- Oct 19, 2016
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Considering an upgrade to my current stock AMD cooler (long overdue), the Hyper 212 EVO seemed like a good bet, providing killer performance for a nice cheap price (<£30). The first issue with that is my case: the Corsair Carbide 100r Silent Edition specifies a max. cooler height of 150mm, where the 212 EVO is 158mm tall. I have seen builds on pcpartpicker that use both these components without issue, thanks to an indent a way down the side panel that provides 4-6mm extra clearance. However these builds use LGA and other MOBOs that have the CPU socket quite low, whereas my ASUS mobo has the AM3 socket quite high, which I do not know would allow it to fit. This may be solved by turning the 212 so it blows up/down instead of backwards, but would that affect performance at all in a rear-blowing case?
I would like to know (from real examples ideally) whether this combination is possible and if not, some shorter, but equally good coolers in the same price range (+/-£5). Another thread recommended the Cryorig H7, which would be perfect, IF I could find any for sale in the UK (I saw one reasonably priced on alternate.co.uk, but they say 'date of delivery unknown' which sounds suspiciously like 'out of stock').
Thanks for your time!
I would like to know (from real examples ideally) whether this combination is possible and if not, some shorter, but equally good coolers in the same price range (+/-£5). Another thread recommended the Cryorig H7, which would be perfect, IF I could find any for sale in the UK (I saw one reasonably priced on alternate.co.uk, but they say 'date of delivery unknown' which sounds suspiciously like 'out of stock').
Thanks for your time!
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