Those cards do not fit my case

[Ikshaar]

Ok, a bit of a rant, a bit of a plea.

So I have an Antec Solo case... (i have 2 actually) and I love them. Price/cooling/noise/size wise, I found them to be the best compromise. But of course all new model of GTX200 are so long they cannot fit in.

I wanted a GTX260-216 but I have a GTS 8800 640Mb so I guess I can wait for another generation of graphic card, but I am hoping nVidia stops that ridiculous tendency to make card longer and longer.

I only have ONE card and ONE disk in my whole case so I don't need a bigger case. I need nVidia to start thinking of a card design that does not require me to buy a new case each time I want to upgrade my video card.

[jcrox]

It's not like they design the card and then say "hey... we need to add 3 or 4 inches on to this card so it looks bigger."

They pack everything they can on to the smallest board they can.

[Ikshaar]

I understand that.. but are we going to have 2 feet long video card in 5 years ? They cannot keep increasing the length of the card indefinitely.

I know those are high-end card but, same as what happened for the 8800, it makes less easy for people to upgrade, therefore less people buy it. If you force people to buy a whole new computer each time, they don't upgrade... they wait.

PS: don't flame me but I just discover that the Radeon 4870 is much shorter. Have been long time nVidia user but this might push me over the edge.

[saturnotaku]

New case != whole new computer.

[Riptide]

No but new case does = PITA.

IMO anyway. Especially if you agonize over cable management.

[Capt. Picard]

I don't have this problem. Because I don't have money to buy either.

[bob saget]

Originally Posted by Capt. Picard

I don't have this problem. Because I don't have money to buy either.

oh well, as long as you have money to post semi-humorous jokes, you are good value picard

[bob saget]

Originally Posted by jcrox

It's not like they design the card and then say "hey... we need to add 3 or 4 inches on to this card so it looks bigger."

They pack everything they can on to the smallest board they can.

+1

[Jas28]

Originally Posted by Ikshaar

I understand that.. but are we going to have 2 feet long video card in 5 years ? They cannot keep increasing the length of the card indefinitely.

I know those are high-end card but, same as what happened for the 8800, it makes less easy for people to upgrade, therefore less people buy it. If you force people to buy a whole new computer each time, they don't upgrade... they wait.

PS: don't flame me but I just discover that the Radeon 4870 is much shorter. Have been long time nVidia user but this might push me over the edge.

Yes, the 4870 is shorter....but the 2 PCI-E power plugs plug into the back of a 4870, while the GTX plugs in from the top. This will add some extra length...something to keep in mind. Look at the 4850x2...that is longer than anything every made.....they just keep getting longer.

[SLippe]

My 9800GTX barely fit into my Alienware case. Good thing the two PCI-E connectors are on the front instead of the end or else I wouldn't have made it. The end of the card is about 1/8 of an inch from my hard drive bay. Close call!

Are the GTX 260/280 cards the same length or even longer than the 9800GTX?

[Jas28]

Originally Posted by SLippe

My 9800GTX barely fit into my Alienware case. Good thing the two PCI-E connectors are on the front instead of the end or else I wouldn't have made it. The end of the card is about 1/8 of an inch from my hard drive bay. Close call!

Are the GTX 260/280 cards the same length or even longer than the 9800GTX?

Pretty sure they are the same length......

[hemmy]

Ya, same length.

My 260 has about this much room in my case ||