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DMX2   08-31-2009 at 10:45:19 PM

Hey,
So i just bought a 4580x2 and a COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 Mid Tower Case
The card is 11.4 inches but the case is only 7.5 x 17.2 x 18.4 inches (w/h/d)
So will the card fit including all my other components, or should i cancel my order?!

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Bronze Home Brew badge dndhatcher   08-31-2009 at 11:34:46 PM
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You mean a 4850x2, right?

That Coolermaster case looks pretty standard sized. If it wont fit in that case it probably wont fit in any mid-tower.

You may not be able to put a HDD/DVD at the same level as the graphics card, but there are plenty of other slots unless you have tons of HDDs.

Where did you get the length specs for that card? I cant find them. I thought 10.5 was a long card. Still 11.4 should barely fit as long as there is no drive in front of it.

Did you make sure your power supply has both a 6 and 8 pin pcie power cable?


Message edited by dndhatcher on 08-31-2009 at 11:39:48 PM
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DMX2   08-31-2009 at 11:39:06 PM
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I found them on the internet somewhere while i was looking at benchmarks, its something like the longest card to date?
http://www.overclock.net/ati/46199 [...] -case.html here.
And yeah, it has only one disc drive and one hard drive.
So are you saying i should take the plunge and keep my order?
Or should i cancel, and drop an extra 30 on a 20 inch case?
Thanks for your time

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Bronze Home Brew badge dndhatcher   08-31-2009 at 11:41:25 PM
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Given what they say there, I would get the bigger case.

Unless you have a good dremel and are confident you can mod the case :pt1cable:


Message edited by dndhatcher on 08-31-2009 at 11:42:42 PM
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DMX2   08-31-2009 at 11:41:50 PM
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Oops, i meant the 4850 as well yeah.
And for some reason it wont let me edit my post?

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Bronze Home Brew badge dndhatcher   08-31-2009 at 11:43:54 PM
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I couldnt edit my own posts the first day or two after I signed up.

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DMX2   08-31-2009 at 11:45:37 PM
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Right thanks, ill drop some money on a longer case
Wow this is prooving to be more expensive than i first thought haha
This is solved now so thankyou both for your time

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