cooler-master-hyper-412-slim-cpu...
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