Does My Cooler Fit In My Case?

[Scott N]

Well it starts here: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qBQRPs
It says my case can have a 160mm cpu cooler but my cooler is 161mm. Does 1mm really matte?, will it still fit or should I change case? Even though the NZXT Elite case can have 161mm coolers and pc part picker says its fine but it dosent accept 160mm

 

[nitinvaid20]

Well it starts here: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qBQRPs
It says my case can have a 160mm cpu cooler but my cooler is 161mm. Does 1mm really matte?, will it still fit or should I change case? Even though the NZXT Elite case can have 161mm coolers and pc part picker says its fine but it dosent accept 160mm

i think it will fit i have seen other with same situation but with like 4-5MM difference here check this

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2136443/cpu-cooler-touching-case.html
he hgas difference of
"From CM: "CPU cooler height: 155mm / 6.1 inch"
That cooler is 158mm."

I am in same situation i have CM 690 III and i am gonna buy Coolermaster Air Maker 8 CPU Cooler THe Cooler is 172MM and cabinet length of cpu cooler given is 171.....
but i am gonna buy it😀

 

[atljsf]

1 millimeter matters, it means that you must push to close the case and could damage cpu, socket or mainboard, also the heatsink can end damaged, bent, especially the heatpipes

if you manage to make it fit, heat will be transferred to the left panel, if it happens to be acrylic it will end scratched too, in this case is glass and it will not bent at all, as the acrylic or metallic panels on other cases

as you say, is just 1 millimeter, but is pressure over many parts

 

[Scott N]

But do you think it will work? Or is it too dangerous?

 

[atljsf]

to me is insecure, something will end at least scratched

 

[nitinvaid20]

well i am gonna buy the cpu cooler today for my CM 690 III as i mentioned above on website there is 1MM difference its time to test out how much is 1mm makes difference according to manufacturer ill post the pics

 

[Scott N]

I decided to change my cooler, I will be using the Scythe Mugen 5 instead. Wich is 155mm long.

 

[atljsf]

the cooler you had in mind, the shape of the fan and the heatpipes surely would have given problems, the new one looks good to me, big and capable, i think it was a good decision