It doesn't fit my case by EXACTLY 1mm. Can you re position the fans on the heatsink? Or should I just sand it?
1510831
I don't think you can re position the fans on the heatsink, on my case CM 690 II , I had to remove the bottom HDD cage in order to find the right angle to get fit on the first PCI exp slot, make sure you insert the front(conectors dvi,hdmi) first and then align the end of the card until you get it fits on your board! I hope this helps you...
1510832
Yes, if you're careful. I had the same issue, with a NZXT Phantom 410 Case, and moved mine over a little to compensate. It's been working fine for the last year and a half.
422165
I installed this after mine was fully built as well. If your case has a cutout below the cpu on the motherboard, no problem. Most cases have a substantial cutout. My case had the cutout but the cooler mount was slightly larger than the hole, so I had to expand the opening about 1/4 inch which was easy to do as the metal was very thin and I could bend it. Hope this helps.
1615672
In my experience, the heatsink gets too hot to touch, so I would be wary of improper airflow.
1455645
Depends on your motherboard. Vertically, the heatsink is lower than the ram, but horizontally, it doesn't extend to where it would touch the ram. The other cool thing is that the fans will passively cool you're ram if you don't use low profile modules. Hope that helps.
1517637
when buying a cpu heatsink you need to look at the heatsink specs. it will tell you which socket types it fits. the case is plenty wide and will fit some very substantial heatsinks. i use a zalman heatsink similar to this: http://www.amazon.com/Zalman-CNPS9300AT-Cooler-Ultra-Quiet/dp/B00M5BC7GW/ref=sr_1_16?s=pc&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1410059100&sr;=1-16&keywords;=heatsink which you can see sticks out quite far from the MB
1505437
It wasn't designed to fit in that manner. I would not try it. See if you can find smaller fan.
489823
It may, the ripsaw heatsinks are tall. Worse case y'all have to remove the lower fan?
52050
Newegg shows the dimensions for this case as 19.10" x 8.19" x 18.19". That's about .5" less width than my Cooler Master HAF XM (can't say enough good things about this case). Even with the side case fan you should still have just enough clearance to use the Noctua heatsink with both fans. Check the Newegg feedback before buying. There are simply way too many users complaining of the cheap quality fans being noisy and failing in the Black Widow case to be coincidence. So maybe consider a more reliable case? I hope this helps. Good luck!
798060
If you are talking about the Fractal Design Define R4, it's compatible with a heat sink of 170mm in height (when no fan is installed on the side panel). Here is the dimensions of the HeatSink 134 x 140 x 160 mm (without fan)159 x 140 x 171 mm (with Dual Fans). So in my opinion I think it's going to be a little bit of a tight fit, you will also need low profile ram too otherwise the cooler won't fit (well that's what happened to me). If I were you I'd look at other heatsinks first and consider this one as a back up.
1966199
I replaced the fan with a '' 120mm cooler master fan''. I think almost any 120mm fan will work but do yourself a favor and buy a '' 120mm COOLERMASTER'' fan. You can also do what I did and use an led fan to make your heats ink look cooler(.... master hehe)
817840
I wouldn't recommend it because I believe that the specific fan on standard cpu heatsinks run faster and cool the cpu better. It problably woudnt fit on the cpu either
355352
I do not have measurements of the mounting screw hole pattern on the heatsink. I assume you are referring to a screw hole pattern?
658609
Swapping the fans out isnt a problem.. The problem for me came in making sure you have enough wire to properly reach.. I bought special fans for the front of mine and ended up not using them just because the stock fans were built for the case... Havent had any over heating issues and im running 2 980's
1482614
I too had a large heatsink (Artic Cooler Pro) before switching to a low profile closed loop water cooler (Corsair H80I). Should fit no problem, but will be major dust magnet, the reason I switched.
1581768
I do not know the dimensions of this Silverstone case so I don't know whether this huge heat sink will fit into this case or not. I can tell you a bit about my set up so that you can make your decision. I use the Aerocool DS (Dead Silence) case. My mATX MB is GA-Z87MX-D3H with I7 CPU and 16 GB of RAM. The heat sink lean over the 1st graphic slot so you can not use this slot. I use only a 140mm fan mounted on top of the case to draw the heat up and out of the case. The fan of my Corsair AX760i power supply never spins since my computing load is light (no games). So far I am very impressed with performance of this heat sink; it makes my computer truly Dead Silence.
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My memory has heatsinks on top. I am using CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT memory. With 4 slots on each side of my CPU, I was only able to use 2 on each side. I had to squeeze this thing in between the memory I did use. You can adjust the height of the fans if you need to. Good Luck!
2180285
Good Question. I have a 212 but its installed in my sisters computer and I don't have it front of me. The brackets that attach the fan to the 212 should fit this slim form. The brackets snap on to the fan frame. This fan does not have square frame all the way around it. That might hinder the bracket from fitting. Best way to find out is order one and try it. It's a great fan and you can always use it some ware else in the case. I have one mounted on the bottom of my case.