PCIe risers for crossfire

[Chris Bradshaw]

Finally getting around to CF'ing my new 290x, and was wondering whether I could use a PCIe ribbon cable to seperate the 2

I'm still using my old mATX asrock board in my main build (air 540), and am obviously worried about the space between the two rather hot running cards...
Would the screws on the mounting bracket alone be enough to support the card?

thanks in advance

 

[TechyInAZ]

If it's a big and heavy card the no that is not a good idea, you'll be putting a ton of stress on the brackets. I'd advise you get a new mobo, or fashion some type of bar that can hold that card up. Kinda like the bar you see holding these three liquid cooled gtx 980s: http://www.gigabyte.com/MicroSite/374/index.html

 

[Chris Bradshaw]

Thanks a lot, it's a very heavy card, so a new mobo is the way to go it seems.

Damn, why did I go for an OEM windows...

 

[TechyInAZ]

Thanks a lot, it's a very heavy card, so a new mobo is the way to go it seems.

Damn, why did I go for an OEM windows...

Oops, so you have to get a new OS if you get a new mobo?

 

[TechyInAZ]

Thanks a lot, it's a very heavy card, so a new mobo is the way to go it seems.

Damn, why did I go for an OEM windows...

Oops, so you have to get a new OS if you get a new mobo?

 

[Chris Bradshaw]

Thanks a lot, it's a very heavy card, so a new mobo is the way to go it seems.

Damn, why did I go for an OEM windows...

Oops, so you have to get a new OS if you get a new mobo?

Unless I can convince M$ otherwise, I'm stuck with spending another £80. I don't really want to get a new mobo now anyway though, no point seeing as I want to go to AMD zen when it's out. Don't want a new mobo unless it's a significant upgrade, and I'm not rich enough to get a haswell-e AND new ram for it... If only...