Biostar iDEQ 210P and NV Silencer 5

[ViperV990]

I current have a A64 3000+ Newcastle on a Shuttle AN51R and a BFG 6800GT in a regular tower. I wish to make the switch to an SFF.

I replaced the 6800GT's stock heatsink with a NVS because it was loud, didn't do a good job at cooling and was getting even louder since one of the fans was failing. I like the NVS alot and wish to keep it no matter what.

So that means the Biostar because it's pretty much the only one with the AGP slot inside and the PCI slot outside. The other one would be the Iwill ZMAXdp, not something I can afford. No problem with Biostar.

Now I'm wondering whether there's any potential clearance problem due to the fact that the NVS adds about a quarter inch both to the length and width of the card.

Can anyone confirm that the NVS would fit and maybe even provide a couple of pics?

 

[Longkid]

I would check out this article over at sudhian about your problem. Doesnt address the 210p specifically but from what I understand the biostar SFFs share a very similar interior design. I've got a 210p arriving on wednesday but dont have the cash yet for a nice graphics card. I would be interested to see what you come up with though.

 

[ViperV990]

Thanks for the reply 🙂

I will probably still give it a shot. I will let you know how it turns out!

 

[ViperV990]

It fits!

I did end up cutting off a small piece of rubber padding (that came with the 210p as CPU placeholder) and mounting it on the fan shroud to guarantee clearance, since my GT is slightly bent outwards.

 

[Longkid]

good to hear. i look forward to some picts if possible. nice work.

 

[ViperV990]

Entire left side of system
Close up shot

Enjoy 🙂

(I did take off that rubber spacing because it was just a tad too ghetto for my taste... heh. Anyway, there's still no problems with clearance what so ever.)

 

[Longkid]

:Q

That looks sweet. Thanks for the pics. Good work.

 

[ACIDRXN]

Hey, I'm planning to buy a similar setup (6800gt + IDEQ 210P) and was wondering if the powersupply keeps the system stable. Have you had any problems with the PSU and the graphics card? Do you have any suggestions for me if I plan to buy this?

Thanks