Energinerbuzzy
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Originally posted by: mharper
Its depends... The CPU socket is close to the edge of the board so the fins will extend past the edge. If you have no room in your case then "no". I found this out the hard way. The 9700 does not fit into my Lian-Li V1000B+II. I had to get an Artic Cooling Freezer Pro 7.
Michael
I have the EVGA 680i in a Silverstone TJ06 inverted case (MB is upside down with CPU on the bottom) and I have the Zalman 9700 And it was about 1/4" to 3/8" past the bottom of the case. So I took my $80 Zalman and bent the fins apart till it fit. I bought it for cooling not for looks so I didn't mind doing it. It fits fine and doesn't look bad with the fins spread apart at the bottom. And it keeps my CPU at around 37c under a medium to heavy load.