Formula Compatible With Silverstone HE01 ?

[Ruok2bu]

Does anyone here know if the Formula is compatible with the Silverstone HE01 CPU cooler?

[Nate152]

Yes it is compatible although I'm not 100% sure about the z170 boards. You will most likely have to use low profile ram with that cpu cooler. Scroll down to compatability.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835220047

Here is one of if not the best air cpu cooler.

http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-D15-Premium-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00L7UZMAK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439...

As mentioned you will have to use low profile ram.

[Ruok2bu]

I measured my mobo, and it looks like it doesn't go over the dimm's at all (a few mm between the heatsink and the dimm).

[Nate152]

After reading some reviews on newegg, people are saying you can use the Silverstone HE01 with tall heatsinks so ram shouldn't be a problem.

[Ruok2bu]

I've been having problems logging in for the past few weeks, so i would have posted this sooner; but it does fit perfectly. It even leaves around half a cm of space between the heatsink and my tall ram heatsinks. Find attached a picture but before you scroll down to see, read the rest of my post.

Here's my before and after temperature benchmarks (these are temperature readouts from Asus AI Suite 3, the readings from the CPU cores themself are much higher):

Stock Intel Heatsink

Idle
CPU: 44C
RAM: 44C
VIDEO: 55C
Room Temp: 25C

Prime 95 v26 CPU Blend Test (After 1 minute of tests)
CPU: 88C
RAM: 47C
VIDEO: 52C
Room Temp: 26C

Video Card (Running Video Card Stability Test after 5 minutes of testing):
CPU: 67C
RAM: 46C
GPU: 74C
Room Temp: 25C

Silverstone HE01 Heatsink

Idle
CPU: 37C
RAM: 40C
VIDEO: 45C
Room Temp: 25C

Prime 95 v26 CPU Blend Test (After 11 (eleven!) minutes of tests)
CPU: 62C
RAM: 47C
VIDEO: 44C
Room Temp: 25C

Video Card (Running Video Card Stability Test after 6 (six) minutes of testing):
CPU: 49C
RAM: 48C
GPU: 78C
Room Temp: 25C

OCCT Automatic 10 Minute Test (Ran for 3 minutes but stopped because OCCT was reporting temperatures past 76C):
CPU: Around 90C
Room Temp: 25C

OCCT Automatic 10 Minute Test (with both CPU fans set to turbo):
CPU: 68C to 73C but peaked for a few seconds at 77C
Room Temp: 25C

Here's my 3D Mark score too: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/8378081?


P.S. It doesn't come with a second fan but i was able to fit my third Silverstone (i have 2 others sucking air in from the bottom of my case). The heatsink on the motherboard forced me to move it forwards though and my case door wouldn't close because the keylock was pressing up against the Silverstone HE01 so i removed it and now it fits 😄