Quote Originally Posted by rob2k View Post
Yes the 9500 will fit - I had one before fitting the TRUE120. Will this mean that your Noctua U6 NB sink will fit using this combo ?.
Absolutely, because the width of the U12P was hitting my U6 Northbridge heatsink, the U9 is significantly narrower, they would both definitely fit. Good point. It's just I was adding up the "extras" being put on this board:

* 1 x HR-05 125g (Southbridge)
* 1 x HR-05 125g (Northbridge)
* Noctua U12P 760g (CPU)
* Enzotech copper heatsinks 20g (MOSFETs & Chokes)

That's over 1kg of metal hanging off the board. I need to ways to reduce the weight and think the U9 will be perfect, although coupled with a higher CFM fan.

How did your Zalman 9500 perform? I'm considering one of these instead of the Noctua U12P, mainly due to its reduced weight. I also see the Xigmatek S-1283 is around 600g with fan.

The Zalman is something I would consider, except it hangs off the top part of the board. On the compatibility chart they specifically ask users to make sure there is a gap between the top of the board and the power supply.