I don’t really OC my ram, so it won’t matter heat wise and spreaders are kind of a gimmick. They come off in two pieces that hook together at the top. Then I just used my hands to slowly pry the head spreaders off.
Mine was held on by a strong adhesive, so I used a hair dryer to heat it up a bit. Side note: If you have G.Skill Ripjaws ram, the head spreader is pretty easy to remove. I also had to remove one of the heat spreaders from one of my ram sticks, so that the fan would have enough clearance. This top bracket screwed into the backplate screws, with thumbscrews on top of the bracket. Of course, there is a backplate for this beast, which went on very easily. Check out the difference in size next to the Hyper 212+! The instructions were simple, and easy to follow. As I found out later, it is much taller than that with the fans, which presented me with a problem later on in the install… But first, here are some pictures!Įverything in this box was well packed, with the AM2/AM2+/AM3 mounting gear packaged separately. How the hell was I going to get this thing to fit in an Antec 900? According to the specs, it was only 1.5mm taller than the Hyper 212+, but holy hell is it big. I did a ton of reading, and listened to other EVGA users, and decided on the Thermalright Silver Arrow. The problem was that I’m obsessed with trying to get my system running cooler, and the Hyper 212+ just wasn’t cutting it. With a couple fans in push/pull, it gives a lot of other air coolers a run for their money. I’ll start by saying that the Hyper 212+ is a great budget cooler. Not too long ago, I asked for advice on cooling my system with a Hyper 212+.
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