Cooler Help

House_89 · 21 Sep 2012 at 20:20

Hi,

Just a question on my cases cooler. It just arrived today and I noticed its not in vertically.

From the looks of it it is this way as it needs to be due to its size and the case, but I wanted to query this before I used it, just in case it is in there incorrectly

Hopefully this image illustrates this clearly enough.

Thanks.

Mei · 21 Sep 2012 at 20:28

aslong as the fans blowing the right way
yeh firing up would be better but if it wont fit

bremen1874 · 21 Sep 2012 at 20:44

It looks like it's either bent or something is stopping it fitting properly.

j.col · 21 Sep 2012 at 20:47

to me it looks like its leaning towards the rear of the case, so the pipes are slightly bent.
it should be ok to use, if u are not happy, try and rma it

BrianB · 21 Sep 2012 at 21:16

Is this a prebuilt overclockers thing? I've seen another guy with a bent heatsink, I think it's on purpose.

doyll · 22 Sep 2012 at 07:32

What cooler is it?

House_89 · 22 Sep 2012 at 09:55

The cooler is a: Prolimatech Armageddon CPU Cooler w/ x2 Noiseblocker PLPS 120mm Fan inside a NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case.

doyll · 22 Sep 2012 at 10:31

It should not be bent.

Did you install it properly? Never mind. If system is running okay it's bent.. bad.

House_89 · 22 Sep 2012 at 11:00

I didn't install the fan, or any of the components - it's a pre-built; I only noticed as I had to open the case to remove the packaging that is put inside for transit I guess.

Cheers.

doyll · 22 Sep 2012 at 11:03

Contact your supplier for RMA. My guess is it got bent in handling and shipping.

TwsT · 22 Sep 2012 at 16:52

Sadly it's a shipping thing with these coolers. It's not intentional Coolers + transit are a pain in the backside.

We are aware of it and are taking measures to prevent it.

I have responded to your webnote

doyll · 23 Sep 2012 at 11:14

Short of removing cooler for transit the only way is fitting solid block foam all the way around it.
Way too much mass and weight for CPU socket size base and pipes to not bend and/or break something the way boxes are moved during processing and transport.