Well the hope was it wouldn't matter too much, since the <5mm clearance is only on one side of the (large) heatsink surface, covering <10mm of it. The rest of the heatsink (including all the part directly above the CPU) should have >50mm clearance (i think about 60mm). Since fans are circular, I'm g...

Thanks. Yes, someone mentioned that the Scythe shuriken doesn't fit with its fan (64-65 mm tall) because of its width, but does fit without the 12mm fan. The big shuriken is 58mm tall. From the above, the room available for something of this width is less than 64mm, but greater than 52mm - the big s...

Can anyone possibly give any specific dimensions for the size of CPU cooler tha would fit? This would be really appreciated.

The Scythe big shuriken is only 58mm tall (but wide). Does anyone know if this does or does not fit?