Will long video card fit?

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August 3rd, 2009, 11:11 AM

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Will long video card fit?

My existing CompUSA computer case appears to be a SuperFLower SF201BK. It has a cage in the lower front to hold the hard drives. There are two fans in front of the cage to draw air in. Years ago when I installed a Geforce FX5900 it was long enough to block enough air and overheat the computer. I installed a better CPU cooler and round IDE cables help with this problem.

I would like to build a new computer using my old computer case. The new video card would be a Geforce 9800GTX+. The main problem so far is knowing whether the video card will fit or not.

Old card: Geforce FX5900 (length = 9.5 inches ???)
New Card: Geforce 9800GTX+ (length = 10.5 inches)

I was planning to get a motherboard with an nVidia nForce 980a chipset. Would I be better off changing that to a motherboard with an AMD chipset and getting a video card such as the ATI HD4850 since I believe it is shorter.

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August 3rd, 2009, 11:54 AM

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You could always try a nVidia GTS 250.
Its basically a rebranded 9800GTX...only shorter (9") with less power consumption

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Actually, you'd have to make sure you get the 1GB GTS 250, the 512MB version is the original 9800 GTX+ spec size.

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The 1st PCI-e slot on most motherboards is the one closest to the CPU (top slot on the ATX backplane and for your case it looks like that is just above the internal drive chassis. If it is you should be in the clear.

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