Deepcool Lucifer V2 CPU Cooler on a Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI Motherboard?

A FAT DONKEY 55 · Jul 8, 2016

Hey I was wondering if a Deepcool Lucifer V2 with the included fan would fit on a Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI motherboard with Corsair Vengeance Pro DRR3 2400mhz 16gb RAM?

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 8, 2016

It's a huge cooler and usually covers the first 2 ram slots.

weberdarren97 · Jul 8, 2016

+1 to SR-71 Blackbird, you will likely lose use of the two RAM slots that are nearest of the socket.

Will it mount? Yes. Will it's size cause other problems? Likely

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 8, 2016

I own it , covers my first to ram slots , so I have LP ram.

A FAT DONKEY 55 · Jul 8, 2016

weberdarren97 :

I only have two sticks so I should be okay.

weberdarren97 · Jul 8, 2016

You will be forced to run them in single channel if you use this cooler.

Modern CPUs are faster than most RAM available on the market. This means that if you take away the extra bandwidth offered by a multi-channel architecture, then the CPU may be kept waiting for data from RAM, even if all it needs to do is to load it into L2 cache (or vice versa).

Each color DIMM slot on that motherboard is a channel. You have two channels of up to two DIMMs.

I strongly recommend getting a cooler that will not cover the DIMM slots.

A FAT DONKEY 55 · Jul 8, 2016

weberdarren97 :

I am having a computer shop install the parts so they will probably mount it so the RAM fits.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 8, 2016

LP fits under it , you just mount the fan a tad higher on the heatsink.

A FAT DONKEY 55 · Jul 8, 2016

Okay perfect and what do you think of the motherboard and cooler in general as pc parts?

weberdarren97 · Jul 8, 2016

A FAT DONKEY 55 :

Have you made sure that they know what they're doing? I've been screwed over by many "computer shops" and most "computer doctors" just load more "preventative programs" onto your machine and bog down the CPU and disk.

I don't have a problem with either of those components, I just want to make sure you don't have any problems.

Wait a sec, do low profile DIMMs come with heatsinks or not? Having RAM heat problems could ruin the experience of using a high end motherboard and CPU

A FAT DONKEY 55 · Jul 8, 2016

weberdarren97 :

They are widely known. They are Canada Computers and I purchased all the parts from the store and they told me it will all fit fine.

A FAT DONKEY 55 · Jul 8, 2016

weberdarren97 :

I took a look and the cooler will only cover the first DIMM slot and not the other three meaning that it could work.

A FAT DONKEY 55 · Jul 8, 2016

weberdarren97 :

A FAT DONKEY 55 :

Have you made sure that they know what they're doing? I've been screwed over by many "computer shops" and most "computer doctors" just load more "preventative programs" onto your machine and bog down the CPU and disk.

I don't have a problem with either of those components, I just want to make sure you don't have any problems.

Wait a sec, do low profile DIMMs come with heatsinks or not? Having RAM heat problems could ruin the experience of using a high end motherboard and CPU

Also here is a video to show you the clearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sdufbv2c1Q doesn't seem to cover ANY of the DIMMs.

weberdarren97 · Jul 8, 2016

Okay, just be sure that your DIMMs are not touching the heatsink.

If you think you're good to go, you've heard about all of my being cautious, so I guess just go for it.

Careful, don't force your DIMMs into a slot where they cannot stand straight because of the heatsink. They should not make any contact.

A FAT DONKEY 55 · Jul 8, 2016

weberdarren97 :

Beautiful! I wont be using the first slot so I don't think it should be a problem. Thank you for all of your helpful advice!

weberdarren97 · Jul 8, 2016

No problem

Have a good night... Or day... IDK what time zone you're in, it's 21:45 here

A FAT DONKEY 55 · Jul 8, 2016

weberdarren97 :

Ha ha thanks I'm on EDT.

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