doomis Posted February 3, 2010 Posted February 3, 2010 Hello everyone, first post in this forum. I'll jump straight in my question: Since my motherboard(Asus P5E Deluxe) has the CPU surrounded by some huge heat sinks, I'm wondering if someone can help me pick a CPU cooler that will fit. I'm thinking of the Cooler Master V8 as the first choice but I'm afraid that it won't fit and I will just waste my money. Same thing for the Zalman CNPS9700 which I'm 99% sure it wont fit . Next there is the Mugen 2 which I have seen other people install on my mobo with ease. But I am not sure about the first 2 choices that seem better than the Mugen 2 and therefore I would like to ask if someone with the same mobo as me has one of those installed or can suggest something else that can cool a Intel Q9550 very well. Also there is no need to worry about the height since I will buy a Cooler Master HAF 922 too and it seems to have a lot of space. PS. The heat sinks around the CPU are about 1 inch high (as high as the pins that the stock Intel cooler has) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rourkchris Posted February 3, 2010 Posted February 3, 2010 I had the X38 DDR2 version of this board and the layout and heatsinks are really the same. I had a Zalman 9700, TRUE Ultra, and Prolimatech Megahalems on it. All 3 fit just fine. I believe all 3 you mentioned will fit. On my setup the Zalman on a Q6600 wasn't a good cooler. The TRUE Ultra was good and the Prolimatech was the best of them. Had 2 fans on the TRUE and Prolimatech in a push/pull config. Later upgraded to a Q9550 and the Prolimatech kept it overclocked nice and cool. Prolimatech http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835242001 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiver_8 Posted February 4, 2010 Posted February 4, 2010 If the CPU isn't a quad core a TRUE or and of the similar heatpipe style coolers are more than adequate. A megahalem or V8 is good for a quad. And the 9700 zalman isn't good at all anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenova69 Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 i have a CM V8 on that same mobo it fits just fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dling Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 Welcome to the OCC . These guys are great :thumbs-up: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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