was wondering if there is any heatsink fan i could purchase for my CPU that would not block out the first RAM slot on my motherboard .. my motherboard is a ASUS m5a97 r2.0 and i currently have the hyper 212 evo for my heatsink fan.

I wanted to up my RAM a bit due to gaming lately and streaming. [ from 8 gbs to 16]

but i cant due to the big ass fan.



Just wondering what kind of low profile RAM i could get for my moba + current heatsink problem.

This post was edited by airhead793 on Dec 8 2017 08:36pm

The best solution would be to buy a 16GB "set" that only takes two slots. That way it won't interfere with the Hyper 212 Evo.

Corsair has low profile RAM, but I wouldn't mix and match RAM.

im wondering if this set would work ? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231546&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Memory+%28Desktop+Memory%29-_-N82E16820231546&gclid=CjwKCAiAjanRBRByEiwAKGyjZSlDCSjfoziMGqXbBz-x92g1fOwdzg4gHg5IJeAvEiWY2e-zgABQ4hoC20wQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Depends on what you have already...make/model.


/e As for size (height) you would have to measure. The Hyper 212 EVO has 37mm ( 1.45 inches) clearance from the fan to the top of the CPU.

This post was edited by Ghot on Dec 8 2017 10:12pm

thanks.

and yeah going to measure for sure before i jump the gun and buy a set.

I'm still suggesting...that if you want 16GB of RAM you buy a 16GB set.
I'm NOT suggesting you buy a short set of RAM to go with your tall set of RAM.


Just about everything you do on a comp, goes thru the RAM. That's why matched sets of RAM are recommended.

You MIGHT get away with an unmatched set, but the odds are greater that a mismatched set will cause problems.


/'e Here just get this...


https://www.amazon.com/Patriot-1600MHz-Desktop-Memory-Heatsink/dp/B008LTJJJ0

This post was edited by Ghot on Dec 8 2017 10:51pm

thanks.
appreciate the advice.

Please call corsair and ask hour they match ram

Post #6 here... maybe bookmark these forums this, the third time.

http://forum.corsair.com/v2/showthread.php?t=172940

You should be able to move the fan on the 212 a bit away from the motherboard to give you more ram clearance.