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Wow, I've never seen traces that close to a mounting hole before. That can't possibly be safe, no - any tightly mounted metal fastener could be enough to damage those ...Beyond that, I want a "monoblock" air cooler for this. Fin stack covering the entire surface between the PCIe slot, rear I/O and RAM, with a 120-140mm fan on top. Probably impossible to manufacture (how and where would you route the heat pipes?), but it would be pretty awesome nonetheless. Could be relatively low profile yet have impressive cooling capabilities. You're right that this seems very nice for a liquid cooling monoblock design, though. Still, it's a damn shame there's only one m.2 on that board.
Wow, I've never seen traces that close to a mounting hole before. That can't possibly be safe, no - any tightly mounted metal fastener could be enough to damage those ...
Beyond that, I want a "monoblock" air cooler for this. Fin stack covering the entire surface between the PCIe slot, rear I/O and RAM, with a 120-140mm fan on top. Probably impossible to manufacture (how and where would you route the heat pipes?), but it would be pretty awesome nonetheless. Could be relatively low profile yet have impressive cooling capabilities. You're right that this seems very nice for a liquid cooling monoblock design, though. Still, it's a damn shame there's only one m.2 on that board.
