Geforce 7800 GTX won't fit in MSI K8N SLI !

Hey we all know the problem with MSI K8N SLI and 2 Geforces 7800 GTX:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24239
What revision of MSI K8N SLI will fix this problem ? ( i need this info when i will go to store)
and can you tell me is this problem egzist on Microstar K8N SLI Diamond nForce4 SLI mobo ?

Quote from: aduh on 03-July-05, 00:58:22
sorry man i'm lazy sluggard, my women tells me this everyday ...
LOL, well I have this MOBO and due to the "issue" I will be going to a single card it looks like...but to tell the truth, I never saw that much improvement with dual 6800ultras. I am thinking one new 7800 will be more then enough. Only time will tell

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