Dark Rock Pro 3 and z370 Motherboards

[angelblake]

Hello! I'm upgrading my current rig from a 4770k to an 8700k, but there might be a clearance issue with my Dark Rock Pro 3, my current MB has no i/O cover on the PCB but the z370 boards do, can anyone enlighten me about this possible issue?

Boards like these ones:
https://www.amazon.com/PRIME-LGA1151-Motherboard-Generation-Processors/dp/B075RJHN2D/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1512039539&sr=1-2&keywords=z370&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011
https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Z370XP-SLI-LGA1151-Motherboard/dp/B0764NX8DR/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1512039539&sr=1-1&keywords=z370&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011
https://www.amazon.com/TUF-Z370-Motherboard-Generation-Processors/dp/B075RJP22C/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1512039539&sr=1-4&keywords=z370&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011

 

[urbancamper]

It will definitely clear the Prime since the cover slants downward. Not so sure about the other 2 though. I would however think that motherboard manufacturers make allowances for things like this.

Though as a side not I read that one manufacturer did not make allowances for the 1080ti on a part of the cowl covering the sound area.