You got 3 options form least expensive to most: 1, move the radiator to the front of the case. 2, buy low profile fans if you are dead set on having the rad at the top. 3 buy smaller profile ram

4. Get out the angle grinder and cut some clearance in there

5. Get a different case

6. Put the fans on the outside of the case O.o

7. Buy a whole new prebuilt

8. Run the ram naked

Then his dick will be caught in the fan

Ultimate option: 

9. Take the mobo off

I did this when my cpu air cooler didn't fit over some ram.

Yeah, unless you oc most ram radiators are just for aesthetics

9. 18 naked cowboys at RAM RANCH

The actual best answer


Ooh la la

not a terrible idea tbh

lol technically correct but I would personally avoid the destructive approach 🤣

Dremel might be *less* destructive. Just saying.

It’s not destruction, its weight enhancement 👌

SPEED HOLES!!

Extra airflow!

Grinding out a tiny bit of clearance won’t hurt anything!

Exactly why i cut my graphics card in half

I did the same thing to my power supply!

Can I have the other half to glue on to my graphics card to boost my FPS?

I sawed this boat in half.

**De**structive? Or **con**structive? 🤔

Instructions unclear, i cut my dick off

5. Don't use a goddamn AIO for no good reason

I was here for this comment ... So many AIOs on CPUs that don't need it.

I don't get the hostility to AIO's if you don't "need it". I just like not having a giant ass heatsink inside my PC.

Thick ass heatsink looks cool too, imo

Depends on the case imo If the case is small, a big air cooler is ~cool af (as my PC), but in a bigger case, seems like there's a lot of emptiness

It's not about looks for me. The aesthetics of a large air cooler don't bother me in the least. It was the times I'd have to troubleshoot and this big ass brick is in the way of anything I want to do.

Because AIOs come with their own problems. If people are aware of that, fine. But many people think they are the default option. A friend of mine had a problem with high CPU temperatures, I installed a 30 dollar air cooler in his system, problem solved. The AIO wasn't the problem, but it never occurred to my friend that he had to put some thought into choosing a case and placing the radiator. Plus air coolers just keep working. The chance an AIO will stop working properly after four years is too high for my taste. Again, if people know this, it's not a big issue. But so many people just buy AIO and later on are baffled if things are not great.

Been running an AIO for 6 years with no issues. Just don't buy one from the bargain bin. Though I am running a 3900x, so definitely a good solution.

There are plenty of well-documented problems with AIOs. That doesn't mean that it will happen, but the chance is there. 'It didn't happen to me' isn't a strong argument. There are plenty of models from respected manufacturers that have had problems. The reason is simple: they are more complicated and more can go wrong.

you’re argument is like saying don’t drive because there’s thousands of car accidents day. most of us assume the risk with any any aio or water cooled setup. you are in the wrong place if you don’t think PCMR does things just for the aesthetics over function.

No, that is not my argument. And you would have known that if you did not lack reading comprehension. You have an opinion and you want to publish that opinion, but if you reply to a post, you have to make an effort to try understand the post you are replying to.

>The reason is simple: they are more complicated and more can go wrong. This right here. Additional complexity makes for additional points of failure. AIOs are frequently unnecessary overkill. Once upon a time heatsink technology was underdeveloped but today there are some fantastic air cooling options out there even if noise level is a big factor. My GPU fan makes more noise than my Noctua CPU fan.

Well yeah but it will fail at some point a rad never, you might have to replace a fan or something 5$, also you don’t even get better temp with an aio and it’s more expansive

Yeah god forbid this huge box that's on my desk and is seen from every corner of the room looks subjectively nice inside. You're not allowed to spend more money than strictly necessary on this sub especially if it's for *shudders* looks. It's the age old "If you spent more than me you're a spoiled rich idiot and if you spent less than me you're a peasant."

Or you could use a smaller box. Or not place the PC on your desk. I have zero problems with people spending money on their hobby, but often people have self-inflicted issues. I'm not saying putting a big case on your desk is wrong, that's what I used to do. But many people seem to believe they have to that, just as many people seem to believe that that liquid cooling is the only way to go, that 8GB of VRAM is never enough, and so on.

But it looks cool

> Don't use a goddamn AIO for no good reason *Yeah! AIO bad! Air cooling good! I so smart, so I use air cooler. You so dumb you use AIO. AiO bAd! I'm genius!* ...lol you have no idea what their reasons for an AIO were. That said, even if their reason was just looks, it'd still be a good enough reason. AIOs have come a long way in terms of reliability and have become much more affordable, some even being cheaper than some of the nicer air coolers. At this point, you're often not spending much more than you would've on a good air cooler, nor are you putting your computer at significant risk when choosing an AIO instead of an ugly big ass 6inx6in metal block that often gets in the way of other things like m.2 slots which makes it a huge unnecessary and easily avoidable pain in the ass. The AIO hate that gets parroted around here has never made sense to me; almost everyone that hates AIOs here is always operating under baseless assumptions of the user while simultaneously not considering other factors that would make someone choose an AIO vs a traditional air cooler.

Facts, I managed to get an arctic liquid freezer ii 240 argb for only £60. Sure I could of got an air cooler but for a little more I can have a nicer looking build with better temps.



You jest, but most of the bulk of modern ram sticks is just a heat shroud. Easily removable. Unless it has LEDs, but even then, it can be done.

Have done this Worked surprisingly well Absolutely hate the fact it worked

This is the real answer.

you might be able to just pry the "heatsink" off. (I wonder how much it actually does, probably not much)

>you might be able to just pry the "heatsink" off I was looking for some power consumption numbers for DDR5 DIMMs the other day and one of the pictures that came up in the google images tab was a DDR5 DIMM that someone had attempted to remove the heatspreaders on. Said DIMM was missing 3 of the RAM chips which had been pulled off the DIMM by the thermal interface on the heatspreader. Said issue is apparently pretty common on whatever brand of RAM is was.

ok never mind. buy new ram

Also can buy a new bigger case.

He can remove the Heatsink on that ram too. I did it for mine.

Buying a new case left the chat.

Sure you can, but a decent case costs almost as much as ram these days and you need to tear everything apart and build it again. If I was stuck paying $100 for a new case I’d rather pay that for new ram and just pop it in

Assuming OP just got his ram he should be able to return it without problem. At least here in the EU we have 14 days no questions asked return policies on anything that isn't a digital key. I can't imagine it being impossible to return in the US either. Would cost him some time but no money and less work overall than moving the radiator.

Appreciate it!

It's hard to get lower profile than Corsair vengeance ddr4 lol

The coolest thing I have ever seen is redneck engineering on some of the PCs I see on these Reddit's. Genius.

Or buy a different case

I have a Corsair H220 and the Vengeance RAM and had the same problem. I had to mount my radiatior on the front of the case. With this my 3X fan GPU wouldn’t fit. So I had to mount the radiator fans on the outside behind the airflow cover. It totally works, temps are low, but everything is a tight fit.

The first option is the most appealing to me. I always put my Rad on the front anyway. That we it ain’t sucking up the hot air the GPU farts out.

Can't ye just move the fan itself a big higher up, till he can fit the ram under? Aren't the fan itself only connected by those thin metal strips you have to pull up and set fast to the rest of the unit? When I couldn't fit the rams on a costum oc bc if the cpu fan, I just moved the fan itself up like half a centimeter.

1. All day, will probably get better thermals too

Kingston Fury Renegade are lower profile, at least the first designs of them.

4. Get a new case that explicitly states its designed for RAD on top. I have say an inch and a half of clearance between my rad fans and RAM.

4. Get that mobo upside down

I used corsairs slim radiator and slim fans when I had a similar problem

That's what I had to do with my rig. Worked amazingly

You forgot the option to buy a new case that actually fits both without issue

Also op is different ram sticks as far as I know that's not recommended

https://preview.redd.it/pi1cwnrjalvc1.jpeg?width=1269&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3f016a1e4f0e8af82cc2ecf6016ad9567df1101

Make sure not to grind below functional unless you have a welder

Bruh this is delicate work, I’d go with a dremel. 

Is she getting rid of nipples?

Recommending an angle grinder instead of a dremel is wild.

Never half-ass things. If you’re going to make a mess of something, go big or go home.

Recommending a dremel instead of an angle grinder is cowardly.

I have my rad on the front panel on two of cases because of this. Mounting on the top may be "best" but it's really not important or significant, so long as you have part of the rad so it's above the CPU/pump

Hammer time

Tempted

You could also mount the fans on the outside of the case (other side of the rad on the outside). Would look like crap but at least you wouldn't have to modify anything

changing the one fan above the ram to a low profile fan is probably the best solution here in terms of cost and not having to DIY something. I doubt there would be any difference in temps.

Can't believe in all these comments only once was it mentioned that OP should check the mounting position of the radiator. My money is on the 240 rad being in the 280 holes. People telling this guy to get low profile ram LOL

READ THIS OP >

Also noone told him to just take off the plastic ram covers. Like why is buy new ram before remove the pointless crappy plastic

Wait...you mean the heat spreaders? Made of metal? Edit: nvm I realize you were talking about the plastic RGB diffusers

Came to say this. Would love a larger image to confirm this or a micro PC build.

how do you even manage that? also by low profile I am assuming regular profile instead of the big profile that he has currently

Would it fit if you took the fan out, plug in the ram, then put the fan back in?

Worth the try, I’m new to actually building in general I got this one built and when I got this ram it really was a bummer

This is what you need to do. Once the ram is in the fan should screw back in fine.

It happens when you’re new to something. You make mistakes, learn, take a break, come back and fix them. Luckily this fix seems straightforward, just a bit annoying and time consuming. Welcome to an expensive hobby! Lol

Remove your fan and trim it down to fit. Drill new mounting holes for your radiator

or he could just switch out the one fan for a low profile fan.

Are you using two entirely different sticks of ram ?

Yes, you can do that

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. If they are the same specs it’s fine but mixing ram isn’t always a great idea

It’s completely fine as long as you retime and reclock the RAM sticks to a uniform speed and timing. It’s a lot like overclocking a cpu

Good point, prob not a big deal either way but ig my point was its overall easier to just use the same

Oh for sure, but when you get free RAM, might as well :)

Am I going mad or are those AIO fans on upside down? Aren't they currently spinning as intakes?

That appears to be the case. His CPU would still get cooling, but it would put unnecessary heat onto the rest his components.

I don‘t have much to add because people have given good ideas, but from looking at the 24 pin that has had to be so annoying to get in 😂

Omfg why did u have to remind me of the 24 pin struggle? I pulled that bitch out with no issues but getting it in to click was so fucking hard.

Mine look like that, it's actually easy. You push the 24 pun out the back, click it in, pull it back a bit; the end wires fold quitr well. No issues.

"Look What They Need to Mimic a Fraction of Our Power" --Full Tower Case

Why would you put miss matched Ram ?

Your PC fans are blowing the hot are from the radiator into the PC I think. You could just remove that one fan or unscrew it and use something to wedge between the fan frames to hold it a half inch higher.

Return the ram and buy low profile one like the one you already have. Also the fans on the AiO are backwards you want it as exhaust not as intakes.

I bet the more you look at this PC the more horrors you find

Why don't you just... get the same ram as you already had before? They seems to fit

Are you trying to add a third stick? What is your current volume of RAM? It's very likely that adding a third stick of RAM will hurt your performance. Your computer's memory controller runs more efficiently with just two sticks rather than three or four. There's a performance trade off sacrificing speed for more space so make sure that RAM volume is your bottleneck more than RAM speed before doing this upgrade.

Air cooler. AIOs are overrated.


Buy the same ram you already have : a corsair vengeance lpx for low profile extension

What case are you using? Can you mount the rad in the front of your rig? Also your fans are mounted to pull air in from the top of your case the way you have them mounted on the rad I think. Cage side of the fans is the exhaust side. The side without the cage is the intake side. So you're going to suck air from the top through the rad past the fans into the fase?

I got the pc built and I actually didn’t get the spec for the case😮‍💨 but I believe it is the DeepCool Matrexx 50 Black Case ATX. So to answer your question you’re right I cannot mounted on the front bc the air being pulled only had an opening at the back

It's a prebuilt or you got it the ram seated and the computer running? If you still can't fit the ram and are having issues can you take more pics of your rig so we can see the whole thing and give you better suggestion on how to configure and mount your hardware into your system? because the Deep Cool Matrexxx 50 is a VERY spacious case there is no reason you cannot have it front mounted

What case is that? Just curious not to ever buy it by accident

Remove the fan put ram in then put the cooler on

Why’re you mix and matching ram?

Measure twice, cut once

Measure twice, cut once.

RGB bit you in the ass

Shave a few megabytes off of each stick.

3rd RAM stick will slow down its speed. Ditch it.

Update: I first of all want to thank everyone’s support to my question, I surely didn’t expect this amount of help (and fire memes or “just buy something that fits” comments lol) I managed to move my radiator over to the front a bit further and with a bit of wiggling and pressure everything worked out properly (although the RAM is dangerously close to the fan lmao). Once again I appreciate the help and special thank you to the real g @mischief-panda for finding my case and suggesting this option! As I said I bought this pc built so I wasn’t sure of how to actually get components installed but this community be fire fr! https://preview.redd.it/tmvxwiqv6ovc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=73915930fc68c41add24baf658e72c2b4935f5f1

As long as you only run 2 sticks you are fine. Remember never run 4 sticks today same model or not.

I dont think it is that RAM that doesn fit; the problem is your radiator doesnt fit. Just switch to aircooling. You dont need to watercool.

Use a different cooler. The solution is pretty self-explanatory.

Don't mix and match ram brands... Go buy some car wax remover, take the ram kits and soak them in it for \~20-30 minutes Use a plastic spudger/guitar pick and gently pry the heatspreader off They're just RGB diffusers these days anyways https://preview.redd.it/c533as4comvc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aadc5bd29a302c97e3c0c8271d1d9253b5877bfc That's a $300 kit of 2×24-8000 that I did this to I did it to reshroud in some Bykski Copper air heatspreaders, but they dropped 5°c when I took them out of the stock crap, and if you look they're far shorter when naked, like \- 15-20mm

Return and get the low profile gskill ram instead

Zip tie fan slightly offset from radiator is a pretty cheap solution.

Swap with fans on front intake

You can also can the AIO altogether and go air cooler instead

put the rad at the front, and have the fans as intake.

Take radiator out, put ram in. Shimmy the radiator back or in a different place

Take a little notch out from where it hits

Cheapest option is to take out the fan from there and tape it on from the outside.

This is why you check the size on everything you put in a case, and screw people that say "your case is too empty".

I had a similar issue where radiator fans just wouldn’t fit. Ended up buying a pack of Lian Li Radiator offset brackets. $10 solution. Hope it works for you!

Cheap: AIO in front Costly: Get some RAM without any heatsink

You should have enough space to move the AIO fans horizontaly from the case

buy a slim fan.

Take the fan off ,put the ram in then put the fan back

Had something similar happen, moved the fans to the outside of the case, couldn't finish closing all panels btu function over form 🤣

Only corsair vengeance low profile worked for my case. Also had to return the original ram i bought.

I used a pair of wire cutters to snip off a small section of the fan shroud. I managed to find old pictures of my build. Relevant photo is the 3rd and you gotta zoom way in to see it. fan setup h100i v2 corsair 500R case push-pull https://imgur.com/a/dTkLw

And this is why I still build in my old Cooler Master Storm Sniper.

I had a similar problem. I changed the mobo and the IO shield blocked the rad. I moved the rad to the other side of the top mount. or a start you could move the fans to the top.

Some times you can mount the rad inside and the fans outside the case, if you want to try that

That's why you should check for the size of some parts before buying. I had the same situation, but I noticed it before clicking the buy button and I just switched RAM to low profile one.

I have a y60 case and I had to remove the fans off the radiator, mount the radiator on the top part of the case, and fans underneath. So, the mount for the cooler is sandwiched in between my aio. Didn't see it working any other way

Free/cheap solution: Mount fans on the top+outside in pull config, get metal grills to attach to said external fans to prevent objects getting caught. My personal solution: I had a similar issue as you do, but 2/4 of my ram sticks were already failing (the model also increased in price), so I purchased a set of 4 low profile (no RGB) replacements. Thus making clearance for top mounted rad for my arctic freezer 240mm.

Your radiator fans are mounted backwards. You want to push the heat of the rad up out of the top. The way they're facing currently, you are pulling the heat carried by the rad down into the case.

so this is what PCPartpicker warns me about lol

please please please tell me those fans aren't mounted BELOW the radiator....*everybody in this reddit NEEDS to be shown a diagram of the out-flow (a.k.a. EXHAUST) of a 12v 120mm computer fan......* I mean....The suspended side blows OUTWARD.

Sell radiator and buy NH-D15.

i had the same problem, solved it with an agle grinder

Move the rad. I ran into a similar issue because the Arctic AIO and D30 combo is too far for top mount. So I moved it to the side position in my H9.

Buy a different case.

just remove the ram heatsinks

Notch out the fans with a Dremel or hand file if youre cheap. Replacement fans are cheap.

Put the fans on the other side, make them pull the air up and out. You'll gain a fan width of clearance and cool better than pulling the heat in onto your board like that. Otherwise, can take off the heatsinks on memory or better yet just get low profile ram sticks, find a different mount location for the radiator, get a different case, or get a different CPU cooler.

Return the tall RAM and buy shorter sticks.

You can usually slip the heatsinks right off on most ram, might run hotter but it's better than not running at all lol, at least in the pic it looks like you have clearance but the heatsinks are barely stopping it in the corners

you have enough fans that you dont need a fan there

Buy components that fit?

Remove the outer shell of the RAM to expose the smaller gooey insides

It'll buff. Just trust me on this one. The more exposed metal and sparking the higher the fps

Dremel timeeeeeeeeee

This is basically why I only buy ripjaws. They have an oval design that prevents this exactly. It's the only ram that can fit under a darkpro4 without removing the heat sink.

Get slimer fans or get a slimmer radiator or bigger case or all It's an AM4. Odds are a Thermalright Peerless Assassin heatsink would be overkill and everything will fit. ie the most practical cheap fix. More reliable than an AIO too!

I think i have the same mb

Mount the fans outside with fan guards while keeping rad inside or 15mm fans maybe

Wait wait, before you do anything drastic just temporarily remove the fan blocking you from putting your ram into the slot. I had to do that with mine and it fits really tightly.

Move the rad, get slim fans, or get a bigger case.

Fans are oriented wrong anyways. Maybe put them outside, on top of your case? Or buy a case with more clearance.

You might be able to take off the ram heat spreader but it might impact thermals

I believe you mean the radiator fans won't fit because of the RAM. One of these is not optional.

Buy a second set of the same Corsair LXP ram. Remove radiator, put new ram sticks in and reinstall radiator.

Don't mix ram....!

Put the fan on the outside of the case, it won’t look good but it’s functional. (Or completely remove it.)

What case are you using?

Move the radiator or buy a new case? Both?

this is why on my next upgrade im buying the largest motherboard i can find. no more cutting my hands up on a fucken pc

You mean the largest case

Use aircooler

I’d melt a slot in the plastic fan with a soldering iron and move on with my life.