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Nice 😎

My case does have a filter over the front case fan but bizarrely theirs a slot underneath which isn't filtered! I guess I could cover it with foam or something to filter that air too.
Is that what you've done with that case?

Still not got a mbrd yet, there aren't that many Asus P9X79s about & 2 recent ones went for £155 & £180!
And disappointed to see that most HD 7950s don't fully exhaust their air & no 7970s 🙁.
The only 7950 I've found with a good exhaust cooler is the HIS, but there are none for sale on ebay here atm!

 

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Well I finally got a mbrd last week, but it turns out it's got a bent CPU pin 🙁, I sort of managed to straighten it but I'm wondering whether to just send it back to the guy I bought it from, what a PITA 🙁.
I haven't been able to try it as it turns out I do need adapter brackets for my cooler to fit the Asus P9X79 after all.

[update]Damn, it doesn't look like the Thermalright Venomous X BTK II bolt thru kits are available anymore 🙁, may have to get a new cooler afterall.

 

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I've just stumbled across a review of the NH D14 after searching for availability of the new Thermalright bolt through kit for various coolers (including the U120, not sure if it includes the U120 extreme atm though), curiously the D14 seems to do no better than the U120 Extreme! , I don't understand that but, but hey, my cooler should be upto it 🙂.
Assuming the new adapter kit is ok for my cooler, I can get in the UK too 🙂 (from alternate.co.uk).