H100i tubing pushing against RAM

[BesiX]

I just assembled my new black Bitfenix Prodigy:

CPU: i7 3770K
CPU cooler: Corsair H100i with 4x Corsair AF120's (push-pull)
RAM: 2x Corsair Vengeance 4GB DDR3 CL8 (now 1x though)
Mobo: Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB
GPU: Club 3D HD 6870 1GB (until my GTX 670 FTW SIG2 arrives)
PSU: Corsair CX 600M

Now, the tubing of the H100i is pushing rather much against the RAM if it's in the closest RAM slot. (It gets bent about 20°...)
Fitting the H100i's @180° won't do the trick as well, since my GPU will be in the way.

Now, since having only 4GB RAM with an i7 setup is quite useless, I was thinking about going single channel @8GB, but I just wasn't sure if I'd try fitting the extra 4GB RAM in the closest RAM slot first.
Should I risk inserting the RAM eventhough it gets bent?

 

[jamesriley94]

Can you take a picture?

My mate has his Intel Liquid Cooler with the barbs at the back near the IO ports on the came motherboard. No way of turning it to do that?

 

[airdeano]

since the mobo is hortizontal, you might be able to clock the cpu block to a better
attack of the hoses to rad posture?

 

[BesiX]

Since it's a tight fit in the Prodigy case, I tried every single angle before I actually fitted the H100i...

Here's a pic before I did my cable management: the tubing goes over the RAM slots by much, pushing the tubing back only allows me to fill one RAM slot, the other gets bent. (RAM removed for the pic at the time.)

 

[UkGouki]

cant you turn the h100i round so the bards sit near the rear fan? should give more play then with the tubes..

 

[dalewakelin]

If you turn the rad around so the tubes are on the other side you might be able to get the tubes at a better angle.

 

[grassman]

Don't think it will make a difference which way he puts it. IMO Corsair just plain out got it wrong tubing should be on the other side massive epic fail inexcusable eff up on there part.

 

[BesiX]

Update: I managed to fit everything well when I turned the H100i 90° so the tubing was next to my GPU. It was still a tight fit, but everything at least works and I'm not limited to 4Gb anymore

I fitted the EVGA GTX 670 FTW as well.

 

[nATZiNHo]

Can I ask? You're h100i is in push pull right? Did you manage to fit it with both sets of fans inside the case? Or did you have to remove the air cooler and fit one set out of the case? Not sure how much I can bend the tubes? Or how much pressure try will put on the mobo?

 

[BesiX]

I put my push-pull combo within the case, so no fans are on the outside.
Going to change the fans in the case to Scythe GT's soon though. The ones I'm using now are a bit loud.

 

[nATZiNHo]

What sort of temps are you getting and at what clock?

I'm on just pull setup. 4.2ghz 1.65v 40c idle 70-75 max load

 

[BesiX]

I'll replace the fans this weekend and measure some temps. Not going to OC it yet though.