Comments on: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3: Z68 Done Right

By: Seeps

Seeps — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:39:09 +0000

In reply to Hujozo.

Hey Hujozo,

I wish I had more heatsinks to test, but I do agree that it would be a tight fit with larger coolers. I personally used the Hyper 212+ and G.SKILL Sniper RAM modules. The Sniper sticks have tiny fins, and the 212+ in a dual-fan configuration easily cleared.

I would say it depends on what kind of heatsink you get. My friend used a V10, and it cleared, but then again it has a lifted portion meant for memory cooling.

Anyway, thank you for the contribution and the picture! 😀

By: Hujozo

Hujozo — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:24:50 +0000

I just finished a setup with gSkill Ripsaws (4GB) x4 and a Thermaltake Frio Cooler. If the Frio Fans are pointed North to South, the CPU cooler will interfere with Dimm slots 3 and 4 regardless if you use a 1 or 2 fan setup on the frio. However, when positioning the fans East to West, there is no interference if you use a 1 fan setup. With a 2 fan setup, only dimm slot 4 gets interfered with.

I really wanted to use all (4) dimms, so I simply took a hacksaw (I could not find my darn dremel) to the heatsink fins of the Ripsaw dimm that will be in slot 4. Problem solved. Check out the pic. It’s tight, but all right.

https://home.comcast.net/~purwin/frio.jpg

By: Seeps

Seeps — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:23:39 +0000

In reply to Gianluca.

Hey sorry for the late reply.

Any cooler that doesnâ€™t â€œstickâ€ to the CPU should be fine. The stock Intel cooler, and low-profile HTPC coolers are examples of what I mean.

If youâ€™re buying a board like this, chances are you wonâ€™t be using either of those. I use the Hyper 212+, but you basically want a cooler that has distance between the base and the actual heatsink. The Hyper 212+, Noctua NH-D14, and Thermaltake SpinQ are a few examples, although you may need to position the previous two in a top-down format instead of side-to-side.

As far as your RAM goes, the Ripjaws should clear fine.

By: Gianluca

Gianluca — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:56:08 +0000

Hello, I’m interested in one of these boards. Bit difficult to find a cooler that will not interfere with the RAM, though. Despite you saying “trivial point, as this can effortlessly be avoided with prior research”, the 3 CPU coolers I’ve looked at don’t specify the distance between the heatsink and the retention plate. I don’t plan to buy “esoteric” RAM, probably they will be Ripjaws CL9 (specified height: 40mm).
Any help would be welcome.
Regards,
Gianluca.