Hi, I'm presently building a custom (slim-line) case as i'm tired of the chunky Thermaltake soprano i've got at the mo. I was think'n in using a PCI-E riser for my BFG 8800GT OC2 to help thin the case design down a bit. However i have no idea how much a performance hit i'm going to take for using a riser!? I've found a tonne of sites that sell risers, both pcb style and flexy, are there any differnce in performance between the two?
As part of the new build i've bought a water cooling that i know is up to performance for my system but is another factor that is making me sway towards a flexy card (it would allow me to leave some room for the water block and open the possabilities for gfx card mounting arrangements). Most of the fixed risers place the gfx card about 40/60mm from the motherboard with the chips facing in towards the MB (not much space for cooling).
Any suggestions?
As part of the new build i've bought a water cooling that i know is up to performance for my system but is another factor that is making me sway towards a flexy card (it would allow me to leave some room for the water block and open the possabilities for gfx card mounting arrangements). Most of the fixed risers place the gfx card about 40/60mm from the motherboard with the chips facing in towards the MB (not much space for cooling).
Any suggestions?