Problem with H100i & Sabertooth 990fx

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Hi guys,

So I finally completed my first ever pc build after much deliberation and confusion (much of which was solved with info from the forums). However, I hit a bit of a snag when installing the H100i into my phantom 530 case. I decided to go for a push pull config using Noctua fans, but when I tried to mount the radiator with 1 set of fans and the radiator inside the case and 1 set of fans on the outside, I couldnt get it in due to the motherboard.

There's an 8 pin plug right at the top of the Sabertooth 990fx and no matter how much I tried I couldn't find a way of getting the radiator in.

So, have I missed something here? is there a way to do this? The only thing I can think of is mounting the radiator on the outside top, but what do you guys think?

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There's no point doing a push/pull config with noctua's as they are pressure optimized fans. Just do a regular pull config so you can dust of the radiator fast and use the other 2 fans for rear exhaust and front intake.