Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO fan direction

[Mathbot2000]

Hi all,

I'm currently assembling my PC, and I've noticed that my CPU cooler is very tight against my RAM (I'm using G.Skills RAM, which is pretty tall). Most of the videos I've seen show the fan next to the RAM, but is is okay to put the fan on the other side of the cooler? Currently, I can just barely fit the fan on, but it will limit my ability to add additional RAM down the line.

Thanks for the help!

 

[J_E_D_70]

Can but it's less effective - should be able to slide the fan up a bit.

 

[Markkk]

The Fan can be Slid up a few mm
As long as there is a couple of mm gap it should be just fine

You Could Mount he Fan on the Other side (Not turning it around) so the Direction of air flow remain in the Same direction <---
As you can fit a Pull and a Push Fan on this Cooler

IE Fan Air Direction '<' Fan 'x' Heat-sink '#'
<x#<x - Or just 1 Fan

 

[maddogfargo]

That cooler can mount horizontally or rotate 90 degrees to mount vertically.

You can also mount the fan on push or pull. Just unsnap and unscrew the fan from the mounting rails. Reattach the rails and snap into place on the other side.

I just slid the fan up a little to clear my ram when I had it.

 

[Mathbot2000]

Ok, then I think I'll just slide it up a little bit rather than move it to a different side. Thanks for the quick responses!