Cryorig M9i cpu cooler brackets touching motherboard capacitors

SteveOver · 19 Jun 2018 at 19:02

Hi all. I am about to install a Cryorig M9i cpu cooler on a Gigabyte B360M DS3H motherboard. The metal cooler support brackets are partially covering the boards capacitors. In fact to tighten the screws, the brackets touch the capacitors. Would this be a problem? i.e. risk of electrical short or heat transfer from cooler to the brackets? Thanks

LuckyBenski · 20 Jun 2018 at 07:49

Electrical short is unlikely but stress damage is highly possible and it won't help heat...

Check you've got all the components of the cooler positioned/assembled correctly, and see if it can be mitigated by rotating the bracket.

SteveOver · 20 Jun 2018 at 20:26

Hi, thanks for the reply. I've decided to return the cooler. I think this is going to be a common theme. New boards and incompatible coolers.

doyll · 22 Jun 2018 at 15:46

Too bad. I would have suggested contacting Cryorg support. They are quite good at helping their customers.

SteveOver · 23 Jun 2018 at 09:18

Tried on faceb to no avail. Further to my original post, the brackets would not tighten properly. Sorry should have made that clear.