Noctua DH15 in an S340?

SilverFortyTwo

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I'm not happy with my current cooling so I want to make some upgrades. I have a Ryzen 5 1600, 4x4GB Corsair Vengeance LPX RAM, Asus Prime B350M-A mobo and an NZXT S340. Will the D15 fit without any jams in the case, without clipping the RAM or anything?
 
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This info is readily available on most manufacturer sites and newegg

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146197
https://www.nzxt.com/products/s340-white

NZXT S340
Max CPU Cooler Height Allowance = 161 mm

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAADY5BC1607
http://noctua.at/en/products/cpu-cooler-retail/nh-d15/specification

Noctua NH-D15
Max CPU Cooler Height = 165 mm

The cooler is 4mm too tall

The Scythe Mugen Max ($36) just fits @ 161 mm and is able to compete with $90 air coolers.... and off center design means no RAM issues (bottom of HS is 43mm above CPU)

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA9ZH3S91415...
Noctua's NH-D15 sink does have pretty high clearance cutouts for RAM , and, my Gskill Ripjaws set sure fits under it fine...

Noctua's wesbite will mention which cases are known to work with the 160-165 mm height, do the case will need to be wide enough, especially to use the 2nd fan, which sits a tad higher. (I was forced to use the 2nd fan as a a case intake a few inches away, but, it still runs PLENTY cool in this configuration...
 
This info is readily available on most manufacturer sites and newegg

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146197
https://www.nzxt.com/products/s340-white

NZXT S340
Max CPU Cooler Height Allowance = 161 mm

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAADY5BC1607
http://noctua.at/en/products/cpu-cooler-retail/nh-d15/specification

Noctua NH-D15
Max CPU Cooler Height = 165 mm

The cooler is 4mm too tall

The Scythe Mugen Max ($36) just fits @ 161 mm and is able to compete with $90 air coolers.... and off center design means no RAM issues (bottom of HS is 43mm above CPU)

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA9ZH3S91415

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http://www.scythe-eu.com/en/products/cpu-cooler/mugen-max.html


 
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