So I am building a friend a gaming PC. He wants a specific graphics card and a specific enclosure. He wants the triple-fan Sapphire R9 280x Vapor-X OC 3GB card, and the AeroCool Xpredator X3 White Edition for the enclosure.
Both Newegg and AeroCool's website state that the enclosure can accommodate up to a 310mm (12.205 inch) video card. The R9 280x Vapor-X is a 308mm (12.126 inch) long card. The question is how they measure the graphics card length clearance. Do they just measure from the back of the enclosure to the hard drive cages? Or do they actually have a maximum size that would fit comfortably? Because if it's the former, I'm going to be trying to fit a video card into this enclosure with 1mm on either side of it for clearance. I've never had a problem with GPU length before, but that's because I usually use dual fan cards. I've never had a triple fan card like a HD 7990 or the Sapphire special editions like the Toxic, Tri-X, or Vapor-X triple fan.
Can somebody instruct me as to what to do? Should I call them (AeroCool) and ask how they measured their clearance? Or should I order the enclosure first, and measure it myself? Worst case scenario is I get him a regular R9 280x from Sapphire or XFX or ASUS or something.
(Responses that say that the video card is a "crappy radeon card" or that the enclosure is "cheap" or that AeroCool makes "crappy stuff" will be ignored. The components are not my choice. Please stay on topic)
Both Newegg and AeroCool's website state that the enclosure can accommodate up to a 310mm (12.205 inch) video card. The R9 280x Vapor-X is a 308mm (12.126 inch) long card. The question is how they measure the graphics card length clearance. Do they just measure from the back of the enclosure to the hard drive cages? Or do they actually have a maximum size that would fit comfortably? Because if it's the former, I'm going to be trying to fit a video card into this enclosure with 1mm on either side of it for clearance. I've never had a problem with GPU length before, but that's because I usually use dual fan cards. I've never had a triple fan card like a HD 7990 or the Sapphire special editions like the Toxic, Tri-X, or Vapor-X triple fan.
Can somebody instruct me as to what to do? Should I call them (AeroCool) and ask how they measured their clearance? Or should I order the enclosure first, and measure it myself? Worst case scenario is I get him a regular R9 280x from Sapphire or XFX or ASUS or something.
(Responses that say that the video card is a "crappy radeon card" or that the enclosure is "cheap" or that AeroCool makes "crappy stuff" will be ignored. The components are not my choice. Please stay on topic)