Could a Graphic's Card be too Short?

[Monty12]

I bought a 9 inch long graphics card a few weeks ago. It didn't fit by half a centimeter because I didn't think too much about size. Now I'm planning to buy a graphics card that is around 2 inches shorter. Am I making another mistake or do I have the right idea? I'll post the links to the graphics cards if it helps.

 

[Sunius]

Nop, the graphics card can't be too short .

 

[esrever]

the shorter the better generally.

 

[Monty12]

Thanks for the help, but I've got another question actually. Are there different plugs for a graphics card on the motherboard or is it mostly universal?

 

[Sunius]

There are three types: PCI, AGP and PCI express. PCI ruled until 1996, AGP ruled until 2004, and all the computers since then use PCI express.