Help! CPU cooler advice or recommendations please? :(

Spectre Wulfe · 17 Sep 2023 at 18:09

So I've just finished moving my pc into the new case I got along side some new upgrades.

I go to put the front back on and the Corsair h100 doesn't fit ...

So I'm basically stuck with no dust filter/front cover on the front of the pc.

I bought the Fractal Design Torrent Compact, I am needing a cooler for the 5800x that will clear my RAM, which is Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB.

I'm a bit out of the loop so not sure what's out there and what's good and what will fit.

Can anyone help at all please?

Spectre Wulfe · 17 Sep 2023 at 19:13

This is how it's looking at the moment. The 4080 is probably the reason haha, just realised I hadn't mentioned that.

Spectre Wulfe · 18 Sep 2023 at 15:50

Tetras said:
Does it have to be an AIO? There's plenty of decent tower coolers that can fit in your case (RAM clearance permitting).

No doesn't need to be an aio tbh, but I've already ended up going for a Deepcool AK620 ZERO DARK

Spectre Wulfe · 18 Sep 2023 at 16:05

Tetras said:
Um, I hate to be a party pooper, but are you sure that's alright? Doesn't the memory's height exceed the cooler's RAM clearance?

I was advised it would so I bloody hope so

Spectre Wulfe · 18 Sep 2023 at 20:54

Tetras said:
For the standard version, here, it says:

43mm RAM height clearance*
(*59mm in single fan configurations)

The Dominator Platinum RGB is taller than 43mm in both DDR4 and DDR5 versions.

Well they're adamant that it should fit....

Spectre Wulfe · 19 Sep 2023 at 10:59

MatteRB26 said:
What's the point of getting a higher end cooler to run it in single fan config though?

Looking at the cooler, it looks like the fans are held on by clips to the heatsink, can you not just shift the outer fan up? Or run it in pull instead of push?

Not sure, I'll check once I get it today.

Spectre Wulfe · 19 Sep 2023 at 12:37

Glanza said:
NH-U12A fits that case and clears ram (I've got the same case and cooler)

How tall is your RAM? Mines is 56mm tall iirc..

Spectre Wulfe · 19 Sep 2023 at 16:07

Glanza said:
It won't matter how tall your ram is as it doesn't go over the slots.

Do you have a picture of how it fits at all mate?

Spectre Wulfe · 20 Sep 2023 at 11:23

freddie64 said:
With it being a high end cooler, it should be fine with one fan. I used to have a Noctua NH-D14 and only had the middle fan attached, worked almost as good a having both fans but so much quieter. If i knew i could not use the second fan because of the RGB RAM i would get a different cooler though.

Example pics on product page. Bit pricey though.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Noctua NH-U12A Chromax Black High Performance CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: HS-03T-NC) = £124.99

Total: £132.98 (includes delivery: £7.99)

Had a bit of hassle, they're claiming this wouldn't fit either, it'd cover the ram and be too tall for the case.

I've complained and I'm now sending back the misadvised cooler and also the case as I was advised it would all be compatible. (This wasn't OCUK though.)

Spectre Wulfe · 21 Sep 2023 at 10:22

MatteRB26 said:
At this point is be selling that tall as hell ram and get something smaller

Not an option. Might just keep the old Enthoo Evolv TG and get a new AIO.

Spectre Wulfe · 21 Sep 2023 at 17:44

MatteRB26 said:
AIOs are relatively cheap these days to be fair, especially in sales. The DeepCool ones are great bang for buck

Yeah I really did want a new case too though lol fed up seeing the Evolv now

Spectre Wulfe · 23 Sep 2023 at 01:17

So I've put everything back in the Evolv case and you know what.... it's looking pretty good. Might just keep that and get a new AIO and save on the case for now.