Corsair Vengeance High Profile and CM 212 Evo Interference

iPaperKillz · Mar 27, 2015

Hi. I'm looking to put together a mATX build in the Fractal Design Arc Mini R2. My motherboard of choice is the Asus Z97M-Plus and the cooler I will be using is the CM 212 Evo. I'm trying to make a decision between the Corsair Vengeance High Profile and Corsair Vengeance Low Profile memory. I like the High Profile Kit as I like tall and stylish heatspreaders. However, I'm afraid that they might interfere with the CM 212 Evo as it is a tall heatsink. I know you guys are gonna rant about how DDR3 doesn't kick out that much heat and big and tall memory heatspreaders aren't needed and are just stupid, but I really like Corsair's implementation of their Vengeance heatspreaders as the design borders between "Gamery" looking and "Classy" looking.

clutchc · Mar 27, 2015

The fan on the 212 EVO can be slid up on the heat sink quite a bit. It should clear most tall RAM.

iPaperKillz · Mar 27, 2015

Not being rude, but what does "slid up" mean? And what is your definition of "quite a bit"? (Sorry if I sound rude)

clutchc · Mar 27, 2015

No prob. My 212 EVO has 1/2" that I can slide the fan up on the heat sink before the fan's mounting clips are flush with the top of the heat sink. That is when the fan starts out centered on the heat sink. You could actually even slide the fan up a bit further... as long as the top clips are catching the heat sink it will be fine.

iPaperKillz · Mar 28, 2015

Ok thank you. I can't believe you disassembled your build just to show me the clearance. Really appreciate it!

clutchc · Mar 28, 2015

iPaperKillz :

Lol... no I didn't have to do that. I just grabbed a pic of a similar setup off the web and annotated it for clarity.

Btw, keep in mind that the fan can also be mounted on the opposite side of the heat sink in "pull" mode if absolutely necessary.

iPaperKillz · Mar 28, 2015

Oh lol ok. What does CM recommend for the fan config? Pull or Push?

USAFRet · Mar 28, 2015

iPaperKillz :

The default and recommended is push.

clutchc · Mar 29, 2015

+1^
I just suggested pull as a work-around if you ran into clearance issues. But I think you'll be fine following the proper method.
You could even push from the opposite side if you have a top fan exhausting warm air.

iPaperKillz · Apr 1, 2015

Ok thanks guys! Really appreciate it.

Oh yeah, someone tell me how to close the thread. *~*

clutchc · Apr 1, 2015

With best answer chosen, it will eventually get closed. You did your part.

iPaperKillz · Apr 2, 2015

Oh. Okay.

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