H70 won't fit on maximujs iv gene-z

[mechagodzilla_05]

Hello. I wanted to upgrade to an Intel chip finally so I got an i5 2500k, an Asus Maximus Gene-z and a Corsair H70. I am going to have to return the H70 because board is too small and the fan slots are too close to the video cards. I managed to squeeze the top video card under the H70, but I was not able to get the crossfire bridge on. My case is an Antec DF-85. Any suggestions on a good heat sync or other water cooling unit?


i5 2500k
Asus Maximus Gene-z
HIS 6950 x 2
Silverstone Strider plus 1000W
Corsair xms3 ram
Antec DF-85 case

 

[alyoshka]

Yeah, I had that problem when I mounted my Rad on the back exhaust vent. Of course my 2 CF bridges wouldn't fit. But luckily for me, they were those flexible kind and the Top part which was causing the hassle did not have any contacts on it, it was just a piece of extended PCB board to make it easy to hold, I just clipped it off carefully, it was about 5mm in length and that was all it took.
Check out your CF bridge and see if that's the same part that's causing a problem. If it is, you could do away with it.
Or you could go in for another CF bridge that fits, rather then sending the H70 back....

You see that transparent piece just behind the black CF Slot? That's the one I cut off..... and works like a charm.

 

[alyoshka]

If that's your case
and this is the Mobo...

Then they're good to go.
I would have gone for the H80 though, but the H70 is fine if you have it....

 

[mechagodzilla_05]

Yep that's my case and board, but I was barely able to get my card to squeeze in under the h70 radiator, it was a stretch. I also tried cutting off that little plastic tab on my crossfire bridge, but I still couldn't get it to go on there flat. This board is much shorter than my 990xa-ud3 was. The exhaust vent on the top back is too close to the top to have room for it and the top vents are 140s, so I couldn't put it up there either.

 

[alyoshka]

I could ask you to buy to PCIe risers and put them in those slots, since you have ample expansion slots in the case, you could then adjust the cards in any expansion slots without the need to send back anything and change anything...
http://www.amazon.com/PCI-Express-Riser-Flexible-Cable/dp/B004XD74MC
http://www.xcase.co.uk/Flexible-Single-Slot-PCI-Express-16x-Riser-Card-p/riser-slps057.htm

 

[mechagodzilla_05]

I have already returned the h70. Any suggestions on some other coolers? They don't have to be liquid. What about this one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233011

 

[alyoshka]

You could go for the H100 Corsair and mount the big rad on the top. If you're not going for a liquid cooler than the best ones then you could go for the the CM Hyper 212 + or Evo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

I wouldn't go risking it with the one you posted and I don't think it's compatible with the SB Socket.

 

[mechagodzilla_05]

Ok, I will probably go with the hyper212. I see people saying they are getting good temps at 4.5 ghz, is that about the safe max with that cooler? The only thing that worries me about it is there are some people saying it blocks one of their ram slots.