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Hi guys,
Will be looking to upgrade my graphics card early next year. I'm currently tied into a Xfire Only mb, and from research it seems that and cards are generally longer than nvidia. I'm currently on a gtx560 which is only 9 inches.
The antec 300 has a max videocard length of 11inches. This affords me room for a reference cooler 6950/70, but nothing with a non ref cooler. I'd also be considering a 7xxx card based on price. I only play arma2, and dual carding will be the way I go when Arma 3 is released. My options as I see them:
1) Wait for the 79xx series and see if the 7950 is shorter than the 7970. Otherwise, mod the case.
2) Switch mb for a sli compliant one and get a 580
3) change to a bigger case - worst choice due to space constraints.
If modding, will I be able to use a hacksaw, or is a dremel the only way?
Any thoughts appreciated
Cheers
Will be looking to upgrade my graphics card early next year. I'm currently tied into a Xfire Only mb, and from research it seems that and cards are generally longer than nvidia. I'm currently on a gtx560 which is only 9 inches.
The antec 300 has a max videocard length of 11inches. This affords me room for a reference cooler 6950/70, but nothing with a non ref cooler. I'd also be considering a 7xxx card based on price. I only play arma2, and dual carding will be the way I go when Arma 3 is released. My options as I see them:
1) Wait for the 79xx series and see if the 7950 is shorter than the 7970. Otherwise, mod the case.
2) Switch mb for a sli compliant one and get a 580
3) change to a bigger case - worst choice due to space constraints.
If modding, will I be able to use a hacksaw, or is a dremel the only way?
Any thoughts appreciated
Cheers