[SOLVED] Coolermaster SL600M with MSI RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio

[sea-speak]

I've ordered a SL600M and two MSI RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio cards for NVLink use. The case spec is 318mm of card clearance. The card spec is 327mm of length. I've built a few PCs over the years, but never one with a big graphics card. Is this a definite build fail, or will the fit just be tight?

 

[Phaaze88]

Potential fail. Here's why: https://www.pugetsystems.com/blog/2019/01/11/NVIDIA-RTX-Graphics-Card-Cooling-Issues-1326/

 

[sea-speak]

Good point. That said, if I mount the cards vertically in the SL600M, the unusual layout of the case will help (chimney design).

Still wondering if the cards will fit at all.

 

[Phaaze88]

Good point. That said, if I mount the cards vertically in the SL600M, the unusual layout of the case will help (chimney design).

That might work:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA-98cZyvz8


Gaming X Trio is just a little too long though...
https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-RTX-2080-GAMING-X-TRIO/Specification (327mm)
SL600M vga clearance: 318mm