I guess you could...not sure why you would though, would make a far less effecient connection as you would not be able to run the wire hole through, would have to rely on nothing but solder to transfer the current.
Just wondering, do you know how to solder power connectors to the back of a motherboard? I just saw this rig where the 8-pin was on the back because the guy was so obsessed with cable management.
$270 for the TR isnt bad, only a 2 year warranty on the TR though, the KR has a 3 year warranty, apparently no lifetime warranty boards though. The power setup doesnt appear to be bad, and the pcie layout looks relatively nice as well. I'm interested in seeing how these boards do.