Scythe Ninja - Is doesnt fit!!

[madman045]

Built my new pc, however, once I fitted the ninja, i did wonder if it would fit, now when i try and put the side back on my Stacker, the fan holder on the mesh, catches the fan and the case will not shut.

Anyone got any suggestions or have i just wasted my money and will now have to use the AMD stock cooler?

Thanks

[Max Tractor]

Can't you take off the fan holder? Have you tried moving the fan on the ninja, right/left/top

[madman045]

Can't you take off the fan holder? Have you tried moving the fan on the ninja, right/left/top

Cant take the fan holder off as the mesh is bolted on and i dont have an allen key small enough to remove it.

The fan is currently on the right to blow to the rear of the case where there is a 120mm fan, it wont fit the other side of the cooler and top is a no go either.

Looks like im going to have to revert to the stock cooler

[Max Tractor]

Personally speaking I would leave the side off until I could pull the fan holder

or

Stick a 92/80 mm fan on the top off the ninja


edit

or move the 120mm fan back and fix it with cable ties

[Clunk]

Same happened to me with the Scythe Mine, ended up with a Thermalright SI-128, perfect fit

[scrandman]

Erm, buy an allen key...

[bsodmike]

I got a scythe as well on my c2d, and it sticks out from the black widow, to the extent that if I had the side on, I'd have to remove the window...

[madman045]

Erm, buy an allen key...

I have quite a few actually, but nothing this small for the ones fitted.

I will hunt for one and get the fan holder removed.

just means i have a spare 80mm fan now

[scrandman]

Trust me, the Ninja is so good you won't need many fans in your case anyway.

[bsodmike]

Forgot to mention, mine's the Infinity. Pretty cool (no pun intender) cooler, knocked quite a bit off the c2d temps. I've the got the case running more or less naked, so not bothered putting the side panels back on.

[notsobig]

There's not much you can do I guess apart from
1)Return it to the shop and get somethingelse
2)Sell it on ebay
3)Get larger(fatter) case
4)Cut the case
5)Use it with your sidecover off

[madman045]

Does anyone know the size of allen key thats used to take the nuts off the side of the case, as i bought a cheap set from B&Q and none of them fit.

[scrandman]

Are you sure they are Allen key and not Torx key (allen key is flat hexagon, torx has pointy star shaped corners.)

[Steve B]

is this to remove the mesh circle on the side?
if yes, allen key 3mm