I do try to appease everyone. acesi, the corner that is not rounded is going over the only other chip that the factory heatsink makes contact with. i will put a small round on it, but it don't want it to not make good contact.
oh, speaking of boatswain. he brought up a good point about power connectors a little while back. The power connectors that I have don't really interfere, but some folks with bulky power connectors might have a small issue. There are amazing things that can happen with an razor knife, but can I see pictures of your 8 pin CPU plugs?