mustang_steve
c[H]ewbacca
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I'm getting sick and tired of the 6,000RPM dentist's drill of a fan that came stock on this mobo, but don't want to lose the ability to put a second 7800GT/with arctic silencer NV5 cooler in later on.
Problem is, the cooler cannot be much taller than stock...the swiftech and notrhpole coolers are way too tall, and would make installing a second card with the cooler of choice impossible.
(yes I know about the clearance issue when running two NV5s, I've areleady dealt with that using small nuts in place of the included screwnuts, and trimming the bolt shafts when the thing is sufficiently tightened)
Here's a link to a picture of teh board, so you know what kind of pain I'm dealing with.
http://img.neoseeker.com/v_image.php?articleid=1831&image=3
and a link to a pic of a card with an NV5, just to show what I mean (not my PC, sorry folks!) : http://htpcnews.com/images/nv5/installed.jpg
THanks!
Problem is, the cooler cannot be much taller than stock...the swiftech and notrhpole coolers are way too tall, and would make installing a second card with the cooler of choice impossible.
(yes I know about the clearance issue when running two NV5s, I've areleady dealt with that using small nuts in place of the included screwnuts, and trimming the bolt shafts when the thing is sufficiently tightened)
Here's a link to a picture of teh board, so you know what kind of pain I'm dealing with.
http://img.neoseeker.com/v_image.php?articleid=1831&image=3
and a link to a pic of a card with an NV5, just to show what I mean (not my PC, sorry folks!) : http://htpcnews.com/images/nv5/installed.jpg
THanks!