Sapphire's ITX Compact R9 285: Good Things In Small Packages

[RedJaron]

Nice review. This card (and the upcoming ITX GTX 970) are intriguing. The main question I have is whether the "short" ITX cases on the market have enough cooling capability to remove the heat from this card.

Most ITX cases built with enough cooling capacity for gaming can already fit a full-sized card. This card is meant for the likes of:

Cooler Master Elite 110
The shorter ITX models of the Rosewill Legacy series
Lian-Li PC-Q01

The big question is whether these cases can take the heat dumped by this card.

This is why I was hoping this card would be tested inside an actual case instead of on the usual open bench. Tom's, can you please do a follow up on this review to let us know the thermal characteristics in an actual real-world use case?

 

[matmanj]

It's a minor quibble for some but with PCIe power connected this card no longer fits in mitx dimensions. I would love to see one of these cards with a suitably recessed power connector and possibly a slight PCB cutout to bring actual installed dimensions down to match the profile of the card.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Nice card.

 

[adisega]

The 117mm width could be a close call, but it might just make it inside the Chieftec bt-04b-u3. And, even though Gigabyte's 970 itx is more powerfull and consumes less power, it is also wider and the placement of the power connector requires the use of a wider case.
So, this card is for those who want a case which is both short and as thin as you could possibly get, while still being able to house a full-size card.

 

[swaraj798]

Where could I buy this?