OK, just got this card to replace my BFG 6800GT OC and well, MOTHER OF PEARL THIS THING IS HUGE!
Here is the issue, I already moved my sound card down two PCI slots and I guess I have about 3/4 to 1" of room between the edge of the dual fans on the 1950XT and the sound card. I hope that will be enough and not create any interference or heat issues. However, not only does the massive heatsink and fans make the card wide, it is also long as all heck! The end of the card is literally no more than a 1/4" from my HDD...probably more like an 1/8". Now, I am not so much worried about that (am I an egghead and I should be??) but the power cable and the SATA cable that go to that drive literally end up lying against the copper plate on the backside of the GeCube card.
Is that bad? How hot does that copper plate get? I don't know if that is supposed to function like a heatsink or just as protection for the underside of the card. Do you think it can possibly melt or due some type of damage to the cables? Worst case, is there a potential fire hazard or something? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
This link will take you to some photos of the card...you can see how enormous it is. You can also see the copper plate on the back that I am referring to:
