Masterair maker 8 vs Asus H170

[JamesPeladeau]

So the masterair maker 8 is a bohemoth of an air cooler. It looks awesome and it would keep my cpu cool while avoiding water cooling! But!... it's huge! 170mm I believe. I have the Asus H170 mother board. My Ram seems like it's going to be in the way of the cooler. Anyone know for a fact if the cooler would fit or not?

 

[BadActor]

Why do you need such cooling on a non overclocking motherboard?

 

[JamesPeladeau]

I just want a decent cooler and it looked badass ;p. Any suggestions as to a better option for me?

 

[BadActor]

The Cryorig H7 is a fantastic air cooler and much cheaper. It's designed for case and RAM clearance. You could use the difference in price for an SSD or a better graphics card. If using one of the locked processors, they will come with a cooler which is fine for almost all applications.

 

[JamesPeladeau]

And it fits on my 1151 motherboard?

 

[BadActor]

Yes. It fits any of the 11xx socket motherboards.

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CRYORIG/H7_Universal/

 

[JamesPeladeau]

It says the sockets are 1150 1155 1156 not 1151.. I just want to be sure it would 110%, no questions, no doubts, fit my motherboard.

 

[JamesPeladeau]

What's the difference between the H7 and the Cooler Master 212 EVO?

 

[BadActor]

All the 11xx sockets are interchangeable as far as coolers go. The Cryorig was released prior to 1151 which is why the specs don't show it, but many people use it on them. The Cryorig and EVO are quite similar, but the H7 has different dimensions which make it better for clearing tall RAM and narrower cases. The difference in cooling is probably due to fin spacing, fan, etc.