Hello;
I bought an AMD cpu a while back and am just now starting to look into acquiring an aftermarket fan for it. I was looking at a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo; my concern is that it won't fit in my case (Corsair Carbide 200R).
The case is supposed to mount fans of up to 160mm and the 212 Evo is 159 mm. But is that including the space taken up by things like the motherboard? Additionally, it appears to hang off the side of the mobo. Would this indicate that it is mounted to the side of the case or does it just hang there, clamped on one side?
Sorry for the (likely) dumb questions, I'm still uncertain as to what I'm doing when it comes to hardware upgrades.
I bought an AMD cpu a while back and am just now starting to look into acquiring an aftermarket fan for it. I was looking at a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo; my concern is that it won't fit in my case (Corsair Carbide 200R).
The case is supposed to mount fans of up to 160mm and the 212 Evo is 159 mm. But is that including the space taken up by things like the motherboard? Additionally, it appears to hang off the side of the mobo. Would this indicate that it is mounted to the side of the case or does it just hang there, clamped on one side?
Sorry for the (likely) dumb questions, I'm still uncertain as to what I'm doing when it comes to hardware upgrades.