Abit KN9 Zalman copatibility?

[Smokey Mcpot]

I was thinking about getting one of those big 120mm Zalman 7700 CPU coolers, and apparently, as expected with such a huge fan, there's a problem with the HSF having the clearance it needs on certain motherboard. Just wondering if anyone else has one on this board or knows where i could find out?

[D-Dan]

I have a KN9Ultra - and whilst I don't have a Zalman cooler, I do have an Akasa Evo 120 - also a 12cm fan mounted perpendicular to the board.

I did have some hairy moments installing (despite being fitted with an AM2 mount I still found the best way was to remove the MB), and then looking at the damn thing I wondered if I was going to get the side panel back on.

The good news is, system is all back together nice and tidy, and about 6 degrees cooler than it used t be.

I would imagine the Zalman is a similar size. If you have a particularly narrow case you may want to take some measurements, first, though.