On the Ryujin the tubes do exit on the right side as well, but the fittings bank 90 degree straight up away from the board so they do not interfere with the memory. But i think the X62 has the same swivel fittings. I am surprised they make contact with the memory. Is the distance between the CPU and Memory any different (closer) on the Apex versus the Hero or Formula XI??

mdzcpa wrote:
On the Ryujin the tubes do exit on the right side as well, but the fittings bank 90 degree straight up away from the board so they do not interfere with the memory. But i think the X62 has the same swivel fittings. I am surprised they make contact with the memory. Is the distance between the CPU and Memory any different (closer) on the Apex versus the Hero or Formula XI??

I would have to say yes on that question. My Apex ix when I tried to install the x62 cooler it literally made physical contact with the ram and in fact pushed it aside a little. There was absolutely no way to use the cooler correctly from an aesthetic stand point.. my NZXT logo sits sideways with the N on the bottom and T on the top. Looks funny but I can also turn that logo off if I wanted to. Now one thing I noticed on the Ryou and Ryujin is it looks like the tubes are recessed a little so they don't go past the size of the mounting brackets which should in theory fit this time.

I was just looking for some confirmation of this before I spend the cash. If I have to wait too long I am going to punt on this cooler and buy something else. Seems to be the 80% rule here. Everything does 80% of what it is marketed it can do. You always find something that doesn't add up it seems no matter how hard to plan to make it all work.