will r290 fit in mini-itx

[you2]

I've been looking at quite a few pictures of z97 and h97 mini-itx motherboards and it is not clear to me if they have enough room next to the pcie slot to hold an r290. Most of the boards I've looked at seem fairly similar; has anyone actually tried to fit a double wide video card in one of these boards ?

 

[biostud]

The boards will. Not every case will though.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I've been looking at quite a few pictures of z97 and h97 mini-itx motherboards and it is not clear to me if they have enough room next to the pcie slot to hold an r290. Most of the boards I've looked at seem fairly similar; has anyone actually tried to fit a double wide video card in one of these boards ?

The cooler extends past the edge of the motherboard. It's okay. Google Image Search for "SG05 build" if you want to see examples.

Worry about case dimensions and whether the length of the card will fit.

 

[SithSolo1]

Like they others have said, its case as well as socket location and cooler dependent.


I haven't looked at z97 boards but I assume that socket location and cooler choice shouldn't be as much of an issue as it use to be. Even in the z87 days the sockets were
moving up away from the PCIE slot. In the past some boards had the socket closer to the PCIE slot than the top edge and some larger air coolers would intrude into the PCIE space.


As for case issues make sure the case has space for 2 or more pcie brackets. Check the case for the location of fan mounts and/or vent holes. Remember the cards need air to stay cool.
Some cases may be better suited for blower style coolers(older reference style 290s) than open-air coolers(pretty much all currently sold 290s). Also determine the internal length
allowed for GPUs in the case and make sure the case is long enough for the card.


Remember: ITX requires more pre-purchase part planning since you have much less room to work with.

 

[Skott]

Also helps if the power connectors for the GPU is on top and not on the end. Most are on top nowadays but some still have the power connectors on the end of the GPU.

 

[you2]

Well I was going to use the elite 130 which I think is plenty long. The sg05 is nicer looking but the elite 130 will take a full size atx psu and is only $40.
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The build I was thinking is asrock z97e/i5 or i7 (micro center); capstone 650 or seasonic x 650 or hx750i if i feel like throwing moning down the drain (nice psu pity there isn't a 600 watt version); and 8 gb of ram. - stock cooler. The audio on the asrock is suppose to be decent; but there is always the asus or gigabyte version (all three have acl 1150 with supposedly some extra filtering for 1/2 decent sound).
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Didn't realize that the card extended off the board thought it was on the other side.