Hi there, I am going to be buying an Abit IC7 (no lan) or an AI7. I have an MSI FX5900SP VTD256, which can be found here: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/produ...ail.php?UID=504
The thing that worries me is that the heatsink assembly on the back of the card sticks out quite a bit...its a beast. I read a review where they used a similar card from msi that uses the same cooling, and they had to use a Dremel tool to grind down two fins on the northbridge heatsink so that the card would properly seat in the AGP slot. The motherboard that they used was an IC7-MAX3. Well I looked at some pictures and it seems that the AI7's northbridge cooler is just a tad bit further over from the agp slot than the MAX3's cooler...
Also, does the standard IC7 or IC7-G have the exact same NB cooler as the MAX3? (most pics I find are the old-style cooler and not the new finned ones.).
Thanks alot in advance for any help!
The thing that worries me is that the heatsink assembly on the back of the card sticks out quite a bit...its a beast. I read a review where they used a similar card from msi that uses the same cooling, and they had to use a Dremel tool to grind down two fins on the northbridge heatsink so that the card would properly seat in the AGP slot. The motherboard that they used was an IC7-MAX3. Well I looked at some pictures and it seems that the AI7's northbridge cooler is just a tad bit further over from the agp slot than the MAX3's cooler...
Also, does the standard IC7 or IC7-G have the exact same NB cooler as the MAX3? (most pics I find are the old-style cooler and not the new finned ones.).
Thanks alot in advance for any help!
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