MSI P6N Diamond

Like most of MSI's recent boards, the MSI P6N Diamond is a full-sized, 9 mounting hole, ATX board that sets off the various components in almost neon colors against a blackish PCB. Its most striking feature would have to be the copper heatsinks and piping that connect the North and South Bridges to a radiator placed above the CPU socket area, venting off excess heat directly out the back of the chassis. The positioning of the heatsinks may cause some concern when using a large after-market heatsink, such as some of Zalman's designs. As it is, using the stock Intel cooler, there is almost no clearance between it and the North Bridge heatsink/fan a slight few centimeters from the radiator. The old adage, "measure twice, cut once", will probably hold true here, as you should really double check that your cooler will actually fit into the socket area before attempting to install it.