Cpu cooler really close contact with gpu circuit board

[buschman31]

I had done a teardown and cleaning of my itx case and system board components. I replaced the installed cooler, Intel copper core 775, bolted down on a 1155 cpu on an Zotac H77 board.

Here's the problem i like to ask. The cooler is an Zalman CNPS 7700 then installed a GTX 1650 super. The cooler fans are so closely touching the gpu circuit board that i took a thin piece of cardboard and taped to the back of the cpu.

I just do normal websurfing. No games or intense stuff. So would it be ok to keep it like that or just use another cooler?

zalman cooler and gpu circuit board

 

[pendragon1]

probably fine like that or you could finish mangling the fins to make more space.

 

[buschman31]

yea i was trying to avoid that. wish i could convert one of the intel copper core pancake cooler from pushpin to screw mount

 

[pendragon1]

yea i was trying to avoid that. wish i could convert one of the intel copper core pancake cooler from pushpin to screw mount

could get [H]ard and cut a square in the mobo tray and use whatever low-pro cooler you want...