Case size vs GPU

[jerryb]

Many comments various places about the size of the GForce GTX 260 card (Lenght). Will it fit in the following cases

Antec Sonata III 500
Antec Elite SIlent

Any general comments on the cases in general?

 

[Outlander_04]

If the card longer than an ATX motherboard is wide?

If its not its going to fit

 

[WR2]

GTX 260 is 10.5 inches long (and so are GTX 275/280/285/295)
The ATX motherboards are 9.6" wide.

Both Sonata III and Elite fit a 10.5" video card without a problem, especially since they side-mount the HDDs (no power or data cables intruding into area where a video card might be).

You can confirm that reading the NewEgg customer reviews (Sonata III)

In this interior view of the Elite you can see the extra room between the right edge of the motherboard tray and the HDD cage. About a 1/2" to spare with the GTX 260 according to the NewEgg customer reviews.

 

[goonting]

nice casing

 

[WR2]

Here is a GTX 260 inside a Sonata III case.
(it's also a good example of bad cable management! )

 

[g3force]

Here is a GTX 260 inside a Sonata III case.
(it's also a good example of bad cable management! )

http://images.ncix.com/forumimages/172F8620-CB7C-1146-879DCD36CA8142EC.jpg

Sorry for hijacking this thread, but is that an AGP slot above you GTX 260?

 

[jerryb]

Here is a GTX 260 inside a Sonata III case.
(it's also a good example of bad cable management! )

http://images.ncix.com/forumimages/172F8620-CB7C-1146-879DCD36CA8142EC.jpg

Whose CPU cooler are you using in this case? Would you recommend it to me ?