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beginner blunder: I didnt measure my cases size against the gpu i just bought. How can i help it fit?
I bought a 5700 triple fan to upgrade from my 1050 double fan off of ebay. I checked my case and thought it fit however i forgot that I have a smaller version of the case (Antec NX200M micro), and now my new gpu wont fit. Now the obvious solution is to get a…
I bought a 5700 triple fan to upgrade from my 1050 double fan off of ebay. I checked my case and thought it fit however i forgot that I have a smaller version of the case (Antec NX200M micro), and now my new gpu wont fit. Now the obvious solution is to get a bigger case, which I plan on doing, however is there any way to make the GPU fit into my case currently?
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obv not, but any way i can make it fit in general?
Nope, believe me forcing it to fit inside is really bad idea... (personal experience :( )
Cut the case?
ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. cant even have it sticking out?
sapphire nitro+ 5700
I don't see any way to make it work, while being safe. Cutting a hole in front of the case maybe
Don't use a case at all. You can just have everything sitting out on a piece of cardboard. Aim a fan at it. It'll be fine in the short term. You can power it on with a screwdriver.
Physically inside? No.
Get a PCIe riser cable and have your GPU hang out of the case on something that can support it. Not a good idea imo but technically doable.
Cut a hole in the case.
What 5070 specifically? You have no intake fans up front taking space away from the GPU clearance? I would think a riser cable, but it would be a really janky setup of the GPU sitting in there, probably diagonal or something. I wouldn't risk it.
Do you own a sawzall?