shortest GTX 980?

[Steven Jiang]

Hi has anyone done enough googling to know what is the shortest GTX980 in length? I have a small case and would like to get as much clearance as possible.

 

[theunliked]

What is the longest your case supports? It would be much easier to find one that fits, than to find the shortest 980.

 

[yorich]

you should do your own research...you could easily find this out by googling all card sizes.

 

[azca]

AMD R9 Fury Nano - shortest gpu, same performance

 

[theunliked]

AMD R9 Fury Nano - shortest gpu, same performance

+1

 

[JUICEhunter]

You're stuck with the reference cooler, 2 fan models are a similar length. This one may be a hair shorter it cost more than a r9 nano which is faster:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127901&cm_re=980-_-14-127-901-_-Product

 

[wildfire707]

As far as the GeForce GTX 980 goes, cards based on the reference boards are basically the shortest. They have a length of 10.51" (267mm). Even hybrid cards (air and water cooled) are at least this length.

The best designed cards are usually longer, with better cooling and higher grade circuitry. One of the best cards that you can get at the 10.51" length is the EVGA 04G-P4-2983-KR card:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42983kr

It comes heavily overclocked and uses binned chips along with higher grade components. There is still a higher than average failure rate on these cards due to the factory overclock, but problems usually show up within a few weeks of use.

You can look up the list of the stock length cards yourself at PC PartPicker here:

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=185&sort=a8&page=1&l=69,267

I have the length limited and told it to sort by price.

Good luck!

 

[Gam3r01]

That card is nearly 11 inches long, the Nano is 6.

 

[wildfire707]

That card is nearly 11 inches long, the Nano is 6.

Well, 10.51" versus 5.98" - but yes, the length difference is massive. The price reduction on the Nano makes it a very compelling card.

I simply wanted to give a response that stayed with the choice of the GeForce GTX 980, since the Nano had already been mentioned.

All of the Nano units use the reference design right now, so I would tend to go with ASUS or Sapphire myself:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9nano4gb
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100400sr

Game on!

 

[titanpilot321]

m8, go with the R9 Nano

 

[Steven Jiang]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I ended up buying a R9 Fury Nano.

 

[XavieRElvis]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I ended up buying a R9 Fury Nano.

Steven I am exactly on the same position u were, only more terrified as everyone is screaming to not get it due to coil whine. Can you share what vendor u got and how strong is the coil whine? Thank you in advance

 

[Steven Jiang]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I ended up buying a R9 Fury Nano.

Steven I am exactly on the same position u were, only more terrified as everyone is screaming to not get it due to coil whine. Can you share what vendor u got and how strong is the coil whine? Thank you in advance

I live in singapore so your vendor may be different. Bought the card from cybermind(it's the closest to my house) and it's a sapphire R9 Furo Nano. For the coil whine, I can assure you that the GTX 980 strix will be bad as I have a friend that owns two(in sli) and it sounds like a jet engine when it's working hard(it's watercooled so it can only be the coilwhine sound). So far the fury nano has been quiet(I watercooled it) but very slight coilwhine that is only audible with the case opened and up close. I could be the lucky one though, I am certain that some owners will have worse coilwhine. I'd recommend the fury nano for its less coilwhine, but its air cooler seems to be sub-par so i'd also recommend watercooling it.