Will Silver Arrow fit inside Fractal R3 with AsRock Z68 Pro3 and Ripjaws?

[Velokki]

Yeah, I was wondering whether the massive Silver Arrow would fit inside a Fractal Define R3, with AsRock Z68 Pro3 and Ripjaws DDR3 inside? It'd be a killer setup, though not so killer if the Ripjaws can't fit and the side panel of R3 won't close...

 

[cliffordcooley]

Silver Arrow is 160mm, however I did read a review that states differently.

Most list the spec at 160mm in height. WRONG!!! It is exactly 167mm in height or 6.57 inches.

Fractal Define R3 allows 165mm height for CPU coolers.

 

[red1776]

I am the one who brought these items up and can tell you the the Silver Arrow will cover the first two DIMMs. If you want to populate all four DIMMs, switch to standard low profile memory. it will not hurt the performance, the tall heatspreaders are more for marketing than cooling.