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Can two (2) 5870 cards fit in an antec 300?

Forum Graphics & Displays : AMD Radeon Can two (2) 5870 cards fit in an antec 300?

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Just about to build a rig and bought an antec 300. I know 1 5870 will fit in a 300, question is will 2?
I plan to run 2 5870's in the future when the 2nd 5870 is less then $100. As far as hard drives go, I plan to only run 2, 1 a 600gb raptor and a 2TB drive.

Reply to 1mic
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If one fits then definitely two will.. Your motherboard should have the provision that's it.. You should be more worried on cooling two 5870's inside the 300.. Its a very good case no doubt but for two 5870's i'd say the antec 902 should be the case..

Reply to Emperus

The 300 may not have the sufficient air flow to cool down 2 5870. Its a budget version Case.

With money spent for 2 5870 why not allocate $ for a better case? Its memorial day weekend.... There will be a sale for case and power supply for sure.

Check this out for 1200 and HAF932

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCat [...] uter-Cases

Do you a PSU for 2x 5870?

Reply to leon2006

well frys had a $15 rebate for an antec 300 @$49. So microcenter price matched without having to mail a rebate in.
$35. for an antec 300.

i USED to have an antec 900 with a 600w psu, but ended up selling it because it just sat in my closet at home for 2.5 years (was in the military).
Now im 100% building a rig and buying parts as i see them for a much lower price (finding deals).

hmm if cooling might be an issue, i might look into water cooling. i know it sounds crazy but one of the reasons i sold the 900 was the size and id much rather have a smaller case. the 900 was huge and the 1200 is just out of the question. i dont plan to spend more then $1.5k on my rig, if i keep finding good deals who knows maybe i can just spend 1k.

btw heres a I7 930 for $200:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_ [...] id=0331303

Reply to 1mic

Its going to severely limit your hard drive placement, amount. The 5870 is literally going to touch/fit the cages. If there is a hd opposing, its not going to work.
http://www.binarydemons.com/upload/files/a.jpg
http://www.binarydemons.com/upload/files/b.jpg
http://www.binarydemons.com/upload/files/c.jpg
http://www.overclock.net/ati/62122 [...] 0-a-2.html

Reply to notty22

Here's a sale 900 SE @ Fry's for this memorial weekend. It is a lot better than the 300

http://www.frys.com/product/6075488

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