Turning a GTX 580 into a single slot card

[ERthely]

I am making plans for a build, I don't even know if it will happen, but I was wondering if someone has and knows the process on how to turn a GTX 580 into a single slot card. The reason I ask is because I am planning on putting a liquid cooling block on it making the cooler single slot, but it still takes up two expansion slots on the case. All the outputs on the card are in a single slot, so is this reasonable?

 

[jockey]

If you are talking about taking the stock air cooler off and replacing it with a water block, yes. The air coolers are what takes up the extra space. Even if the rear ports are on both slots, a water block will replace the air unit just fine.

 

[ERthely]

If you are talking about taking the stock air cooler off and replacing it with a water block, yes. The air coolers are what takes up the extra space. Even if the rear ports are on both slots, a water block will replace the air unit just fine.

It's more of a thing of being able to put more cards in that space

 

[jockey]

Doubtful. Different mobos have different slot configurations, if you have specific components in mind. Might be worth looking into as new GPUs seem to all be dual slot, some even triple.