Wondering if new CPU cooler will fit?

beany_bot · 23 Nov 2015 at 19:35

Hello all.

I am going to slowly step into the world of overclocking.
I have a 4690K and I have had it for about a year. I think the time has come to delve into the dark arts.

I am looking at getting the budget ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2. I know far far from the best cooler and I won't be able to overclock much but that's kind of the whole point. I want to "dip my toe in the water" here and do some small overclocking on a budget. My case is poor too so that would be a heat bottle neck for sure. I simply don't have the money for a new case or super fancy CPU cooler so thought I would get something better than stock just to learn how to overclock small amounts first.

Thing is, I've been watching videos of this cooler and I'm just not sure it will even fit? I have some pretty "tall" RAM, even in slots 2 and 4. Im just not sure. Does anyone with experience know if this will fit?

Many thanks guys.

P.S. Please forgive the ugly setup and "wires all over the place"
I realise that will make some stomachs turn here but I'm just not an aesthetics kind of guy.

jbh110tdi · 23 Nov 2015 at 22:33

My eyes are hurting looking at they pictures... I'm on my phone so I really can't be bothered to search up on the fan your asking about. But if you search the data sheet for the fan it should give you the height of it so you can see if it will fit in your case. Measure the case clearance between the motherboard and side panel to see if it will fit. Also the data sheet will normally tell you if it over hangs the ram and how much clearance it gives for ram height.

As for your cables.... It's not just for looks!!! It aids airflow which will allow better cooling of the motherboard and cooler air will get to the CPU fan easier so it only costs some time and will benefit cooling

beany_bot · 23 Nov 2015 at 23:23

Ahh sorry I should be clear. Im wondering more if it will clear the ram. I see it getting very close to even low profile ram in videos. Measurements says it will fit in the case fine.

jbh110tdi · 24 Nov 2015 at 00:59

beany_bot said:
Ahh sorry I should be clear. Im wondering more if it will clear the ram. I see it getting very close to even low profile ram in videos. Measurements says it will fit in the case fine.

looking at pictures of it I think it would only foul the first slot nearest the cpu socket.
youre not using that channel so you should be fine.

http://www.techreaction.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/lrg00043.jpg

http://www.techreaction.net/2011/02/15/review-arctic-cooling-freezer-7-pro-rev-2/3/

jbh110tdi · 24 Nov 2015 at 01:02

out of interest what case are you using?
also are you local to me and I can come round and tidy up you're cables... I know mine aren't great but yours scare me..

beany_bot · 24 Nov 2015 at 07:37

jbh110tdi said:
out of interest what case are you using?
also are you local to me and I can come round and tidy up you're cables... I know mine aren't great but yours scare me..

Thanks for the links, very helpful.
Yeah looks like it would only foul slot 1. When I get more ram I'll make sure it's low profile stuff.
Thanks for the offer lol. Be careful what you wish for though because I am actually fairly local to you! Lol I'm in Glasgow.

My case is a aero cool midi or something. It was literally the cheapest one I could buy at the time as I put all my budget into the componenets when I built it. It only has 1 case Fan (I have since bought a new, better one. I was thinking about having a look on eBay for a second hand empty case, must be quite cheap.

jbh110tdi · 24 Nov 2015 at 08:08

beany_bot said:
Thanks for the offer lol. Be careful what you wish for though because I am actually fairly local to you! Lol I'm in Glasgow.

I was serious... if you want to pop through feel free I can send you a trust message with my phone number. if you want wait to you get you're new CPU fan then bring it over and we could have a go at getting a small overclock out youre system as well

beany_bot said:
My case is a aero cool midi or something. It was literally the cheapest one I could buy at the time as I put all my budget into the componenets when I built it. It only has 1 case Fan (I have since bought a new, better one. I was thinking about having a look on eBay for a second hand empty case, must be quite cheap.

there's a few different styles of the aero cool case as far as I can see from a quick search.
Have you tried gumtree there's always a few cases on there the last time I looked there was a few in Glasgow

beany_bot · 24 Nov 2015 at 12:20

I might take you up on that! Appriciate it

I've got a baby coming in Feb so I'm on a major budget here, and as I mentioned in another post just wanting to tinker with my rig to keep it relevant.

I came to the conclusion that instead of buying RAM or SSD the most cost effective way of getting more out of her would be overclocking (after me saying I didn't want to...lol). All I have to buy would be CPU cooler.

So the order will be:
CPU cooler (overclocking)
RAM (I do a lot of video editing)
New case (if needed)
SSD
Another GTX970 for SLI (when occulus rift arrives).

jbh110tdi · 24 Nov 2015 at 12:29

beany_bot said:
I might take you up on that! Appriciate it

I've got a baby coming in Feb so I'm on a major budget here, and as I mentioned in another post just wanting to tinker with my rig to keep it relevant.

not a problem bud. anything to help out a fellow member im willing to help.
If you want to pop over youre more than welcome.

I know what you mean by budget.
we've got 2 boys the youngest is disabled so I gave up work to be at home with him as the wife works for the local council in a children's home her job was more secure than mine so made sense to us.

Im a mechanic so I still get the odd homer which gives me spare cash but my job wasn't as secure as the wife's

my rig has been built on a budget and built up through time but im happy with it.

hope everything goes smooth with the baby. is this you're first?

jbh110tdi · 24 Nov 2015 at 12:32

beany_bot set up you're trust and ill fire you a message over.

beany_bot · 24 Nov 2015 at 12:53

Yup it's our first. Everything going smoothly so far. What I will do is get the new CPU cooler (I'm actually going to go for the Arctic freezer 13 as its a bit better. Another £5 would get me the cooler master 212 but I dont want to have to remove the motherboard at this stage and the CM requires that on my rig). the Arctic 13 gets good reviews. Alas I digress. Once I've got the cooler ill check temps and then maybe hit you up for a bit of overclocking fun!

jbh110tdi · 24 Nov 2015 at 13:13

beany_bot said:
Yup it's our first. Everything going smoothly so far. What I will do is get the new CPU cooler (I'm actually going to go for the Arctic freezer 13 as its a bit better. Another £5 would get me the cooler master 212 but I dont want to have to remove the motherboard at this stage and the CM requires that on my rig). the Arctic 13 gets good reviews. Alas I digress. Once I've got the cooler ill check temps and then maybe hit you up for a bit of overclocking fun!

not a problem. and we can get they cables tidied up first as theyll make a difference in temps

beany_bot · 24 Nov 2015 at 14:36

Slightly off topic but do you think If I got another 970 in SLI, overclocked the CPU and maybe got another 8GB ram I would be able to game in 4K? Not something I can do right now but would be nice to know if it's possible in the future. Certainly that should run the 2x 1080p screens of an occulus rift but wondering if it would run 4k? (4 times the workload of 1080p I believe?)

As I get older my imagination gets weaker so I'm a bit of a whore for tasty immersive graphics.

FloppyPoppy · 24 Nov 2015 at 14:48

It doesn't really equate like that in performance terms. 4K is a brute to run and really you would be better of with two 980tis if you want high settings and decent fps especially with 970s running terribly after 3.5gb vram you would always be above that on 4K so really won't be a nice experience.

I had to get rid of my 970sli after it run terribly on 1440p so 4K IMHO is out of the question with those cards.

beany_bot · 24 Nov 2015 at 14:55

harry5522 said:
I had to get rid of my 970sli after it run terribly on 1440p

Really?! Wow, I would never have guessed that. I didn't think 1440 was that much more of an ask than 1080p. (well 40%).

I understand not being able to run 4k. sadly. Ahh well. one day.

jbh110tdi · 24 Nov 2015 at 15:03

the 970 is still a strong card and at its price its one of the best.
your like me you havent got £400 to drop on a 980 let alone £500 on a single 980ti the 970 fits our budget and is the best within the price range.

the x9 390 is also a good card but ive heard horror stories regarding driver issues on the 390's

beany_bot · 25 Nov 2015 at 10:30

jbh110tdi said:
the 970 is still a strong card and at its price its one of the best.
your like me you havent got £400 to drop on a 980 let alone £500 on a single 980ti the 970 fits our budget and is the best within the price range.

the x9 390 is also a good card but ive heard horror stories regarding driver issues on the 390's

I'm a total idiot. Just realised that its a GTX770 I've got not a 970!

No need for a new case though. Got inventive with a hole saw and some new fans. Plenty case airflow now! lol.

jbh110tdi · 25 Nov 2015 at 11:04

beany_bot said:
I'm a total idiot. Just realised that its a GTX770 I've got not a 970!

No need for a new case though. Got inventive with a hole saw and some new fans. Plenty case airflow now! lol.

get some pictures up..

I modified my old zalman z9 case for better airflow. I put a fan in the empty drive bays with some cable ties that really helped with airflow

My Phanteks Enthoo Pro M is the best case ive had for airflow its brilliant.
its not an expensive case either comes in at £59.99

beany_bot · 25 Nov 2015 at 11:18

Yeah will get some pics up, I've got a stealth fan hiding in a drive bay too! lol. I still need to sort the cable because its not a great case you cant put them "behind" the motherboard, or in the back of the case.
One thing still concerns me about the case being a midi, the case side is very close to the top of the GPU and that part of the case gets very warm. Was thinking of fitting an "OUT" fan there but it would need to be on the outside of the case and worried it might conflict with the GPUs own fans. Alas I digress.

The case you mentioned is really nice looking. Looks like it takes a lot of fans too. I like it! In an ideal world I would like a positive pressure in the case and filters on the intake fans as my house gets very dusty with 2 dogs. Would be nice to have that on my setup.

jbh110tdi · 25 Nov 2015 at 11:31

yea if you look at my picture. ive got 3 120mm fans at the front as intakes, 1 140mm fan up the top as an intake then the 140mm fan on the rear as an exhaust
Ive got the dog and cat plus 2 kids... I do give it a clean out every few weeks but it doesnt get bad.
Ill see how it is now though as ive just recently put the 3 fans on the front. before I had 1 120mm fan on the front and the H80i mounted on the front as an intake.