Scythe Mugen 2 on Asus P5K ?

[Guillermo16]

Hello ,

Im about to buy an Scythe Mugen 2. But now i think it doesn't fit. Can you help me to get my anwser ? I hope it fits.

Case : Coolermaster CM690
Motherbord : Asus P5K
CPU : Intel E8400

Thanks !

[sumo]

Hello Guillermo16,

There are no "see-able" problems with this board. Only the standard thing that it is maybe possible that the cooler block one or two of the memory sockets for higher memory moduls.

Chris
Scythe EU GmbH

[Guillermo16]

Oke thanks ,

But i have now 1 ram module in my socket. You think that the Scythe Mugen 2 will fit with one ram module ?

Thanks for the fast comment.

Guillemo 16

[sumo]

Hello,

i dont understand your question. Do you want to know if you can use the first ram socket?

Chris

[Guillermo16]

Look , i have now an A-Data 2gig on my first slot. And probertly i will buy an other A-Data 2gig ram module. so i have 2 slots left. Fit the Mugen 2 than ? Or will it block the first 2 slots ?

Guillermo

[sumo]

Hello,

it depends on how high your modules are. If you have standard modules without heatspreaders than its no propblem. But if you have modules with higher heatspreaders like corsair's dominator, than the cooler maybe block the first and second socket.

Kind Regards
chris

[Oli]

To clarify this: Only in rare cases when the CPU socket is very close to the RAM sockets the Mugen 1/2 itself blocks the RAM slots which are closest to it. In this case the large heatspreader above the cooler's socket can be the problem or it is just too difficult to access the slots.

In most of the cases it is the fan that is "blocking" the RAM slot. And the fan itself is located so high on the Mugen when installed on the side where the RAM sockets are located that modules can't be removed or installed w/o removing the fan from Mugen first. This is what "blocked" means. So if you install the RAM first and normal modules are used w/o heatspreader or heatpipe constructions (e.g. OCZ Reaper etc.) the fan will sit on the modules (which is NO problem) or hang 1-5 mm above the RAM modules which is also fine.

Perhaps this helps to understand the situation.

Here with Mugen 1 on P5K Deluxe even the fan doesn't block the RAM sockets! This means that the fan doesn't hang above the first two RAM slot. So everything is accessible fine w/o problems. Perhaps with Mugen 2 the fan will get a bit closer to the RAM modules but when removing the fan all slots should be perfectly accessible.

[Guillermo16]

Really Really Thanks !

This helped me a lot. I'm now sure of my decision i will buy this monster piece You guys are very helpfull ! So keep on the good work.

Greets an very happy Scythe Fan !

Guillermo