I've owned this board since March, together with the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and an RTX 4080 super OC from ASUS. I find the placement of the heat sinks around the PCIe X16(G5) slots on this and many other ASUS boards problematic. The heat sinks completely block access to the release clip for the GPU. Despite years of experience, I have probably built the thing to be theft-proof. In order to get to the clip for removing the GPU reasonably well, it should at least be possible to remove the cooler from the M.2_1 slot. However, due to the case (Lian-Li o110 Dynamic XL), I had to install the Lian-Li GPU Holder (mounted over the mainboard using standoffs and a bracket on two screws) instead of a normal GPU holder, which now blocks the mechanism for removing the M.2 cooler. The GPU from ASUS, which is already massive in the 40 series, blocks the removal of this GPU holder, making it practically impossible to remove the GPU. The system runs great, but I have no idea how I could ever get the GPU out of there again, as the release clip is no longer even visible😅. How would you solve this problem? Unfortunately I can't upload a picture.

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Screwdriver. Position at an angle, press and hope that you don't slip. Then immediately remove this damn bracket for good.

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