4850x2 To Big?

[spacecowboy9891]

After much deliberation I decided on going for the 4850 x2 but now I am a little worried that it won't fit into my case I have a mid-atx coolermaster centurion 5. As of now my 8800gt comes near my hard drives but I heard the 4850x2 was 11.5 inches long. Anyone have experience with this card or case?

Thanks,
Arthur

 

[Leyawiin]

I can't remember where but one of the reviews I read had the exact length. It was a little longer than an HD 4780 X2. You might want to Google a few and see if you can find that one and then measure your case from hard driver cage to bracket.

 

[hclarkjr]

read the review by varth, he states the size as 11.25"

 

[Bman123]

dont fret about it.Just move your drives to where they are not in the way.Then you can just cut out the hard drive cage so the card fits.

 

[spacecowboy9891]

Well I was thinking about doing that anyway. The only reason I haven't done so yet is because I have a 120mm fan in the 5.25 bay but I guess i could just replace the 80mm in the front with it and heck probably get better hdd temps.

 

[cmdrdredd]

One thing boggles my mind here...how is it that the 4850x2 ended up longer than the 4870x2 which is a more powerful card?

 

[Hauk]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd
One thing boggles my mind here...how is it that the 4850x2 ended up longer than the 4870x2 which is a more powerful card?

The diagonally positioned bridge chip? Memory is spaciously laid out too...

 

[spacecowboy9891]

I am glad that it is longer though. I want those gpu's as far apart as possible.