Flange?

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hamstergirl

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I’m building my first computer (with some assistance from my brother) and I have a concern regarding someone’s newegg review of the case I’m interested in (Cooler master centurion 531).

They wrote, “There is a flange on the topmost expansion slot. The slot aligns with the PCI-Express slot on the motherboard ASUS A8N SLI Premium. The flange interfers with seating the connectors to the Video card and I had to return case.”

I know next to nothing…technically completely nothing…about this so I need some help. I plan on getting the 6600 Conroe, a 7600gt graphics card, and currently an unknown motherboard. I’m waiting to see what motherboards come out for the new chips.

I’ve scoured all reviews on the case and this seems to be the only person with this problem. I’m trying to learn as much as I can but I don’t want to make any mistakes. What do I need to know to make sure this isn’t an issue for me? Do I even need to be concerned? Thanks for any help you can give me. I really appreciate it.
 
If it ends being too much of a problem, I'm sure it wouldn't too hard to modify these piece of metal if it truly is a flange or just rip it out of the case (carefully). If the other case reviews are otherwise OK, I'd go for it.
 
Sorry, I wasn't clear. I want to know whether I'll run into the same issue as that buyer. How can I make sure that I won't have the same problem? As in, is there a way for me to make sure that it won't cover up something important?

*edits*
Thanks PWMK2, that's what I was hoping to hear :)
 
2 things.
One, if this is your only encounter with this so-called problem after all your scouring I wouldn't worry too much.
Two, don't over-rely on those newegg customer reviews. Admittedly, most are quite helpful
 
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