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[intoblack136]

Long story short, Im currently (and would like to continue) using a cooler master praetorian 730 case. I have a HD 6950 I was thinking of upgrading, but the card now sits roughly an inch max from the drive cages. I know for a fact the gtx 680 will fit as its shorter then the 6950 at 10 inches.

Wht Id love to know is anyone who has a sapphire dual x 7950 and 7970 how long is your card? Everytime I search online I get different answers. I really love to get an AMD again but if it they wont fit, I probably wont.

Reason being this case was my brothers and he passed away in 2009, so its my way of keeping him with as I build and or upgrade pc's.....he also taught me how to do it.

So please any help would be much appreciated.

 

[bystander]

http://www.techspot.com/review/481-amd-radeon-7970/page2.html

The Radeon HD 7970 measures 27 cm long (10.6 in)

The 7950's are all non-reference and will vary from one manufacturer and the next. The above is also for the reference 7970. Non-reference versions may vary, though most non-reference models are often shorter than reference models.

 

[inzone]

Most sites will give the dimensions of the card in the details tab.

XFX Double D FX-797A-TDBC Radeon HD 7970 Black Edition 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
10.8" x 4.4" x 1.5"

XFX FX-797A-TNBC Radeon HD 7970 Black Edition 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
10.8" x 4.4" x 1.5"

MSI R7970-2PMD3GD5 Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
11.02" x 4.33" x 1.5"

MSI R7950-2PMD3GD5/OC Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
10.63" x 4.33" x 1.5"

ASUS HD7950-DC2T-3GD5 Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
11.8" x 5.1" x 2.3"

XFX Double D Black Edition FX-795A-TDBC Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
10.5" x 4.4" x 1.5"

I think what happens is that the cooler fan/heatsink that is attached to the PCB is what makes the overall length of the cards different by how much it overhangs the end of the card. I think that the PCB is roughfly the same on all the cards and it's the cooler that causes the difference.