Encountering an issue with my louqe ghost s1 build.
Have an aorus x570 mini itx board with a ryzen, looking to use the noctua L12s cooler. I affixed this boy to the board only to learn that it's a few mm too tall for me to slide on the case side plate without significant force. a googling has led me to a number of reddit threads about bending (!) the cooler or using a beltsander (!!!) to shave down the fins on the cooler to get it to fit. I don't have access to a fucking metalworking shop so the beltsander option is not on the table for me. any of yall have experience with this particular setup and have advice?
No particular experience with that build but 4mm is pretty significant clearance to get past...honestly unless you can do a mod, it sounds like the cheapest answer is a lower clearance cooler, because after that it's about a new case or very low profile RAM...at some point the only options seem to be a new cooler or a machine shop?
Well, or (c) mod the side plate. Tough call.