be quiet! Dark Rock TF2 review

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Product Installation

 
 


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Essentially, this is what you are looking at; yes, taste differs, but it is hardly the most aesthetically pleasing product from be quiet! arguably. Secure it firmly; you'll discover that there's ample of room for high profile DDR4 DIMMs if you look closely, however barely.


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Once the cooler has been mounted, you can install the fan, tie it with the two metal clip. As you can see, we (still) use the Z97 Sabertooth, as it is one of the most challenging motherboards to use with all the shielding stuff from ASUS. The cooler fits like a glove though in either direction. Two or four DIMMs will fit well, however as you can see I use high-profile memory here, and the last slot can be used. 

The dual-heatsink architecture allows for the installation of memory modules with a height of up to 49mm in the system, ours were a notch taller, and that was an issue.



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So yeah, the presence of large CPU cooling can restrict the amount of RAM that can be installed next to it. This is especially true if your memory occupies every available DIMM slot, including those that are snuggled closest to the CPU socket. After you've installed the cooler and fans, take the fan cable and plug it into the fan cable connector on your motherboard, which is located near the CPU FAN header. You'll be good to go from there.

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