- Sep 28, 2015
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Hey guys,that might sound dumb,but whatever 
I built a brand new comp,but i decided to use my old cooler, it is a very good one, it is the Xigmatek Aegir cooler http://www.xigmatek.com/product.php?productid=99&type=specification.
The only issue with it is that it is really big. I have 4 RAM slots and it covers the first two, so i was forced to install my memory module on the third slot. Now if i want to add another one in the future ill have to install it on the 1 slot in order to maintain proper channel configuration. I am using a 8gb Corsair Vengeance ram module (1600 mhz with xmp activated) and it comes with its own heatsink, so there is no way for me to fit a second one beneath the fan.
So i decided to search for a new cooler. I found this one http://www.e-shop.gr/phanteks-ph-tc14s-slim-cpu-cooler-140mm-black-p-PER.815669 . It seems very efficient and its slim, so im thinking about buying it. The problem is that i dont really feel like deassembling my computer in order to change the backplate. Is it possible to use the one that im using for the Xigmatek Aegir? The Phanteks cooler says that it need the AMD stock backplate, i have that, but it is not the one installed, i think the one installed is the one that came with the Xigmatek Aegir. So is it possible to keep the one im using already and not use the AMD stock one? Thanks in advance
Specs: Motherboard: Gigabyte-970A-UD3P
CPU: AMD FX-4100
Ram: 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 mhz
GPU: Sapphire Nitro OC R9 380 4gb (with backplate)
PSU: Corsair CX-600
Case: Corsair Carbide 100R
OS: Windows 7
uhhh idk what else to list about my specs
I built a brand new comp,but i decided to use my old cooler, it is a very good one, it is the Xigmatek Aegir cooler http://www.xigmatek.com/product.php?productid=99&type=specification. The only issue with it is that it is really big. I have 4 RAM slots and it covers the first two, so i was forced to install my memory module on the third slot. Now if i want to add another one in the future ill have to install it on the 1 slot in order to maintain proper channel configuration. I am using a 8gb Corsair Vengeance ram module (1600 mhz with xmp activated) and it comes with its own heatsink, so there is no way for me to fit a second one beneath the fan.
So i decided to search for a new cooler. I found this one http://www.e-shop.gr/phanteks-ph-tc14s-slim-cpu-cooler-140mm-black-p-PER.815669 . It seems very efficient and its slim, so im thinking about buying it. The problem is that i dont really feel like deassembling my computer in order to change the backplate. Is it possible to use the one that im using for the Xigmatek Aegir? The Phanteks cooler says that it need the AMD stock backplate, i have that, but it is not the one installed, i think the one installed is the one that came with the Xigmatek Aegir. So is it possible to keep the one im using already and not use the AMD stock one? Thanks in advance
Specs: Motherboard: Gigabyte-970A-UD3P
CPU: AMD FX-4100
Ram: 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 mhz
GPU: Sapphire Nitro OC R9 380 4gb (with backplate)
PSU: Corsair CX-600
Case: Corsair Carbide 100R
OS: Windows 7
uhhh idk what else to list about my specs
It probably has to do with the type of motherboard you are using. I dont have the one in the vid, my ram slots are closer to the CPU.
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