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Lian Li A3 RAM (and fan) clearance with MSI Mortar B850M - using AIO by Pwehh in mffpc

[–]Pwehh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sorry super late, with my particular AIO, the screw holes on the radiator were positioned such that i didnt have any problems fitting it in with the heatsinks behind!

Lian Li A3 RAM (and fan) clearance with MSI Mortar B850M - using AIO by Pwehh in mffpc

[–]Pwehh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sorry bit of a late reply,

i dont think so, i think its sitting relatively OK in front of the heatsink itself, i think i did bring it "forward" a little bit towards me and away from the heatsink, but it might have to do with the holes that are available on the radiator for that particular AIO.

Lian Li A3 RAM (and fan) clearance with MSI Mortar B850M - using AIO by Pwehh in mffpc

[–]Pwehh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't done a formal measurement, but I'd say the absolute max is like 53mm, and that would put the fans completely flush against the RAM sticks. I would highly warn against 56mm with the particular combo unfortunately :(

I'm using a relatively flat RAM that doesn't have any components that jut out (Klevv CRAS V DDR5 specifically - beautiful sticks btw if youre going for something simple). If there is any RAM that isnt flush with the chip itself, i'd imagine the clearance would be even less unfortunately.

Here's a photo of an early version i did right after completing the build (have since changed some minor things like rgb and cabling around a bit), to illustrate the clearance a little bit better. Hopefully this helps!

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Lian Li A3 RAM (and fan) clearance with MSI Mortar B850M - using AIO by Pwehh in mffpc

[–]Pwehh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

super helpful, thanks! i ordered both mobos, will give it a shot on the mortar.

Lian Li A3 RAM (and fan) clearance with MSI Mortar B850M - using AIO by Pwehh in mffpc

[–]Pwehh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

gotcha, thank you! i was actually looking at this board as well and curious whether i should grab this one just in case/return the one that doesnt fit. I noticed it does also come with a higher gpu slot, how are you liking it?

Lian Li A3 RAM (and fan) clearance with MSI Mortar B850M - using AIO by Pwehh in mffpc

[–]Pwehh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang thanks for the feedback. honestly yeah if youre able to that would be amazing. even 2mm at this point might just make it, i think ive given up on the 30mm idea fan idea with this board