Are PCIe brackets standardized?

[magnuskolstad]

^^^^

I'm considering picking up a Define C from Fractal but I'm kind off turned off by the white PCIe brackets. I'm therefore wondering if I could replace these with the PCIe brackets from my previous case, the S340 (Razer Edition)?

Thanks

 

[geofelt]

If you mean the rear I/O slot covers, yes, they are standard.
There are different designs, but they should be interchangeable.

Actually, you do not need them at all to cover up the unused slots.

 

[InvalidError]

If by "PCIe brackets" you mean the rear slot covers, those are relatively standard but cases with retention mechanism other than simple screws may have proprietary slot cover designs tailored to the retention mechanism.

 

[magnuskolstad]

Hmmm yeah I'm talking about the ones you remove to fit the GPU into, below the I/O shield for the motherboard. Thanks for the help, guess I'll just take the chance.

 

[magnuskolstad]

If you mean the rear I/O slot covers, yes, they are standard.
There are different designs, but they should be interchangeable.

Actually, you do not need them at all to cover up the unused slots.

Thanks for the quick reply. One more query; wouldn't this leave room open for tons of dust build-up?

 

[geofelt]

If you mean the rear I/O slot covers, yes, they are standard.
There are different designs, but they should be interchangeable.

Actually, you do not need them at all to cover up the unused slots.

Thanks for the quick reply. One more query; wouldn't this leave room open for tons of dust build-up?

In most cases, all of the rear openings exhaust the cooling air that comes in from the front.
If all the front intake air is filtered, your parts stay cleaner.

Adding excessive exhaust fans will draw in unfiltered air from adjacent openings.