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Kantololo   04-26-2009 at 05:19:49 AM

Hiya. I'm a first time computer builder and I'm having trouble finding the right cooler for the build I want. The problem I'm having is that both of the mobos I'm looking at (GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P and ASUS M4A79T Deluxe) apparently have the RAM slots too close to the cooler and the cooler blocks off a RAM slot or two. I say "apparently" because I've never actually seen a mobo or cooler in real life and I have no idea where the RAM slots are on a mobo.

So, I guess my real question is, what good coolers can I use that will fit the CPU and not block off any RAM slots? I intend to use all four RAM slots, so it's pretty important.



Thanks a lot to anyone who can help me out.

Oh, and sorry if this is a stupid question or in the wrong forum... >_> I'm a complete newb at computer parts.

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Kantololo   04-26-2009 at 05:24:42 AM
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Oh, and btw, I could have sworn I made this thread in the cooler section... no idea how it ended up here.

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sharken   04-26-2009 at 05:38:49 AM
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best cooler is toilet bowl, water cooled....

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unclefester   04-26-2009 at 07:07:29 AM
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Welcome to THG Kantololo
I'm using the Zalman 9700 LED on a Asus M3A79T-Deluxe MoBo (ASUS M4A79T Deluxe is the same board just it's the AM3 version), with OCZ Reapers that the HPC heat pipes and didn't have a problem with clearance on the memory slots.
Now you may choose to go with a different CPU cooler, but you can use the measurement specs from the 9700 to help give you an idea what you have for clearances.

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tonkaEE   04-26-2009 at 01:24:39 PM
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im using a cooler master v8 cooler (fairly big cooler) with my msi k9a2 platnium board with o clearance with my corsair dominator ram, iver heard though that the v8 has clearance problems in most cases so if you go with that make sure you have enuff space in your future case and good luck with your build just did mine recently for the first time

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4ryan6   04-26-2009 at 02:26:00 PM
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Kantololo wrote :

Hiya. I'm a first time computer builder and I'm having trouble finding the right cooler for the build I want. The problem I'm having is that both of the mobos I'm looking at (GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P and ASUS M4A79T Deluxe) apparently have the RAM slots too close to the cooler and the cooler blocks off a RAM slot or two. I say "apparently" because I've never actually seen a mobo or cooler in real life and I have no idea where the RAM slots are on a mobo.

So, I guess my real question is, what good coolers can I use that will fit the CPU and not block off any RAM slots? I intend to use all four RAM slots, so it's pretty important.



Thanks a lot to anyone who can help me out.

Oh, and sorry if this is a stupid question or in the wrong forum... >_> I'm a complete newb at computer parts.





Wow a true green horn and not afraid to admit it, one of the best tips I can offer is to make sure you choose a cooler that has mounting accessories that allow 90 degree offset mounting to maintain normal case airflow path which is front to rear not bottom to top, some socket orientations on some M/Bs cause the heatsink mounting to go in a vertical position counter productive to the case airflow path.

The Zalman 9700 LED unclefester is using has additional mounting hardware allowing any mounting position vertical or horizontal, thats a good CPU heatsink IMO.

However unless you're also planning on jumping directly into Overclocking, the stock AMD heatpipe cooler that comes with the Retail CPU is a more than adequate cooling solution.

And if you are intending on OCing first time out of the gate, I do suggest some serious self education first.

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killajay41889   11-13-2009 at 02:49:13 PM
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im having trouble getting my Zalman 9700 to cool the cpu below 40 c i got t faceing up on a MA790FXT-UD5P

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jbguillo   11-14-2009 at 07:48:58 PM
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you want the zalman exhausting in the outward airflow direction. I have mine with fan facing frontwards, because my case exhausts out of the rear of the case.

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Perilous   11-16-2009 at 02:26:38 AM
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I have a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Rev. C with a push/pull configuration. I am running OCZ Reaper 1600 mhz ram on a Gigabyte 790fx ud5p MOBO with the same proc. If you put your 2 dimms of ram in the white slots there is plenty of clearance on the mobo. In fact I am currently overclocked oc'd to 3.8 ghz and running the ram at 1600 and never see temps over 29c idle 43c at load.

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b0bftw   11-20-2009 at 01:49:15 PM
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hey man,

i have the gigabyte mobo and the processor you have...

with the processor and the gigabyte mobo everything fits fine including the heat sinc and all....


as for fan, i am looking to buy me a new one....because it makes alot of noise....

but apart from that it all fits...

good luck man.

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