evercase 4252 users: how much clearance space is there?

intx · Post by **intx** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 5:59 am

How much space is there between the top of the motherboard to the psu, approximately? I'm trying to decide what motherboard to use in the case with a cnps7000a. Will any motherboards have a problem?

Post by **NeilBlanchard** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:07 pm

Hello:

There is just about 1/8" - 3/16" at most, so 3-4mm? My Asus A7N266-VM/AA's have the Socket A right up at the top edge, and the wire grill on the bottom of the Fortron Source 120mm touches the side of the Alpha HS...a Zalman 7000A would have to lose 1/3 of the fins and the fan blades...

I think I read (here at SPCR) that from the *center* of the socket to the top of the board would have to be 2"/50mm in order to fit the Zalman. The Alpha heatsinks are much more compact, so if you are unable to get a motherboard with sufficient room, you have alternatives.

intx · Post by **intx** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 8:55 pm

Unfortunately I already have a Zalman. The one thing I'm starting to regret with this Zalman, which I spent $50 + 15% tax (Canadian) on, is the size of this thing. Not very compatible with a lot of motherboards and cases

Zyzzyx · Post by **Zyzzyx** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 10:00 pm

Yeah, about 3/16" to 1/4". I happen to have my 4252 open on my workbench behind me so I snapped some pictures.

Linked picture

That's with an old school Abit KT7A motherboard. You can see the support ledge for the PSU and the location of the upper mobo support screws.

Post by **NeilBlanchard** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 9:33 am

Hello:

intx wrote:Unfortunately I already have a Zalman. The one thing I'm starting to regret with this Zalman, which I spent $50 + 15% tax (Canadian) on, is the size of this thing. Not very compatible with a lot of motherboards and cases

What CPU are you using? It is quite possible that therer are a fair number of motherboards that *will* work...

intx · Post by **intx** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 11:01 am

socket 462 (amd)

yes

but i'm looking for one that has variable fan speed, vcore control, multiplier and bus speed control.

seems i'm asking for too much when it comes to cnps7000a compatibility

Fat Bunny · Post by **Fat Bunny** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:19 pm

intx wrote:How much space is there between the top of the motherboard to the psu, approximately? I'm trying to decide what motherboard to use in the case with a cnps7000a. Will any motherboards have a problem?

intx I have the case and I don't believe that any board listed on this page under "Power Supply must not interfere with the heatsink" will NOT fit. This this means most, if not all, NF2 boards will NOT fit.

I use an Abit KV7 (KT600) which has great BIOS options but no PCI/AGP lock. The other issue I found with the mobo case combination is that interference with the CNPS7000A prevents installation of a 38mm thick 120mm fan, like the Panaflo L1A, as an exhaust fan internally. The mobo and fan power connectors are also very tight due to the small mobo size. Other than that it's a great combination.

intx · Post by **intx** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 10:10 pm

Fat Bunny wrote: I use an Abit KV7 (KT600) which has great BIOS options but no PCI/AGP lock. The other issue I found with the mobo case combination is that interference with the CNPS7000A prevents installation of a 38mm thick 120mm fan, like the Panaflo L1A, as an exhaust fan internally. The mobo and fan power connectors are also very tight due to the small mobo size. Other than that it's a great combination.

hey, would a 80mm fit?

Fat Bunny · Post by **Fat Bunny** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:16 am

intx wrote:hey, would a 80mm fit?

Shouldn't be any problem, anything less than 38mm thick or smaller than 120mm diameter should be fine. My exhaust fan is a 120mm diameter and 25 mm thick and still has clearance.

evercase 4252 users: how much clearance space is there?

evercase 4252 users: how much clearance space is there?

not much...

What CPU are you using?

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