When your GPU is too big for your case..

Boomstick777 · 20 Dec 2020 at 17:31

Time to get the Hacksaw out ..

And she is in!

Take a look inside >>>>> https://streamable.com/ctazhs

Temps are great too! >>>>> https://streamable.com/yb0oup

The front cover goes back on fine, you would never know it's been butchered inside..

turbot1984 · 20 Dec 2020 at 17:39

LOL.
I had about 5mm to spare with new 3080, would have needed some DIY with a Suprim tho!

labbby · 20 Dec 2020 at 17:44

Brilliant

reminds me how things used to get done

Hakanese · 20 Dec 2020 at 17:49

Great work there mate. I would have hated to have sent the card back or buy a new case

Boomstick777 · 20 Dec 2020 at 17:54

Cheers guys, couldn't be bothered to send the card back it took so long to find one!

I looked at cases and thought I would prob never use this one again anyway so what the hell worth a try with a hacksaw. It worked out quite well, the front panel fits snug as before and the GPU can pull air direct from front vents.

This will do until a full new build in 4-5 years time.

Brazo · 20 Dec 2020 at 17:54

I did this with my 2080, luckily my ‘massive’ 3080 is smaller than my old 2080!

Boomstick777 · 20 Dec 2020 at 17:57

Brazo said:
I did this with my 2080, luckily my ‘massive’ 3080 is smaller than my old 2080!

Put up some pics if you can mate, seeing other butchered cases will make me feel better lol.

Quartz · 20 Dec 2020 at 19:17

Boomstick777 said:
Time to get the Hacksaw out ..

What exactly have you removed?

Grim5 · 20 Dec 2020 at 19:22

Quartz said:
What exactly have you removed?

looks like harddrive cages

no one should have hard drive cages in their case if they dont actually have any drives - they rob space and destroy air flow

Boomstick777 · 20 Dec 2020 at 19:35

Quartz said:
What exactly have you removed?

It's mounting for front case fans, so the bottom one is gone but can still mount at the top.

It works ok because the GPU can take air directly from the front panel mesh bit.

varkanoid · 20 Dec 2020 at 19:40

My 3070 was 7mm too long, the 240mm AIO at the front of my case the fans got in the way. So I took a gamble and bought a 15mm wide fan to give me 10mm of space and placed this on the bottom of the radiator. 3070 just fits snugly. Checked my CPU temps and they are no different than they were with a 25mm fan. Relief.

chaparral · 20 Dec 2020 at 20:23

labbby said:
Brilliant reminds me how things used to get done

Agree

A Post of mine from 12 years ago

chaparral said:
I remember how tight a fit my EVGA 8800gtx was in my old SN26P shuttle case

I had to bend over two caps to fit it...

Plus I had to cut a hole in the EVGA 8800gtx heatsink for another two caps to go up through

Scougar · 20 Dec 2020 at 20:34

My mini ITX case can't go any longer than than stock cards. The facia is just too slim. Should fit the OEM cards though, just unfortunately not the longer AIB partner cards.
My case is 295mm max diameter outside

otester · 20 Dec 2020 at 20:55

There's no such thing as a GPU too big, only a case too small.

chaparral · 20 Dec 2020 at 21:02

otester said:
There's no such thing as a GPU too big, only a case too small.

Only a case of i can't find the hacksaw

Hyburnate · 20 Dec 2020 at 22:06

Nice.

Dontrocktheboat · 20 Dec 2020 at 23:16

Love the dremmel mod

Boomstick777 · 20 Dec 2020 at 23:55

chaparral said:
Agree

A Post of mine from 12 years ago

Cool post, this makes me feel better for doing this xD, I mean I would have had to buy a new case, so nothing lost by butchering this one. Now I don't need a new case!

Mr Evil · 21 Dec 2020 at 00:50

It's like a modded car with the air filter sticking out a hole in the bonnet.

Boomstick777 said:
...seeing other butchered cases will make me feel better lol.

Here's one I did to fit a GeForce 8600 that had a passive heatsink with heatpipes jutting so far out that I couldn't get the side panel on.

The big hole is the one for the heatpipes. I cut the others just to make that hole look less odd.