[SOLVED] Will a wifi card fit a Gigabyte b450 ds3h with 1660 super?

[mchng]

Hello,

I need help. I'm not sure if a wifi card will fit the last slot of Gigabyte B450 Ds3h motherboard with a MSI GTX 1660 super ventus XS OC.



Here is a picture for reference. I would appreciate all the advice I can get. Thank you.

 

[vMax]

Yes it should fit no problems. Can you show me which Wifi card you are thinking of?

If it is something like this which goes into any PCIe slot then yes as they tend to be very thin.....
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ziyituod-AX2974Mbps-Wireless-Bluetooth5-0-Dual-Band/dp/B07YZ7J8QD/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=PCIe+Wifi+card&qid=1596544372&sr=8-2-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUE4N0s5SlVNQVJSRUgmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA2NDY5NzZRRjFMQjJYVk4zMU4mZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDc1MTMyMzEyTElQSUtNSklWNFgmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl&th=1

 

[mchng]

Yes it should fit no problems. Can you show me which Wifi card you are thinking of?

If it is something like this which goes into any PCIe slot then yes as they tend to be very thin.....
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ziyituod-AX2974Mbps-Wireless-Bluetooth5-0-Dual-Band/dp/B07YZ7J8QD/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=PCIe+Wifi+card&qid=1596544372&sr=8-2-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUE4N0s5SlVNQVJSRUgmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA2NDY5NzZRRjFMQjJYVk4zMU4mZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDc1MTMyMzEyTElQSUtNSklWNFgmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl&th=1

Hi! Thanks for your help. I'm planning to get TP link TL-WN881ND. I wish I could get one with heat sink but I think it will hit the button pins and there might be no difference in performance..?

 

[vMax]

Yep the TP Link will more than do the job. Heat sink should not be an issue as it is fairly low powered.

 

[mchng]

Yep the TP Link will more than do the job. Heat sink should not be an issue as it is fairly low powered.

Thanks! I appreciate your help!

 

[vMax]

No problems at all and just to show you, I have a Soundcard installed in my last PCIe Express slot with roughly the same space as you have and my Sound card is thicker than the TP Link Wifi card....and there is more than enough space...As the TP Link card is so short, airflow for your GPU should be okay...PS Ignore the Unicorn Rainbow PC, could not help myself its as though ARGB is catching...beware!!!!!!

https://imgur.com/Hq0oxeL

View: https://imgur.com/Hq0oxeL

Thanks! I appreciate your help!

 

[mchng]

No problems at all and just to show you, I have a Soundcard installed in my last PCIe Express slot with roughly the same space as you have and my Sound card is thicker than the TP Link Wifi card....and there is more than enough space...As the TP Link card is so short, airflow for your GPU should be okay...PS Ignore the Unicorn Rainbow PC, could not help myself its as though ARGB is catching...beware!!!!!!

https://imgur.com/Hq0oxeL

View: https://imgur.com/Hq0oxeL

Wow! Thanks a lot for showing me this. My mind is at ease. lmao your ARGB looks awesome btw

 

[madmatt30]

Gigabyte are really annoying with their matx board, they always seem to put the 1 x slot below the first 16 x slot, knowing full well its going to be virtually unusable if a gpu is fitted.

Everyone else puts a 1 x slot above the GPU slot because it just makes sense.

That said, yes it'll fit, wifi cards tend to be short length and height so at worst it'll block a bit of airflow from the rear fan.