Case List for 8800GTX/GTS

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nZone

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I have antec P180 and a 8800GTX; fits fine! Before installing the card; removed the middle drive cage. Then removed the top drive from it. So if you have 2 HDs in the middle cage; you'll only be able to use only one after installing the card.

 

Woofmeister

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Believe it or not, you can add the Lian Li PC-A05 to this list. In fact, it looks like you might actually be able to stuff an SLI set up in there if you mount a notebook DVD writer in the top slot.

Yeah, I know, this is supposed to be one of the smallest mid-tower cases Lian Li makes, but photographic evidence is hard to doubt. Bonus points to this builder for also managing to get a Tuniq tower in there as well.
 

Apocalypse23

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Originally posted by: bX510
"Antec Sonata II (extra airduct removed fits GTX) "

What is the extra airduct? I want to get this case, but hesitating cause of 8800gtx

You won't need the airduct, I personally think it's a waste of space and time in installing. Here's a link:

Air Duct
 

zerogear

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Been wondering, I have 4 HDs installed, in my WaveMaster, so I was wondering if I could install the GTX? Or is there not enough space?
 

CaiNaM

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thermaltake tsunami

no need to remove drive cage, but you can't have a drive in the slot opposing the gts/gtx (i have 4 drives in the cage, but the one opposite the pci-e slot has to remain empty).
 

smokeyjoe

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the 8800 GTS fits in my Coolermaster Centurion 532. There is a small metal bump in between PCI slots that I flattened with a pair of pliers so that it sat flush. But lengthwise, no problem.
 

sthaznpride17

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8800GTS 320MB fit fine in a Raidmax X-1, although I had to take off the little clips that hold the card in and put it back on after installing the card.
 

chrismr

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SLK3000 B here with 8800GTX. While the card kind of fits with the HDD rack in, the rack pushes up right against the card. I measured roughly prior to getting the card so got some brackets to mount the HHD's in 5.25 bays.

Case does look a lot more spacious now, but my hard drives are running a lot hotter - before they were sitting in the low 30's with a 120mm fan blowing right onto them, they are now sitting in the high 40's/low 50's.

So I might look at grinding a small bit of the HDD rack away with my dremel, and putting the HDD's back at the bottom.

Just in case anyone is interested, wou will likely only get 2 HDD's in the rack if you mod the rack to fit with the 8800gtx in, and they will need to be in the bottom 2 slots.