[SOLVED] cpu cooler size

[Ex0rc1st]

Hi,

I'm planning on building a new pc, and i'm wondering if the be quiet! dark rock pro 4 cooler is compatible with the gigabyte z390 gaming x mobo?
I'm planning to use 2 ram slots. Also not sure if anyone has tried it yet, but would the cooler fit in a coolermaster masterbox mb520 case? I've read that the case supports coolers up to 165 mm, and the bequiet is 163 mm tall, so it seems a bit close.

(also sorry for any mistakes, this is my second time building a pc)

cooler: https://www.amazon.com/quiet-Dark-Rock-BK022-Cooler/dp/B07BY6F8D9
mobo: https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-Z390-LGA1151-Realtek-Motherboard/dp/B07HRZHJ6Z
case: https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-MCB-B520-KGNN-RGB-showmanship-Transparent/dp/B07H57N8SK

 

[Phaaze88]

The front fan does sit over the ram.

Spoiler

As long as you avoid ram taller than 40mm, you should have no issues fitting it in that chassis.

 

[Ex0rc1st]

Alright, thanks for the answer, then https://www.kingston.com/dataSheets/HX432C16PB3K2_16.pdf these could be a problem, right?

 

[Phaaze88]

Alright, thanks for the answer, then https://www.kingston.com/dataSheets/HX432C16PB3K2_16.pdf these could be a problem, right?

• Height 1.661” (42.20mm)
Front fan will need to be raised some 2.2mm... cooler total height is now right at 165mm. Plus, one should avoid ram to fan contact, because vibrations, so make that 166mm.

 

[Ex0rc1st]

• Height 1.661” (42.20mm)
Front fan will need to be raised some 2.2mm... cooler total height is now right at 165mm. Plus, one should avoid ram to fan contact, because vibrations, so make that 166mm.

Thank you for the answer.

 

[Phaaze88]

You're welcome!

 

[John Chesterfield]

I have that cooler and it's BIG. My case can take a cooler up to 170mm in height, the the Dark Rock 4 Pro is literally about 5 or 6 mm from the glass. So it fits, but only just. Looks to be a closer call in your case, so the only thing you can do is try and make sure you have a good return policy for the cooler.

Corsair LPX RAM works very nicely with this cooler, you can still fit and remove modules with the cooler mounted.

 

[madmatt30]

Consider the fortis 3

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B081TRFTSJ/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

A very good 140mm tower with only 158mm height and a offset base so has zero ram interference

 

[Ex0rc1st]

I have that cooler and it's BIG. My case can take a cooler up to 170mm in height, the the Dark Rock 4 Pro is literally about 5 or 6 mm from the glass. So it fits, but only just. Looks to be a closer call in your case, so the only thing you can do is try and make sure you have a good return policy for the cooler.

Corsair LPX RAM works very nicely with this cooler, you can still fit and remove modules with the cooler mounted.

thank you, I'll check that out.

 

[Ex0rc1st]

Consider the fortis 3

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B081TRFTSJ/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

A very good 140mm tower with only 158mm height and a offset base so has zero ram interference

Is it good enough to cool an i7 9700k? (I'm thinking about overclocking in the future)

 

[madmatt30]

Is it good enough to cool an i7 9700k? (I'm thinking about overclocking in the future)

[SOLVED] - I7 9700k temperatures

Last week i bought new cpu with silentiumpc fortis 3 v2 cooler, and i wanted to ask if my temperatures are ok. I have 50-60 degrees celsius while playing with occasional spikes to 77-81 degrees.

forums.tomshardware.com

I would say yes it is, the default fan profile is geared towards silence but can be overruled.

Will allow overclocking upto a point, the 9700k is a very heavy tdp cpu once overclocked.

 

[Ex0rc1st]

[SOLVED] - I7 9700k temperatures

Last week i bought new cpu with silentiumpc fortis 3 v2 cooler, and i wanted to ask if my temperatures are ok. I have 50-60 degrees celsius while playing with occasional spikes to 77-81 degrees.

forums.tomshardware.com

I would say yes it is, the default fan profile is geared towards silence but can be overruled.

Will allow overclocking upto a point, the 9700k is a very heavy tdp cpu once overclocked.

Alright, thank you for the answer, I might consider this cooler