Question RAM clearance ?

Aug 16, 2025
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Building my first PC and i'm not sure about the RAM clearance. Looking at buying the G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo, Asus TUF B650-Plus and Ryzen 5 9600X. Any recommendations on the CPU Cooler so that the RAM still fits without having to do major adjustments to the fans?
 
Although such things can happen I would not expect any "RAM clearance" issues per se.

Update your post to include more details and appropriate links regarding "RAM clearance" and your concerns.

What case? How many fans and where do you intend to place the fans? Airflow direction?

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I will assume you are looking at air coolers. All air coolers tell you what the ram clearance is. Generally the ones you would need to move the fans on it would only be a couple mm at most.

More the question is why are you going to use RGB memory when 1 stick will be under the fan where you can't see it. They sell the exact same memory in non RGB stick that will fit under pretty much any air cooler.