Which AMD Heatsinks have correct fan orientation?

Lord09 · Post by **Lord09** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 3:29 pm

I just bought an AMD BE 955 and Asus motherboard and was just wondering if people knew which of the latest heatsinks fit with the fans facing the correct direction ( West-East, versus North-South ).

Just looking at the recommended heatsinks, do the follow mount correctly:

Thermalright HR-01 Plus
Xigmatek HDT-S1283
Noctua NH-U12P

Thanks all.

Blacktales · Post by **Blacktales** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:53 pm

From your list, only the NH-U12P has the mounting hardware required to install on a AMD platform in the orientation you want.

The HR-01 plus could probably be used as well but you would need to purchase an additionnal S-clip bracket to make it work and it's been a while since i saw that in stock. And i never actually saw a build using it. You would also need to make sure the clip clears any capacitors/obstacles on your motherboard. There were also talks about the HR-01-X being used on a AMD platform as well but i never saw any confirmation so far.

Another cooler that is able to mount the right way is the Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer.

Hope it helps !

Lawrence Lee · Post by **Lawrence Lee** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:41 pm

Also:
-Zerotherm Zen
-Scythe Ninja 2
-Scythe Mugen 2

Lord09 · Post by **Lord09** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:02 am

Thanks all,

Anyone know if

-Zerotherm Zen
-Scythe Ninja 2
-Scythe Mugen 2

Generally have any clearance problems? I have an ASUS M4A79T Deluxe board.

According to the NH-U12P manf. website, it should fit my MB fine, so I'm leaning towards that.

EekTheCat · Post by **EekTheCat** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:27 am

Lord09 wrote:Thanks all,

Anyone know if

-Zerotherm Zen
-Scythe Ninja 2
-Scythe Mugen 2

Generally have any clearance problems? I have an ASUS M4A79T Deluxe board.

According to the NH-U12P manf. website, it should fit my MB fine, so I'm leaning towards that.

The Zen FZ120 with stock fan installed front-back prevents me from using a tall memory module (Corsair DHX, G.Skill PI Black) on the first DDR slot on a Biostar TA790GX XE mobo. Nice cooler though.
You should be good with naked/short heatspreader modules or if your CPU socket is farther away from the nearest DIMM slot.

judge56988 · Post by **judge56988** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:39 pm

The Sunbeam core contact and the Zerotherm Zen are both discontinued (in the UK anyway)

This looks perfect but it's not available anywhere that I can find. Does anyone know about availability?

Rucker · Post by **Rucker** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:43 am

Lord09 wrote:Thanks all,

Anyone know if

-Zerotherm Zen
-Scythe Ninja 2
-Scythe Mugen 2

Generally have any clearance problems? I have an ASUS M4A79T Deluxe board.

According to the NH-U12P manf. website, it should fit my MB fine, so I'm leaning towards that.

I have the Mugen 2 on an Asus M4N72E mobo in an Antec Solo with no clearance problems.

Rebellious · Post by **Rebellious** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:18 pm

These 2 also work:

-- Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme Rev. C

-- Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B (with AM2/3 kit)

The new Noctua NH-U12P only mounts north-south, so no workie no more..