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[EXTREMELY URGENT] CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo Screwing in X Plate

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October 14, 2014 8:30:38 PM

I can not screw in the X plate of my 212 Evo because of the fan that is in the way on ONE side. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way around this? I am using AM3+

Here are some pictures
http://imgur.com/a/0cmt5

Thanks so much whoever reads or takes time into helping me. I've hurt my back trying to have a solution around this...

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October 14, 2014 8:50:50 PM

I had to take off the fan.
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October 14, 2014 8:54:12 PM

Unclipping the fan is usually recommended, its not hard to re-clip after tower install.
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October 14, 2014 9:03:25 PM

actually, I think that you have the heatsink and fan facing the wrong way...

i am guessing that the fan that is in the bottom of the picture is the rear case fan?

if so, then your 212 is positioned incorrectly. The 212's fan should push air thourgh the 212's heatsink and out towards the rear case fan. That does not look how you have your's setup.
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October 15, 2014 3:50:12 PM

OK SO, I have installed the 212 Evo (as I had to remove the fan and place it back on) but, the fan is positioned facing up towards the top of my case(as I saw in a tutorial video and I followed the guide), but I couldn't really install it another direction(besides the opposite way to the bottom of my case, not the top) because of my mobo (Asrock 970 extreme 3) ... unless im doing something wrong? but im getting good temps on my CPU, fx 6300, like 14-15c idle.
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October 15, 2014 5:15:40 PM

starbeetle said:
OK SO, I have installed the 212 Evo (as I had to remove the fan and place it back on) but, the fan is positioned facing up towards the top of my case(as I saw in a tutorial video and I followed the guide), but I couldn't really install it another direction(besides the opposite way to the bottom of my case, not the top) because of my mobo (Asrock 970 extreme 3) ... unless im doing something wrong? but im getting good temps on my CPU, fx 6300, like 14-15c idle.


You are doing it wrong. The Hyper 212 actually allows the heatsink/fan to be installed horizontally or vertically. It should be installed vertically. The fan should be pointing towards the front of the case. This way it "pushes" air over the heatsink. The rear case fan is right behind the heatsink to exhaust this hot air. Just Google up some tower heatsink images and you will see the proper orientation of the hsf.
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October 15, 2014 9:02:26 PM

the fan should not blow out to the front of the case..What bmacys meant to state was the 212's heatsink fan should closest to the front ofthe case pushing air THROUGH the heatsink and out the back of the case through the rear case fan.

Front to back is the proper airflow.

The top case fan (if installed is for exhaust also).

The bottom case fans are for intake.

Side fans are usually intake.

Front fans are intake fans.

if you can't get the 212 to fit right with the fan, then you can have the fan blow out the top of the case....but make sure that the fan is on the bottom of the heatsink so that it blows air through the heatsink and out the top of the case.


<-----Rear fan<<<<<heatsink<<<heatsink fan
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