any users of this model install hdd by replacing the odd? any luck?

wow, tat's a good price. I got mine for 2799.
regarding the swap HDD ODD caddy, I pm-ed MSI-MY about it. He replied

"bracket needed, but unfortunately MSI didnt provided the bracket
to swap the ODD to HDD. 3rd party bracket after will voided the warranty."

I use cooler master u2. one positioned at left palm area and another one at right side, blowing at the vent.

not sure. the u2 fit perfectly. only the side din cover by the board but it doesn't matter cause the fans are not there anywhere. u3 got 3 fans so..
but i saw a forumer modded his u2 into a quite powerful cooler. so its really up to you.

not sure. but i notice the left palm area tend to get hot when playing game in ultra settings without air conditioner

This post has been edited by Silfer: Jun 11 2012, 06:58 PM

GS don't have? try go lowyat plaza and search there.
i like u2/u3 because of the portability of the fan to move around. some fans just cannot shoot at the right position.

I din use any software to check my temp. too lazy to do so.