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MSI K8N SLI Compatibility Issue Debunked

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Limp Gawd
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Motherboards Hardwarezone has debunked a compatibility issue with the MSI K8N SLI.

We got word from a few concerned readers about an installation issue with MSI's K8N Diamond and K8N SLI Platinum. Apparently two of the capacitors located beside the second PCI Express graphics slot were causing installation woes with the latest NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX graphics card. The capacitors, some claimed, were in the way of the graphics card's fan connector, making the motherboard unsuitable for SLI systems employing the aforementioned graphics card. While we don't think a lot of users will build new systems with two GeForce 7800 GTX graphics cards, we went ahead to investigate if this issue was at all true.
 
Not much of a debunking, regardless of how factual the original claims were. Capacitors shouldn't have to be moved out of the way to make something fit. A design flaw, to be sure.
 
Sizer said:
Not much of a debunking, regardless of how factual the original claims were. Capacitors shouldn't have to be moved out of the way to make something fit. A design flaw, to be sure.
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I don't think MSI could have anticipated where the power connector would be on the 7800 when they made the board.
 
robberbaron said:
I don't think MSI could have anticipated where the power connector would be on the 7800 when they made the board.
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Wasnt there a report that those caps were out of spec though? I havent read the article yet and dont have time right now too, so I could be wrong.
 
Skrying said:
Wasnt there a report that those caps were out of spec though? I havent read the article yet and dont have time right now too, so I could be wrong.
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No idea. Could be, but, I haven't looked into it since MSI isn't a very important brand to me.
 
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