Quote Originally Posted by Creig View Post
Are you sure the mounting surface is bead blasted as well? That sounds odd. Well, I'm no stranger to lapping heatsinks so that wouldn't present any problem for me.
Just realize the Base isn't flat, the base it cut so that it mounts perfectly to the different height chips. I doubt the bead blasted surface makes must difference as far as cooling ram and mosfets. I mean look how thick the thermal pads are that come with these cards!