CPU Cooler compatible?

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bencho

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Hi,

I would like to know if the CNPS8700LED from zalman will fit in my rig.

Asus a8n-sli premium
4 Ram slots filled
silverstone LC03 htpc case.

just fron looking, i cannot be sure if there is enough room on the sides... and whether or not the ram and northbridge h/s will be in the way... hopefully someone has experience?

Thanks!
 
did you check the zalman website? did you measure the space you have in your rig?
 
Yea i checked zalmanusa.com. There are some restrictions as to the height of surrounding objects, and radial area. However, I really don't want to undo my entire build... its very tedius and took a long time to get all the wires in decent spots. Just from sticking a ruler in, im not 100% and i dont want to risk spending $50 for nothing... Just wondering if anyone has same motherboard with this heatsink... maybe post a pic of it too, cause my psu is right next to the mobo and may** interfere with the radial requirements. As my case is slightly cramped [Silverstone LC-03 htpc case]
 
You may want to hit up the Small Form Factor or the HTPC boards we have. They might be have better answers for you.
 
What cooler do you have on there now? The 8700 isn't much better than the stock AMD/CM heatpipe cooler.
 
Danny Bui- ok, but i dont know if i should double post lol.

enginurd- really? i have an amd x2 4400+. the rarer 1mb l2 cache that they suddenly discontinued. paid 450 for it when it came out :( but anyway. it has the 3 copper heatpipes on the stock cooler. i read that this was an upgrade to the previous stock cooler, which ive never seen. currently seeing 40C idle and 53C load.. just was hoping to be able to lower those a bit.
 
You can ask a mod to move it to whichever subforum you'd like.

3 heatpipes? I have 4, lol. With my Opty 165 @ 2.6Ghz, I'm idling at 35°C and reach 50°C on Orthos with an ambient room temp of 22°C.

I may be confusing the 8700 with the 8000, cuz I can't find the review that had it against the stock AMD/CM HSF.
 
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