Custom pci-e extension?

[vietsquall]

I have just read the review for the Alienware X51 and from what I see, they jerry rigged it to have the PCI-E slot connect to a different compartment in the case where a graphics card could be loaded parallel to the mobo.

I ask my more knowledgeable brethren here if you guys know any such slim cases that has this option? It'd be nice to do a single full size card build in a slim/mini tower without having to go to shuttle and whatnot.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

it sounds like they just used a riser to lay the card down. look at htpc cases from silverstone and lian li.

 

[vietsquall]

thank you.

I'm gonna go look those up now. Hopefully we are thinking of the same thing.

Edit: So from what I can see in newegg, those lian li cases are small and roomy, but aren't the same graphic card trick as the alienware.

 

[ElFenix]

wow, been thinking (well, idly dreaming) about making a custom enclosure to do exactly that as the big case guys seem to have been ignoring the possibility.

 

[mnewsham]

A flexible PCI-E riser
http://www.ameri-rack.com/ARC1-PELX16A1-C7V2.html

 

[Doltmoopsie]

Then in what case do you use this flex riser?

(I have not seen any non-server cases that have expansion mounting brackets parallel to the main-board.)

 

[vietsquall]

Risers, got it. Now to find out how to hold the graphics card.

 

[mnewsham]

Then in what case do you use this flex riser?

(I have not seen any non-server cases that have expansion mounting brackets parallel to the main-board.)

break out the dremel

 

[WoodButcher]

Then in what case do you use this flex riser?

(I have not seen any non-server cases that have expansion mounting brackets parallel to the main-board.)

Silverstone made a couple IIRC.
I'm considering the use of one in my next build to save space.