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CPU Cooler Not Fitting Correctly

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September 7, 2014 8:49:53 AM

Hey guys, I actually not entirely sure where I should post this because I don't know if one of my parts is wrong, or it was my error.

Anyways, so I just put together a my new pc not too long ago (total newbie here) and while most of everything turned out fine, it was the cpu cooler that was the most difficult thing to deal with. I choose the Cooler Master Hyper T4 (should've went with something a little better, but budget and all) and for whatever reason, the one side just has no space. I am using a MSI z87 G-45 gaming motherboard. I am also using an i5 4670k. If you can see in the pictures below, the dragon scale design of the mother board is really blocking my access to attach the one side of lever mechanism. What I want to know is that did I just completely screw up the installation process and that is why it will not fit, or is the dimensions of this cpu cooler not compatible with the mobo? Maybe someone has experience with either the cooler or mobo and can tell me their experiences or opinions.

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One pictures shows the side that is being mostly blocked off and the other photo shows the other side, which has more space.

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September 7, 2014 12:15:39 PM

I do get the feeling looking at those pics that you ram is running single channel with the two modules next to each other.Looked and yes,use the second from the cpu and fourth from the cpu first for dualchannel mode.

And at one side do you have the fan which blocks things.You should first install the cooler,when that good you attach the fan.Most of the times you attach the fan to the ram side for a push configuration->it blows through the cooler to the back of the case.
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September 7, 2014 6:36:49 PM

Vic 40 said:
I do get the feeling looking at those pics that you ram is running single channel with the two modules next to each other.Looked and yes,use the second from the cpu and fourth from the cpu first for dualchannel mode.

And at one side do you have the fan which blocks things.You should first install the cooler,when that good you attach the fan.Most of the times you attach the fan to the ram side for a push configuration->it blows through the cooler to the back of the case.


Alright, I'll give that a shot. And thanks for the heads up about the ram bit. So, just to be clear, and I know it's a stupid question, but when you say dual channel mode, this means because I have two sticks of ram instead of of one, right? And, since I have the two sticks of ram in the single channel modes this creates problems and or is bad for performance?
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September 8, 2014 1:50:53 AM

Dualchannel is better for performance because both sticks can be adressed at the same time.It doesn't just say you have two sticks.
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September 8, 2014 2:02:36 AM

Dual-channel-enabled memory controllers in a PC system architecture utilize two 64-bit data channels. Dual channel should not be confused with double data rate (DDR), in which data exchange happens twice per DRAM clock. The two technologies are independent of each other and many motherboards use both, by using DDR memory in a dual-channel configuration.
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