Is this a stupid idea?

[misterPK]

I currently have a 2 year old 939 A64 3700 + ATI X800 system on an ATX board that I think may be the cause of a few problems I'm having. At some point I'm going to have to invest in a brand spanking new C2D system, but I'm going through ideas for what to do with my old setup.

One of the ideas I'm toying with is putting it into a shuttle. Now with the research I've done 939 shuttles aren't that easy to get, and ones that will fit a double width graphics card are even harder.

Now, the stupid idea. As the PCI-E slot is on the outside on some shuttles, would I be able to get my card working in a shuttle if i modded the case to fit the cooler so it stuck out the side?

Go on, don't hold back, tell me why this would quite clearly never work!

Cheers,
PK!

 

[V|per]

do you mean mod the case so that the case becomes part of the heatsink, or do you mean cut a hole in the case so that the cooler isn't restricted by the case?


If it's the latter, no problem at all, infact, it's been done before... quite a few times.

EDIT: post 176 on the new cases thread:

 

[misterPK]

Cheers, thats pretty much spot on what I was thinking about. So it can be done, hmm, certainly food for thought... <strokes imaginary beard>

PK!

 

[decto]

Just needs some subtle lighting !