Question Wraith Ripper clearance in a Micro ATX build inquiry

[HotSauceMan]

Case: NZXT h400
MO: AsRock x399m
GPU: Gigabyte 2070


I just bought a Wraith Ripper but its a little cramped with the parts I already have.

The top of the cooler is less than a centimeter away from the tempered glass, and it even touches my GPU which has a backplate.

Reasons I like the Wraith Ripper is cause it's an air cooler, it has full coverage for threadripper cpus, and it just looks nice. But not if it's detrimental to the parts.

Should I slip a piece of paper between the cooler and the GPU or should I just return and find a smaller cooler?

 

[AllanGH]

Just put a couple of small, and very thin, silicone bumper pads on the GPU backplate, where it contacts the cooler fins, and you're probably fine.

Something like these: https://www.amazon.com/product/dp/B06XPCLN23
can be trimmed with a razor blade to achieve the desired thickness.