Zalman 9500 with Antec P160 E

Little_T · Oct 25, 2005, 05:36 PM

Are these two compatible? I mean, the motherboard I'm buying (Abit AT8) should be compatible with the Z9500 CPU-cooler, however since the heatsink is so large that it apparently "overgrows" (goes outside) the mobo and the P160 E case has a crossbar nex to the PSU I'm worried that it won't fit in the case. Anyone have this setup or simply have knowledge about this?

**dj_stick** · Oct 25, 2005, 11:36 PM

check the zalman site - it tells you how much clearance each tested motherboard needs between the mobo and psu/case

EDIT: from looking at the compatible mobo lists - you board isn't there - but most of the ABIT boards with the AMD sockets require no clearance at all - check with the mobo as the radius of the cooler is 56mm - so measure (if possible) 56mm (plus a little extra for clearance) from the centre of the socket on the board and you should be right

Oct 25, 2005, 05:36 PM	#1
Little_T DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 30 Rep Power: 0	Zalman 9500 with Antec P160 E Are these two compatible? I mean, the motherboard I'm buying (Abit AT8) should be compatible with the Z9500 CPU-cooler, however since the heatsink is so large that it apparently "overgrows" (goes outside) the mobo and the P160 E case has a crossbar nex to the PSU I'm worried that it won't fit in the case. Anyone have this setup or simply have knowledge about this? __________________ "Those who think they know-it-all are very annoying to those of us who do."