GNUJoshua Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Hey folks - my first post here. I'm the current proud owner of a new system I've put together. I picked out the H55 cooler and upon attempting to assemble it, realized that the large Northbridge heatpipe on the ASRock 990FX Extreme4 wouldn't allow the fan to fit, by about 1/2" (about 12.5mm). I've already assembled the AMD AM3 bracket for the H55, as well I've removed the stock paste (as I was planning on using Arctic Silver), but once I attempted to mount my mobo after putting in the H55, I realized I wouldn't be able to make it fit. So my alternatives are to return the H55 (if I can, after assembling the bracket and scraping off the paste) and find a passive cooler, or to use the H55 with a thinner fan. I know there are fans out there that are around 12mm that are high CFM, but I don't know if their static pressure is enough to really cool the H55's radiators. I can't be the only one that this has happened to, no matter what Google tells me. What alternatives or suggestions are out there for the H55 cooler on a ASrock 990fx extreme4 mobo? (suggestions regarding "find a new mobo" won't be welcome, for the money it's a fantastic board) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 hopfully someone has the same m/b as you and can help but another idea would be to put the fan or rad outside the case at least for now till you explore your other options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNUJoshua Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Both places where I've placed this question have given me the same response, to mount the fan outside the system. To be honest, I considered it but with the short screws included with the H55 I was concerned that it wouldn't work. Especially since I'd prefer to have a fan grill on that side of the fan. I'll give it a go... mounting the rad inside the box and the fan on the other side, at the fan mount right beside the I/O board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 id do it till i found a long term solution became available,whats the max fan thickness you can use and ill look for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Fan outside is a good workaround but radiator outside could be just a tad more difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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