Well blame the freeking MOBO MAKERS to not just AMD. If the mobo makers can have the holes they should even if they are not required so they can conform to all HS designs. I see a few boards hitting the market that do not have the holes like the NForce bases MSI boards and the Tyan duel board. Kinds sucks but I bet Intel will follow suit sooner or later.
Of course water cooling is not on their mind so it really isn't a illogical move. They don't make their specs for us water coolers. This just means we will have to be more creative in our future hold down devices. This will limit, even more, the size of the water block though. Now you will not be able to go much past the socket clips.
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