Graphics card wont fit in case

Yukii · May 1, 2015

So I currently have the BitFenix Neos, and it supports up to 30cm of space for large graphics cards, problem is, my gpu is the Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X which is 30.8cm. Clearly I cant fit this. I'm not using an SSD atm, and the rest of the space for the gpu is occupied by the SSD slots, should I try and hammer/chisel the ssd drive case? since im not using it?

mcnumpty23 · May 1, 2015

look at the ssd slots--how were they assembled?

usually by looking you can see how to remove them--certainly wouldnt like to hammer/chisel my case especially if the components are already in there

andy_Man · May 1, 2015

I had to hammer a case once to fit a radeon 5970 in it. My wife had ordered it at a super deal on a newegg black friday sale. If your drive cages are riveted in, might be no other option.

shakeel amlay · May 1, 2015

Look at the ssd slots. If they are screwed in place its an easy fix. If not and it is a part of the case try cutting it out with something hot, small soldering iron or something like that or just cut it with something really sharp. It will be a permanent removal but your way sounds about the same but riskier than mine. Too the case i mean.

tech-wreck · May 1, 2015

i made a gtx9800+ fit in a mid case without removable hard drive cages. I did this by removing all the components and attacking the cage with a variety of tools.

mcnumpty23 · May 1, 2015

andy_Man :

if they are riveted wouldnt you just drill the rivets out?

tech-wreck · May 1, 2015

no way of getting to all of the rivets without the sort of tools that PC enthusiasts don't normally own.

mcnumpty23 · May 1, 2015

tech-wreck :

lol---i have just about every tool possible

if they built it i can reverse build it---lol

just neater than giving a whack with the old irish screwdriver

tech-wreck · May 1, 2015

i have rebuilt my pc since then...I now have no drive cages because they were in the way of the two 140mm ducted intake fans. but I have done it properly, including a couple of weeks worth of paint and polish, and 'neat' just doesn't do it justice.

andy_Man · May 1, 2015

mcnumpty23 :

DIdn't own a drill. I do now. The OP might have luck with tin snips or some similar cutting tool. (Dremal with a cutting wheel designed for metal)

Yukii · May 1, 2015

It's not the ssd slot, it's the cast that surrounds it. Ill show screenshots of it soon

Yukii · May 2, 2015

andy_Man :

how exactly?

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