Dark Rock Pro 4... It was the clips all along!

Hi folks,

The problem for me has thankfully been resolved (...albeit with a swap to an AIO :/), but while figuring things out I found information a little patchy. So for the sake of documenting something that I've a hunch others have encountered...

I thought I'd try the monster BeQuiet! cooler in a recent box, but I wasn't able to fit the 135mm fan that fits through the middle of the heatsink. The supplied clips (four in total, all the same length) were too long.

After a few rounds of "It's gotta be me", I got in contact with BeQuiet support who suggested that the wrong bits were in the box.

"Typically, you would need 2 pairs of short clamps and 1 pair of long clamps included." was the official line... Still a bit curious given that one fan came attached and only one more pair was required for the remaining fan (spares?), but none the less support did hint at incorrect kit.

So do your clips feel too long by a significant margin? They might well be.

Anyway, hopefully that was of some help to anyone who is doubting themselves after meeting the aforementioned pieces of wire.

Cheers.