When the CPU cooler conflicts with the top of the RGB ram stick, an angle grinder is useful…

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    3 days ago

    Is this the right time to tell you those metal spring clips are for raising the fan above the ram easily?

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    4 days ago

    Is this the right time to tell you that sets of RAM should be inserted in slots 1+3 and 2+4 instead of 1+2 and 3+4 in the picture? 😬

    It might be fine depending on your motherboard but if you are not aware, check the manual. If you are aware and this is fine, ignore me!

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    4 days ago

    Oh boy just put the fan on the other side of the heatsink, or move it up a few fins

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      4 days ago

      Putting it on the other side would drastically reduce its effectiveness unless your flip it which would fuck the overall case airflow.

      You cant effectively cool by pulling air unless you have an airguide all around the heatsink.