Question 1

Can this fit in my NZXT Noctis 450 Case?

Accepted Answer

Your case has a stated clearance of 180mm for CPU cooling. The MA8 will take up apporximately 172mm and itt appears that your case has no side panel fan so the MM8 should fit with your case completely closed. Due to the size of the MM8 you'll need to be strategic about wiring inside your case.

Also, I highly recommend a diamond based heat sink compound in order to take maximum advantage of the MM8's massive heat transfer capacity.

Note: Due to the weight of MM8, I highly recommend mounting it after you have already mounted your motherboard in order to avoid any stress damage from moving.

Question 2

I am having an Issue with the Fan Connector! I am putting this unit on a Gigabyte - Z170 Gaming 7 I cannot find a pin connector that will connect both fans with one connection. What Am I missing please help ASAP. Is there a Cable in my box that I have missed when I unboxed?

Accepted Answer

There should have been a cable that connects both together so both fans go to one mobo connector. I have bought 3 of these cpu coolers and they all came with said cable connector.

Question 3

Will this fit in an NZXT H440 case and be okay with CORSAIR Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 or will it touch? ( I have an MSI Gaming 5 Z97 board as well)

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately, I can't provide a complete answer to your question.  I am running the MasterAir Maker 8 with an Asus ROG Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard.  I had no issues with the cooler's fans clearing the RAM, but there is VERY little clearance between the base of the heatsink and the positioning of a video card in the PCI Express x16 slot on my board--so much so that my current card would not fit.  It is an older generation card so I temporarily moved it down to the x8 slot.  I will soon be replacing the MasterAir Maker 8 with a water cooling solution in order to be able to utilize my x16 slot.  Bottom line:  This is a very big cooler so be sure to look at clearances for all components along with the case.  It may take ordering it and then some trial & error in your specific application.  If everything fits it is an excellent air cooler though, probably about as good as air cooling gets.  It is also very quiet.  Best of luck to you.

Question 4

Can you change the light color or it just comes in red?

Accepted Answer

Everything I have read about the product indicates that it only has red LED. Only buy it if you are planning on having a red look and feel. I bought it for that reason as my board is an MSI Z270 and even though it does have about 7 colors to choose from red is the default. Be careful with this fan and ram clearance although you can move the fans forward but takes away from the look and makes it worst on my next comment. Also, some cases will not let you close the side panel as the height of the cooler is massive. Great cooler though. Ended changing it up for an Corsair H100i v2

Question 5

What else lights up besides the fans?

Accepted Answer

Besides the fans, if you use the clear plate it comes with the top lights up red as well

Question 6

Would this cooler block RAM sockets on a Crosshair Formula V? I'm thinking of picking up some sticks of Corsair Vengeance, but I'm worried about the clearance for the heatspreaders against the sheer size of this thing.

Accepted Answer

It's very low to the motherboard,as you correctly point out, and it does overhang the first DD4 socket.  Consequently, if the heat spreaders extend even a bit beyond the standard DIMM clearance, I'm afraid that this beast of a heatsink is going to not clear the top of the memory.

As a thought, you could set it up with three DIMM's but who wants to do that on a top end system?  If I were you, I'd consider making the transition to water cooling, if you're already considering an exotic cooler such as this model.

Hope this helps!

Question 7

Would anyone know - will this cooler work on an ASUS Prime Z390-A without interfering with the memory chips?

Accepted Answer

Not sure about Prime Z390-A, I have the ASUS maximus hero z390, and you can only install regular/low profile RAM sticks. The ones with color LEDs and extra large heatsinks won't work as it blocks some of the space over the RAM slots.

Question 8

what case mobo should I get for this to work perfectly?

Accepted Answer

Big case or your doors will not fit back on. I have a extra large case and it almost touches.

Question 9

Would this case work with my Case and mother board?

Case:
Thermaltake LEVEL 10 GT Super Gaming Modular Full Tower Computer Case

Motherboard:
GA-X170-EXTREME ECC

Accepted Answer

This May fit but it would be very close i have a full tower as well and I had to move one of my fans to make it fit THIS THING IS HUGE but if you can get it to fit Its GREAT keeps it very cool i have a stock at 3.5ghz and im! but i would suggest to go water cooled if you can for the price even if this thing is awesome it was a hassle to install due to the size

Question 10

Will this fit on a Asus TUF Z270 Mark 1 motherboard and in a Corsair air 740 case?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely, as the fan assembly is very tall.  I would recommend considering water cooling instead.  I was only able to make this fix by use of a massive tower.

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