Hi,
Short version: See thread title.
Long version:
I am cramming a Eyefinity gaming build into a tiny (mATX) case. I am planning on using two HD 6950 2GB graphic cards.
Since the case is tiny, I need to
■avoid heat build-up inside my case, and
■make sure the graphic cards actually fits...
The cards will be seated in a Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z motherboard, residing in a SilverStone SST-SG04B-FH case.
Initially, I planned on getting the MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition because I was impressed by its numbers. However, upon closer inspection, I noticed that
■it draws air in through the back (and from its surroundings), and
■it's 270mm long!
I took some measurements on my case. I have exactly 270mm of space from chassis-back to front-fan.
I had originally planned to cool my CPU using the CoolIT ECO ALC C240, placing the grill at the air intake in the front. However, installing it reduces the 270mm space to a 247mm space. Seeing the length of this, and other, graphic cards, I realized to my dismay that, without some drastic case modding, I would not fit the CPU cooling plus the graphics cards into the case.
I can re-obtain the full 270mm without case modding by downgrading my CPU cooling to a CoolIT ECO ALC C120. But I would prefer not to.
So, my question to you is
■do you know of any rear-exhaust-ed HD 6950 card, with 2GB RAM, which preferrably has length <247mm, but can have at most length 270mm?
Thanks,
Willard.
Short version: See thread title.
Long version:
I am cramming a Eyefinity gaming build into a tiny (mATX) case. I am planning on using two HD 6950 2GB graphic cards.
Since the case is tiny, I need to
■avoid heat build-up inside my case, and
■make sure the graphic cards actually fits...
The cards will be seated in a Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z motherboard, residing in a SilverStone SST-SG04B-FH case.
Initially, I planned on getting the MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition because I was impressed by its numbers. However, upon closer inspection, I noticed that
■it draws air in through the back (and from its surroundings), and
■it's 270mm long!
I took some measurements on my case. I have exactly 270mm of space from chassis-back to front-fan.
I had originally planned to cool my CPU using the CoolIT ECO ALC C240, placing the grill at the air intake in the front. However, installing it reduces the 270mm space to a 247mm space. Seeing the length of this, and other, graphic cards, I realized to my dismay that, without some drastic case modding, I would not fit the CPU cooling plus the graphics cards into the case.
I can re-obtain the full 270mm without case modding by downgrading my CPU cooling to a CoolIT ECO ALC C120. But I would prefer not to.
So, my question to you is
■do you know of any rear-exhaust-ed HD 6950 card, with 2GB RAM, which preferrably has length <247mm, but can have at most length 270mm?
Thanks,
Willard.