Graphics card over a heat sink

dre-1990

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Nov 28, 2013
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I have just purchased the new AMD Sapphire R9 270x. When i fitted the card i realised, part of the card (mainly the outer body plastic and the fan) is about 3-4 cm above the motherboard heat sink. Will this cause a problem for the graphics card.

PC Specs
I5
8gb Ram
Asus P-7H55-m motherboard
AMD R9 270x Sapphire
Cooler Master Elite 344 Cabinet With an Extra fan over the graphics card.