Getting a GTX260 into an SG05

littlepuppy · 2 Sep 2009 at 16:15

Sure there is an article on the web somewhere, dows anyone have a link? Looking to do it as the next project!

littlepuppy · 2 Sep 2009 at 18:06

Anyone on here done this?

littlepuppy · 3 Sep 2009 at 08:15

looks like the GTX260 has lower power consumption than the 4870 so im assuming it would run on the standard PSU? E7500 is my CPU...

littlepuppy · 4 Sep 2009 at 10:02

Well im going to go for it lads so ill let you know how it goes!

Will buy it next week and post some pics.

littlepuppy · 4 Sep 2009 at 10:03

Im running e7500, may cut OC back to just around the 3ghz mark, only got 1HD so im hoping this is a goer. I thought the GTX260 consumed less that the 4890 and the 4870 and as these are both running OK im thinking the GTX260 should be fine..

littlepuppy · 15 Sep 2009 at 08:44

OK lads I did it but due to a mid de menaour on the MM I have been banned for a week!

Heres the result, it was a tight squeeze and I did have to bend some metal so if you are a warranty freak or of a nervous disposition I would not reccomend. It runs very cool in there though and at idle the rig only draws around 100w... The PSU can definatly cope with a 260.

littlepuppy · 15 Sep 2009 at 12:25

No runs cool with case on, upto about 70 degrees in company of heroes CPU doesnt go over 50 and has a mild overclock...

Ill take some pics tonight. But basically it just looks totally normal, I have not altered the external appearance at all.

littlepuppy · 15 Sep 2009 at 12:26

(but I must say the fit is literally as tight as you can possibly imagine)

littlepuppy · 18 Dec 2009 at 17:00

Have now aded a full ize ATX PSU so will upload some more pics later.....

littlepuppy · 29 Dec 2009 at 16:15

wasnt out at the time, a 5850 maybe the next update :-)

littlepuppy · 12 Aug 2011 at 14:09

Bringing this thread back, basically with the 260 and the 300w psu it overloaded the 12v rail so I have rebuilt with sandy and 550ti, I will post some pics later but so far so good.

littlepuppy · 14 Aug 2011 at 23:54

I drilled holes, got a low profile PSU and justr screwed one in, fully modular and just connected the power cables I needed, the thing I didnt like about it was that it was messy so gone back to the normal PSU.

This worked fine, just photoed my new build, you can see a bit of the "damage" that was done from putting in the full size psu