SFF that can hold an Nvidia 8800 card

BF04

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Hey all, im looking for an SFF that can handle the following.

intel core 2 duo - non OC
2 gig memory
8800 seriers vid card - non sli
1 - DVDR
1 - HD
1 PSU that can handle it

it will be in a cramped area so cooling needs to be somewhat decent, do not want to watercool. I saw the write up little bit ago on anandtech with the 3 SFF, however it did not state if any of them can handle an 8800 series vid card.

any suggestions are welcome :)
 

Zepper

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How do you define SFF? To most of us that means a shoebox type barebones system in which most of the parts are proprietary - these tend to become closetware in short order. Now if you mean a relatively compact case that can take a longer vid card and has reasonable cooling, then that's something different. No case specs will tell you whether it will hold any specific vid card. A case like the Athenatech A100 series will hold lengthy video cards, but the ventilation/cooling isn't that great and will need some work to use an overheated card. Something like the Ultra MicroFly can also handle long cards and has a bit better cooling. The microFly uses standard ATX PSUs while the A100 style case now has up to 350W SFX stretch PSU. nMedia, Lian Li et al. have similar cases to the A100 series. Most cases can handle video cards at least 10" long (the approx. depth of the ATX/mATX mobo form factors).

.bh.
 

Skott

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Qmicra but they are pricey. Made for the high end thusiasts and modders. Fits all you mentioned and a Zalman 9500hsf if you want a larger than normal hsf.