I just got through building a new tower. but the case and motherboard seem to be a bad combination when it comes to adding a liquid cooler.
I bought a mid size tower thermaltake commander MS-I
and Motherboard Giggabyte 990FXA-UD5 with FX-8350 processor
radeon 7970 video card
this is the cooler that I bought that I had to return cause it didn't fit. even tried with one fan. http://www.microcenter.com/product/392415/Water_20_Performer_Closed-Loop_Liquid_CPU_Cooler
The heat sink on the board blocks the cooler even with one fan. I tried putting it on top of the case as well and still no luck.
I was looking at the corasair H55 cooler with one fan but then I saw the H80 which looks to be the same dimensions 120x120x25 mm. I could have sworn that I read somewhere that the H80 is a dual fan though. I don't want that due to my space limitation.
The board on the right is my new board. The stock cooler that came with the FX-8350 is even bigger than the stock cooler that is on the FX-8120 which is weird.
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any recommendations on installation and the best Liquid cooler for my CPU ?
Thanks
I bought a mid size tower thermaltake commander MS-I
and Motherboard Giggabyte 990FXA-UD5 with FX-8350 processor
radeon 7970 video card
this is the cooler that I bought that I had to return cause it didn't fit. even tried with one fan. http://www.microcenter.com/product/392415/Water_20_Performer_Closed-Loop_Liquid_CPU_Cooler
The heat sink on the board blocks the cooler even with one fan. I tried putting it on top of the case as well and still no luck.
I was looking at the corasair H55 cooler with one fan but then I saw the H80 which looks to be the same dimensions 120x120x25 mm. I could have sworn that I read somewhere that the H80 is a dual fan though. I don't want that due to my space limitation.
The board on the right is my new board. The stock cooler that came with the FX-8350 is even bigger than the stock cooler that is on the FX-8120 which is weird.
any recommendations on installation and the best Liquid cooler for my CPU ?
Thanks
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