Please tell me if this was a good idea...

[Epimetreus]

Now please understand this first: I do not care about warranty on the heatsink in this situation; I just want to know if there is anything patently wrong with this idea.

That said, this is what I did. I ordered an SLK-900U heatsink for my motherboard, which was on the compatibility list for the heatsink. When I recieved it and began installation it turns out it doesn't *quite* fit. I don't know if the A7N8X2.0 is slightly different from the rev. 1, but either way it didn't quite fit. Bending the components was not an option either, since bending them any further than they already were would have broken them completely off.
So instead I simply took a hacksaw and made a small "adjustment" to my heatsink, losing maybe a total of 2-3 CM^2 total surface area. I doubt this is going to adversely affect the cooling capacity of the heatsink, but is there any other reason this might have been a dumb thing to do? If so please tell me before I begin using the system again(It will POST and boot into Windows, but have not let it stay running more than 2 minutes since this operation).

 

[mechBgon]

You are going to be fine, there's nothing wrong with your solution. Good job adapting and overcoming, have fun with the new rig!

 

[huesmann]

You should be okay; just monitor your temps under load to be sure. If you're happy with the temps under load, don't worry about it. Just make sure you maintain even separation between the fins.

 

[deerslayer]

I don't see any problem with it. Many people have made "adjustments" to their heatsinks when a capacitor has been in the way

 

[GAZZA]

Ditto, just means you have a personalized heatsink , only downside is if you ever wanted to sell it but it's such a good hs I doubt they'll be much around to replace for a while yet.