Maximus VI HERO and heatsink.

[kenpachi7144]

Hello guys! Like 3 weeks ago I decided that it was time to upgrade the 212 evo. I went ahead and bought a Cryorig R1 Universal and this thing is HUGE!! Its weight comes in at 1181g. . . So my question is, will this big air cooler cause my motherboard to snap in half or bend or can I trust the HERO to take the weight like a champ? Any feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you.

[Nate152]

hello kenpachi7144

The cooler won't break your motherboard but in this review it says you will have trouble with ram that has tall heat spreaders.

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/03/04/cryorig_r1_ultimate_cpu_air_cooler_review/2#.VR488WdFCvM

[kenpachi7144]

Hello there Nate, I have the R1 Universal, the one in your link is the R1 ultimate. The R1 universal does work with ANY ram. . . I've seen some people running Corsair platinum ram, gskill tident x's with this cooler. That was the reason I din't get the Noctua NH-d15 because of ram clearance issues and this one performs the same as the noctua when you it up with a 3rd fan!

http://www.cryorig.com/r1-universal.php

[Nate152]

Oh sorry I thought it was referring to it as the ultimate air cooler, that is one beast of a cooler.

But at any rate you will be fine.