Two reasons:Originally Posted by gr8golf
Obviously the RAM slots were placed way too close to the socket - guess they figured everyone was going to use the stock Intel HS.
1. That makes for a shorter path between the CPU and the RAM. Hell, they even removed the second RAM bank for that reason.
2. I think their idea was for people to use mainly watercooling.
Why you ask? Well, take a look at the design of the new NB block compared to the BlackOps block, its a difference of night and day.
Last edited by Telo; 01-31-2009 at 03:16 AM.
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