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Will the EVGA GTX 260 card FIT in this case?!

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BorisZX6R   12-14-2008 at 04:05:47 PM

Hi everyone,
I am about to build a new system and I am choosing my card and case, but as I read some reviews I am worried that the card I chose might not fit into the case I selected?!

The card: $219.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130370

The case: $39.99 after $30 mail-in rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811156063

I thought this was a good selection for the amount of money spent, but if anyone has a better suggestion please let me know.

Thank you!


Message edited by BorisZX6R on 12-14-2008 at 04:28:54 PM
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Crashman   12-14-2008 at 04:11:08 PM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811156063

It will fit, but you might have to play around with hard drive placement.

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coozie7   12-14-2008 at 07:40:32 PM
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Nice choice of card.
According to the case specs the lowe HDD cage can be removed so you`ll have plenty of room, you`ll just have to put the drive/s elsewhere.
And you may need low profile SATA cables, on some MBs the card overhangs the SATA ports.

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Outlander_04   12-14-2008 at 07:56:51 PM
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hard drives can be mounted using VELCRO .

the stuff with the sticky backing . You peel off the paper and press it in to place . Two strips about 3 inches [ 75 mm ] long on the top of the hard drive and two more where ever you want to mount the drive .
Theres usually a spot to mount a hard drive vertically against the side of a case if the gfx card is too long

As a bonus it cuts out a lot of vibration

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BorisZX6R   12-14-2008 at 10:37:35 PM
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That about the vibration is a nice touch, I might even fool around with that!
Thank you.


Thank you all for your replies!

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EAZY-E   12-21-2008 at 02:42:51 AM
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Just make sure you get a decent psu dog, i would recommend an antech or a corsair.

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BorisZX6R   12-21-2008 at 05:45:31 PM
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The card fit without removing the cage, but the two upper slots in the cage are no longer usable :).

As far as the PSU goes, I ordered the Rosewill 550W, as it had great ratings on newegg. It works fine without a problem.


All the system components are already listed in the new system build section.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] e#t1877416

I will try and get some pictures uploaded today.

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