Ultra120 Series/Venomous-X with 1366/1156 MB memory compatibility

We understand the trend of memory chips has been getting taller and taller in height due to their design of stock ram sinks, many users came to us and asked about the compatibility of our cpu heatsink, if these tall memory chips are to be installed in all slots. (1156= 4 slots / 1366= 6 slots).
Today we are going to explain on the height issue of these tall memories chips and on how to recognize them, before proceeding installation of our cpu heatsink.
We have found that these issues often occur with motherboards with 1156 socket,
Please see below for our explanation:

Our first step would be measuring the height of your memory chip, please see below picture for your reference .
( HyperX T1, as shown in picture)


From all different brands of memory chips, the memory chip would have intervened the installation of the cpu heatsink, only if it’s taller than 43mm in height, but if you do, don’t panic, please see below for step II for our further explanation.

Step two would be recognizing the motherboards, please see below picture for your reference
(ASUS P7P55D, as shown in picture)

Proceeding onto step two, on whether the memory chips would be in the way of the cpu heatsink; if all slots are filled. Please first measure the distance between the centre point of the CPU HIS to the centre of the first memory slot, if it was shorter than 60mm, then you will be needing memory chips that is shorter than 43mm in height, anything more than that, you would be unsuccessful with the installation. (as shown in picture , the distance is 53mm, so first slot will not be able to use memory chip that is taller than 43mm.)
If you have measured that the distance between the centre of the CPU HIS to the centre of the first memory slot is more than 60mm. there will be no problem with your memory, even the tall HyperX could be filled in all the memory slots and still have no problem with the installation of the cpu heatsink.

  • Distance from centre of CPU HIS to the first memory slot, not more than 60mm, only memory chip below 43mm in height
    can be used.
  • If centre of the HIS to the first memory slot is more than 60mm in length, you are safe.
  • The intervention between the cpu heatsink and the memory chips often occurs with motherboards with 1156 socket.

Below are all the memory specs that we could supply, if you want to know any other brands or willing to share your information with us, please mail it to HERE

Brand – Product name:

Height

Corsair Dominator GT DDR3 Memory Kits

54mm

Corsair Dominator DDR3 Memory Kits

52mm

Corsair XMS3 PERFORMANCE, DHX COOL

54mm

Corsair XMS3 Xtreme Performance DDR3 Memory

33mm

Kingston HyperX T1 DDR3

60mm

Kingston HyperX DDR3

35mm

G-Skill [ Ripjaws ]

41mm

G Skill [ ECO ]

33mm

G Skill [ P I ]

54mm

G Skill [ HZ ]

33mm

G Skill [ Trident ]

54mm

G Skill [ PIS ] w/o fan

53mm

Mushkin Redline

40mm

Mushkin Blackline

40mm

Mushkin Silverline

32mm

Memory chip without stock ramsink

30mm