I encountered problems with the stock Intel HSF, and that is not as monstrous as some of those out there. And removing the ATX12V connectors from the board could prove a bit tricky due to the proximity of the capacitor right below it and the other board component right above it. Also, there is a huge problem between the AGP slot location and the DIMM socket location when using a full sized video card, which AOpen AX4PE-1394 will discuss below.[…]