Ninja 2 GA-EP45-DS3R and OCZ Reaper

[SocialUser]

Hi,

I am seriously considering buying the Ninja 2 to replace the stock fan provided with my Q9550.
However I have many concerns about the fact that the Ninja 2 might be blocked by the heatpipes of the OCZ reapers.

I have two of those in the slot 1 and 3 of my GIGABYTE EP45-DS3R

So, might it fit ? will I lose the dual channel in order to install the Ninja 2 ? or will I be able to add another OCZ Reaper in the future ?

Regards.

[Oli]

Quick & dirty:

Looks too close in my opinion. Could probably work out (CLOSE!) with Mugen 2 as it doesn't have this square layout (if using the wider side parallel to the ATX I/O shield). Mugen 2's dimension towards RAM 100mm, Ninja 2 116mm.