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Will a Noctua NH-D15 fit in to my case?; Cooler Master elite 431 plus.

Dominates

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Question in the title. I am going to build my rig soon and I was wondering if it would fit. The case is a mid tower case. And the motherboard will be a ASROCK Z97X Fatality Killer. Thanks for any input you give :)
 

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I would suspect that it would not. From the reviews I've seen, the CM Elite 431 Plus is already a relatively tight fit using a standard 120mm tower cooler. Certainly, a 120mm tower cooler fits fine, but without a lot of clearance. The Noctua NH-D15 is considerably bigger, so I imagine that the side panel would not go on completely. I don't see a maximum CPU cooler size listed on the CM website, but, from experience with lots of other mid-tower cases, I'm not convinced it would fit.
 
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According to Cooler Master website:

CPU cooler height: 192mm / 7.6 inch

So a 165mm NH-D15 should fit fine. However I'm not convinced looking at photos of the case! 162mm cooler installed here:

http://aphnetworks.com/reviews/cooler_master_elite_431_plus/4
you need to take into account 20-25mm for motherboard thickness, socket thickness and chip thickness.
they just give a measure of the distance of base plate to the side panel.

just get a ruler and measure the distace from the top of your CPU to the side panel.

it should fit.
 

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Thanks everyone. I already have the case purchased and I will order the cooler soon. Its the best cooler I can get since I hate water cooling
 
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Coolermaster site says your cooler can be at most 163mm high. (not 192mm, that's the width of the entire case)

It probably won't fit.
 
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