CM Hyper 212+ in Fractal R3

[jamesriley94]

Hi,

Title says it all, will this fit?

ebuyer states the max height of it is 165mm, and just measured from the top of the motherboard up and it's maybe a couple of mm bigger.

I'm building this for a friend, already have every part apart from the case.

The cooler isnt especially big, so I'd have thought it should fit, just a bit iffy with the listed spec of the case

Thanks in advance

 

[Gilbert93]

I assume it would fit, if an nh-d14 fits then i don't see why not, just did a quick google check and found that people have used the 212+ in their Fractal r3 builds, so in short yes it will

 

[jamesriley94]

Thanks for the reply, kind of forgot to google it

 

[Gilbert93]

lol welcome

after all that's what the forum's for

 

[jamesriley94]

Little awkward...

Tried this now and I can get it in with the side panel on, but it does bulge it out slightly.

The cooler is the Hyper 212, Not the plus version so it has the ends of the heatpipes on the top.

Would I be alright to cut these off? or file them down?

 

[merrymustu]

No! Don't event think about doing that, it will ruin your cooler because those heat pipes are not made of solid copper but are hollow and have a heat conducting fluid which vaporizes on heating, gets condensed back into liquid on being cooled by the heatsink and the cycle continues. Basically it transfers the heat energy from the bottom of the cooler to the top.

 

[SEBAR]

Little awkward...

Tried this now and I can get it in with the side panel on, but it does bulge it out slightly.

The cooler is the Hyper 212, Not the plus version so it has the ends of the heatpipes on the top.

Would I be alright to cut these off? or file them down?

only if you want to buy a new heatsink. Cutting the heatpipes will destroy the cooler.

 

[jamesriley94]

only if you want to buy a new heatsink. Cutting the heatpipes will destroy the cooler.

No! Don't event think about doing that, it will ruin your cooler because those heat pipes are not made of solid copper but are hollow and have a heat conducting fluid which vaporizes on heating, gets condensed back into liquid on being cooled by the heatsink and the cycle continues. Basically it transfers the heat energy from the bottom of the cooler to the top.

oops.

any ideas on a new cooler? It's a build for a friend anyway, using my old parts. He isnt having it overclocked and is only using it for general use and light gaming? Is it completely ruined now? haha

 

[PetrolHead247]

Coolermaster TX3

 

[SEBAR]

oops.

any ideas on a new cooler? It's a build for a friend anyway, using my old parts. He isnt having it overclocked and is only using it for general use and light gaming? Is it completely ruined now? haha

Do you still ahve the stock heatsink?

 

[jamesriley94]

Do you still ahve the stock heatsink?

Yes, but I dont have the AMD retention plate anymore. I think I'll just buy a new one tbh, only like £15