Question about clearance.

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I'm going to build a new pc soon and plan on using either an i5 or i7 cpu.
I have read comments from others about problems clearing the ram on their motherboards.
Which of the best hsf's will give me the best amount of clearance?
Thanks.
Hugger
 
Corsair H50 will give you all the clearance you need and will perform pretty well. But without knowing more about your motherboard, case, and such, we can't really tell you more.
 
ebolamonkey3 said:
Corsair H50 will give you all the clearance you need and will perform pretty well. But without knowing more about your motherboard, case, and such, we can't really tell you more.
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You're right. I should have given more info. Sorry.
I will probably use a Gigabyte motherboard, Gskill ram and I'm leaning towards a Lian Li A05N case.
Thanks.
Hugger
 
Without knowing your specific gigabyte motherboard and assuming you have regular g.skill ram with low heatsinks, any of the heatsink fans should be fine. I use a tuniq tower 120 on an asus p5q with g.skill (8gb) ram and it's fine.
 
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wonSR4 said:
Without knowing your specific gigabyte motherboard and assuming you have regular g.skill ram with low heatsinks, any of the heatsink fans should be fine. I use a tuniq tower 120 on an asus p5q with g.skill (8gb) ram and it's fine.
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I see your point.
I'll ask again when I have decided on the motherboard and ram.
Thanks for your help.
Hugger
 
I have G.Skill Ripjaws and my Thor's Hammer clears it fine. I think most regular towers with the heatpipes running the same direction as the ram sticks (so not including things like the Noctua D14) wont even cover the ram slots on most motherboards, its only the fan that might intrude on it. The fan on the Thor's Hammer sits just above the ram slots, but is high enough to clear the ripjaws.
 
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