Cooler might be too big for 2400mhz ram to fit?

trongamer2 · Oct 23, 2014

hi I need some advise, I really want the kingston hyper x beast 2400mhz 8gb of ram as I heard my apu will benefit extremely well from it. But I also want better quality cooling so my apu can last but it seems that there wont be any space for the same as it is very tall for the after market cooler to fit properly. I dont want to overclock but I also want a quieter computer.

so shall I sacrifice a smaller ram by kingston with less mhz to fit in the cooler or shall I just with the stock one and have better ram?

Both memory are pretty much at the same price here in the uk according to PC Part Picker.

prit87 · Oct 23, 2014

What af cooler are you using ??

Use a low profile ram for an after market cooler plus you can always leave the 1 and 3 slots free and put the 2x4 gb ram in 2 and 4 slot in that way the cooler fan will not interfere with the ram.

Ubrales · Oct 23, 2014

If the heatsink fan is interfering with the tall RAM, just hand grind off some material from the bottom of the fan housing. This is what I did in order to accommodate my Corsair Vengeance RAM.

trongamer2 · Oct 23, 2014

I'm looking at a Cooler Master hyper evo 212, its the one everyone reccomended.

trongamer2 · Oct 23, 2014

Ubrales :

I'm looking at a Cooler master hyper evo 212, its the one everyone recommed.

prit87 · Oct 23, 2014

Ubrales :

trongamer2 :

No problem Do as i said or you can simply lift the bracket of the fan and mount it a little bit higher so that it wont touch the heatsink many people uses like that.

Ubrales · Oct 23, 2014

trongamer2 :

That's what I have; the CM Hyper 212 EVO and the Corsair Vengeance RAM (tall heat spreaders).

I tried the easy solution of raising the heatsink fan but it had to be raised about 1" and the appearance was poor (and might hit the case side on some computer cases).. That's why I pulled the fan off and hand ground off 1 mm x 10 mm from the base of the fan near the RAM. Works fine now!

prit87 · Oct 24, 2014

Yes if you are very conscious about aesthetics then raising the fan would stuck your eye but it will do the job but the best option is getting a low profile ram so that you are free from all the hassle.

Ubrales · Oct 24, 2014

Cooler Master recently addressed the tall RAM heat spreaders and came up with a new heatsink that would provide adequate clearance in such cases.

This one is interesting - http://us.coolermaster.com/product/Detail/cooling/hyper-series/hyper-d92.html

Contact the CM store at 1-800-624-5099 regarding heatsinks for tall RAM heat spreaders.

trongamer2 · Oct 24, 2014

Do you thing the hyper T4 will have enough clearance for tall rams?

Ubrales · Oct 24, 2014

trongamer2 :

That's what CM claims. Confirm by giving them a call at 1-800-624-5099.

prit87 · Oct 24, 2014

trongamer2 :

I dont think so the ram clearance will be the same according to my knowledge its best to use rams in 2 nd and 4th slot if you are using 2x4 gb sticks.

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