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crustycritter   01-26-2012 at 11:25:09 PM

Hi guys,
I am running an Asus Rampage 4 Extreme
Asus Ares VGA
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 8X8Gig
Intel Core I7-3960X Extreme Six Core CPU
I have a problem with which Fan/Heatsink to put on this system. I bought a Zalman CNPS12X which did not fit. Water cooling is out of the question since I fried a Asus Formula with a non conductive coolant. I do not want to fry my Asus Ares video cards.
Thanks for your help

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crustycritter   01-29-2012 at 01:30:15 AM

crustycritter wrote :

Hi guys,
I am running an Asus Rampage 4 Extreme
Asus Ares VGA
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 8X8Gig
Intel Core I7-3960X Extreme Six Core CPU
I have a problem with which Fan/Heatsink to put on this system. I bought a Zalman CNPS12X which did not fit. Water cooling is out of the question since I fried a Asus Formula with a non conductive coolant. I do not want to fry my Asus Ares video cards.
Thanks for your help


Cooler Master Haf X

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davcon   01-29-2012 at 03:02:12 AM

What was the compatibilty issue the mobo/ram or both?

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crustycritter   01-29-2012 at 06:46:35 AM

The CPU heat sink and fans will not clear the memory sticks on both sides of the CPU even with the heat sinks taken off of the top of the ram sticks.

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davcon   01-29-2012 at 03:37:18 PM

crustycritter wrote :

The CPU heat sink and fans will not clear the memory sticks on both sides of the CPU even with the heat sinks taken off of the top of the ram sticks.


You'll have to find a slim cooler width wise.
My recommendation is the Thermalright Archon or Prolimatech Armageddon.
You also might need 2011 adapter kits for either.
Thermalright Archon Rev A.
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/ [...] 14s1568b34
Thermalright LGA 2011 Mounting Screw Set = i'd phone and ask if you need this or not.
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/ [...] 14s1568b34
Prolimatech ARMEGEDDON
http://www.performance-pcs.com/cat [...] s_id=27789
Prolimatech LGA 2011 Mounting Kit
http://www.performance-pcs.com/cat [...] s_id=32841
You could also check out the Noctua NH-D14 SE2011.
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/ [...] 69s1568b32
http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show [...] ng=en#Asus
http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show [...] R3_Corsair


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