GPU might be too small for case.

[A_n_d_y_y_o_u_n_g]

So posted this morning about finding a gpu and found one but it has occurred to me the card might be a little bit smaller my current one, will this be a problem?

 

[RARRAF]

No you should worried about it being too big thats normally the problem

 

[aquielisunari]

So posted this morning about finding a gpu and found one but it has occurred to me the card might be a little bit smaller my current one, will this be a problem?

Smaller isn't usually the problem. TO make sure there isn't going to be any problem you can visit your case's and card's web pages. You can usually visit the retailer and find the specs. The manufacturer's website is recommend.

Let's assume I have a GTX 1080. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125869 tells me the card is 11.02" x 4.49". Newegg lacks the specs. for the hypothetical 200R case but http://www.corsair.com/en-us/carbide-series-200r-compact-atx-case says Maximum GPU Length 420mm. 11.02" is aka 279.908. That card will easily fit.

Normally it's only the length the user needs to worry about. If the user has a very thin case http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/optiplex-5050-micro/s008o5050mffus?cid=307410&st=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9pfTjdSE1wIVAwOGCh1coQguEAQYBCABEgKaE_D_BwE&lid=5864059&VEN1=s9OFpDtXZ%2C183142843621%2C901q5c14135%2Cc%2C%2CS008O5050MFFUS&VEN2=%2C&dgc=st&dgseg=so&acd=12309152537501410&VEN3=110604101572083613 the height of the replacement card(not really possible with that SFF PC due to PSU limitations) is just as important as the length.

 

[Solandri]

The only way a GPU can be too small is if it's a half-height card designed for small form factor PCs. In that case, the top of the bracket which screws your GPU into the PC case will be too short. And the vast majority of those are sold with a user-changeable bracket which will fit a full-height PC case.