Cant crossfire 290 tri-x !!!!

[ieatm3s]

I have 2 290 tri-x cards and want to run them in crossfire in a asus gryphon motherboard. The thing is the main 4 screws in the back keep rubbing against the fans on the second card making very loud noises and destroying the fans.

 

Can I remove 2 of the bolts in the back (the ones that are problematic) and run it like that? There are plenty of other bolts holding the heatsink in place. 

[-Liquidman-]

Removing heatsink screws is not the best idea because it can put the pcb under tentiton.

Is there no other way?

Picture could help to solve the problem

[Nrøjbrot]

if you dont care about things looking a bit ugly, you can get a riser and ghetto mount your gpu somewhere. or you can test removing the bolts and check if you get any problems. dont go too far tough : )

[-Liquidman-]

if you dont care about things looking a bit ugly, you can get a riser and ghetto mount your gpu somewhere. or you can test removing the bolts and check if you get any problems. dont go too far tough : )

Removing the bolts won´t have any effect in the beginning it might mess up ur card in a long term.

[Gunjob]

when you screw the cards in try and angle them slightly up for the top card and slightly down for the bottom card 1-2 degrees should be enough and won't harm the cards or PCIE slots.