TRUE Black, Asus P5Q-E and HR-05 IFX or HR-05 IFX SLi

[illidan]

i have asus p5q-e and true black mounted verticaly. can i mount hr-05 ifx on northbridge? or is it better to mount hr-05 ifx sli?

[IKIKUINTHENUTZ]

get an image of the area

I need to know how tall the ram your using, anything in the top 2 pci and e slots?

I also need you to take off the stock cooling and do this measurement for me with your motherboard



Edges to the edges of the core chip, not the core itself

[illidan]

here



i think that normal hr-05 ifx can't fit, but sli will fit



i will measure tommorow

[gergregg]

You will need the SLI version. I had both and only the SLI would fit and it will have to be at an angle because of the capacitors at the bottom.

[illidan]

and is it possible to bend heatpies from non sli version so that it fit

[IKIKUINTHENUTZ]

It's possible but odds are damage will be done to the fins during the process. You need to bend it enough to clear the fan wire clips.

Now the IFX sli is a good idea and like what greg said it has to be offside thanks to capacitors. Unfortunate if you offset it towards right-down, your ram heat sinks will most likely be in the way unless you put them into slot 2-4.

[gergregg]

and is it possible to bend heatpies from non sli version so that it fit

Tried that also and ruined the non-sli version. I broke the heat pipe trying to get an offset like the XIGMATEK PTR-N881

The Xigmatek would probably be very close, but can't say for sure if it would fit or not.