Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 doubts

[Junquera]

Hi, I'm interested in buying one of this mobos, but I have some questions I hope you can answer. First of all, that hybrid silent-pipe 2 that comes with the motherboard, is optional? I'm not going for liquid refrigeration, at least not yet. If I don't use it, will the mobo be too hot? I already have a x-fi and I would like to mount it just over the first graph card, but the extra pipe will block the slot.

And the other question, will a megahalems (with a 25cms fan near the RAM) fit without blocking any RAM slots? Could you tell me what's the exact separation between the socket and the first slot??

Thanks in advance.

[runn3R]

Hi

Hybrid Silent Pipe is optional but we never know in 100% whether it will be too hot because of other components and cooling system in the chassis.

I would say if you are not going to overclock the MB and will have good airflow inside the chassis then you don't have to use it.

[runn3R]

Here are dimensions measurements for CPU area: