TRUE + P5Q-Dlx fits ok!
I would have said before if asked that the TRUE easily fits the P5Q-Deluxe based on my trouble free installation. I had only been worried that the splayed fins on the TRUE wouldn't be high enough to clear the boards radiators, after a test fit I was pleased to see there was acres of space and thought no more of it.
Anyway today I had the machine apart to reverse the case header cables (I always seem to get them the wrong way round lol?) and while it was apart I had a closer look, it seems luck was on my side because although the TRUE's main fins clear the boards radiators with ease the same cannot be said about some of the heatpipes . . .
The heatpipes near the top of the board clear the radiators with mm's to spare but the heatpipes lower down near the chipset are virtually touching the boards radiators!
Phew close call but not a problem . . . I would imagine there is enough play in the heatsink to shift the TRUE a fraction towards the top of the board so the heatpipes were 100% clear, hopefully I didn't bend any fins of my lovely new board!
just thought I'd share!
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