Thermaltake Frio and DIMM Slots

[FSUMack86]

Hey guys,

I just bought the Thermaltake Frio and am wondering if the size of this monstrous cooler will block the first RAM slot on the Asus P6X58D-Premium mobo. Havent bought the Mobo yet but pretty sure im going to soon.

Any pics of this setup would be helpful too.

Thanks!

 

[buzznut]

Don't know specifically but I'd check reviews like Frostytech's:
http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2523

I haven't had any coolers that blocked slots with standard ramsinks although I have heard of some folks having trouble with certain models. I have tall heatsinks (OCZ reaper) so that is an issue for me. I imagine any cooler that blocks ram slots will get dinged in a review.

 

[EXT64]

It depends on the MB too though. My Gigabyte P55-UD4P puts the DIMMs really close to the socket, so that my 212+ only barely squeezes by my GSkill Ripjaws coolers.

 

[FSUMack86]

Ok that helps me out some. I know you usually want to place RAM in the first 1st, 3rd, and 5th DIMM slots for best tri channel results. Thanks guys.

 

[FSUMack86]

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