m4rtian

I am planning to upgrade my F7pro as it was originally bought for an e8400 but last week I swapped a new q9550 for my old Anarchy Online mmorpg account ! I have just received paypal payment for the e8400 so am looking to spend a bit more on cooling.

I am planning to get a Dark Knight but I do not know if it will fit my p5q pro with reaper ram modules, has anyone tried this combination that can tell me if it is go/no go? The F7 is a tight fit with the ram heatsinks against the fan cage.

From the pictures it looks as if I would have more room with the DK but if anyone can confirm this for me I will be very pleased as my temps are a bit high for my liking if I push the overclock any further with the current hsf. (70c with IBT).

nemesi5

I have the Dark Knight and the cooler does not even reach the ram, since the motherboard layout from the p5q-pro is similar to p5q-deluxe, I am sure you will have no clearance problems.

As for the dark knight, I am getting 45C idle and 70C load on stock, I am a bit disappointed by the cooler, I tried several attempts to reseat it, but I guess its probably because I only have 2 crappy fans (stock cooler master fans) in my case, and I am using a crappy TIM. I'll be sure to purchase OCZ freeze and some fans see how my temps are.

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e_dogg

It will totally fit as long as your cooler is oriented to blow front to back.

Edit: My temps are about 45c idle and 55c load on my sig rig.

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m4rtian

Exactly what I wanted to hear, thanks guys

elzhi

what about the same setup but with Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (DK mounted so the fan blows the air to the top of the case)