ABIT KN9 SLI issue

[Asjasck]

Is the board layout of the Abit KN9 SLI same with Abit KN9 Ultra except for the extra PCIe slot? Is the back of the board the same?

I intend to get Noctua NH-U12F cpu cooler. According to the website it is compatible with Abit KN9 Ultra. Will it be compatible with Abit KN9 SLI?

Thanks.

 

[BUFF]

Is the board layout of the Abit KN9 SLI same with Abit KN9 Ultra except for the extra PCIe slot? Is the back of the board the same?.

looking at the pics it looks like the only layout difference is replacing a x1 PCI-E slot with a 2nd X16 PCI-E slot

http://www2.abit.com.tw/upload/products/kn9-ultra_top_500.jpg
http://www2.abit.com.tw/upload/products/kn9-sli_top_500.jpg

 

[Asjasck]

How about the back of the board? Is it the same?

Thanks.

 

[Asjasck]

Any Abit kN9 Ultra and KN9 SLI user can tell me whether the back of the board is same or not?

 

[Asjasck]

I meant the backside of the board and not the rear I/O of the motherboard, as some boards have different backplates that interupts with a CPU cooler as Noctua CPU coolers requires removal of motherboards original backplate.

Thanks.

 

[Asjasck]

Not that the backplate is permanently attached but some boards especially Gigabyte boards have obstruction at the backside of the board usually being back heatsinks.