New cooler for 3570K.

RJC · 1 Jul 2012 at 22:26

That would be some going, as they are closed and the next pick up would be tomorrow.

Hopefully the ram may just fit under the heatsink!

doyll · 1 Jul 2012 at 22:26

Look forward to seeing it installed and hear what you think of it

Helios1234 · 1 Jul 2012 at 23:29

The front fan on the Phanteks won't fit properly because of those Ripjaws. You will have to move it to the back of the heatsink.

Nevakonaza · 1 Jul 2012 at 23:49

Helios1234 said:
The front fan on the Phanteks won't fit properly because of those Ripjaws. You will have to move it to the back of the heatsink.

Shouldn't be a problem,I can move it to the back then.

doyll · 1 Jul 2012 at 23:50

Think the Ripjaws are 40mm.

doyll · 1 Jul 2012 at 23:52

Fractal says Arc Midi has 180mm clearance for cooler so might just fit

Nevakonaza · 1 Jul 2012 at 23:53

Yeah the ram they are,40mm.

Everything should be dandy then right?

Theres nothing to get in the way to the left side of the CPU socket anyway.

Helios1234 · 1 Jul 2012 at 23:54

doyll said:
Fractal says Arc Midi has 180mm clearance for cooler so might just fit

The problem is that you end up raising the fans so much that the top you end up wasting airflow at the top plus it makes the cooler look a bit stupid

. That's partly why I use the K2 with my RipJawZ rather than the black Phanteks I had.

Nevakonaza · 1 Jul 2012 at 23:59

Well i was also looking at the Phanteks PH-TC14CS "Top down" cooler,But that looks like it could also interfere with the ram.

doyll · 2 Jul 2012 at 00:05

If RAM is 40mm fan should be close to center.
radiator base is 52-53mm from motherboard and RAM is 40mm so 12-13mm below radiator
. . 12mm from RAM to radiator
+ 115mm radiator
+ 13mm above radiator
= 140mm fan.
+ 40mm for ram
= 180mm total = Fractal case clearnace spec.

Helios1234 · 2 Jul 2012 at 00:05

Nevakonaza said:
Well i was also looking at the Phanteks PH-TC14CS "Top down" cooler,But that looks like it could also interfere with the ram.

The CS isn't a great cooler really. It's not useful if you're restricted for space and even then the Noctua NH-C14 is better.

Moving the front fan to the back of the PH-TC14PE is a simple solution because otherwise it is still the best cooler out. Even if you only used the single middle fan, you'd have better performance than what most other coolers provide.

doyll · 2 Jul 2012 at 00:06

Top down coolers make it much harder to keep hot air and cool are seperate.

doyll · 2 Jul 2012 at 00:11

And as Helios said, Putting fans middle and back works good.. or just a middle fan. Cooler is so good you won't have a problem.

Nevakonaza · 4 Jul 2012 at 18:47

Well here it is,Fits fine!

Stock vs Phanteks PH-TC14PE.

doyll · 4 Jul 2012 at 19:42

Oh that just smurfalious!
How did you find the mounting system, fan chips, etc?

RJC · 4 Jul 2012 at 19:44

Little & large

doyll · 4 Jul 2012 at 23:21

RJC said:
Little & large

The pump is small, but add radiator and 2x fans and it's not so small any more

Nevakonaza · 5 Jul 2012 at 03:17

doyll said:
Oh that just smurfalious!
How did you find the mounting system, fan chips, etc?

The mounting system,It all seems rather good quality with no flexing in any of the mounting parts.
i don't like the part where you have to put that screw down in the middle of the Heatsink though,I bet you know which one i mean...that was a pain....had to hunt for a longer screwdriver,Then when i found one it was not the right size,So off hunting i went again.

Does anyone know if the thermal paste they give you with the cooler has Curing time?..and if so how long?

Couldn't really find much info on it to be honest.

Phanteks_Care · 5 Jul 2012 at 09:22

Nevakonaza said:
Does anyone know if the thermal paste they give you with the cooler has Curing time?..and if so how long?

Couldn't really find much info on it to be honest.

Hi Nevakonaza, there is no curing time with our thermal paste.

doyll · 5 Jul 2012 at 10:36

There's your answer. I really like the supplied TIM. Spreads easily and works a treat.

When installing mine I install the mount complete.. including the piece with screw in the middle. Then tightened the 4 mounts in the mother board. Them put the piece with screw in middle on the heatsink.

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