Greetings,

Since when I was looking to order the DFI-X48-T2R with the Xigmatek HDT S1283 CPU heatsink I couldnt find out if it would fit this board I thought I would post now that I have it.

The Xigmatek HDT S1283 CPU heatsink does fit this board, however it only fits with fan blowing air up and out the top of the case, not in the ideal position for some as blowing the air out the back of the case.

It may be possible to slightly modify either the fin on the motherboard or the bottom couple of fins on the heatsink so that it gives it another couple of mm to give the clearence required.

Hope this helps anyone looking to use this combo, so far i'm pretty happy with this motherboard although the number of options in the bios is quite staggering and thats coming from someone whos previous board was a DFI too.

Many thanks to Paul for staying true to his word on getting stock in first when I spoke last friday after being informed by distributors that they have arrive.

Hope my other build goes well too

Kind regards


BS