[SOLVED] Will Fractal Design Meshify C have trouble supporting future GPUs?

[rcald2000]

I currently have my primary build (listed in signature below) in a Fractal Design Define S and like it just fine. I plan on upgrading my CPU to a R9 5900X and GPU to a RX 6800 XT, and thought "maybe I'd enjoy a more modern high air flow case", hence my considering the Mehsify. The case sounds great although I wonder about it's depth being ~ 4.5 inches less than the Define S, as I wonder if future GPUs will be appreciably longer than my current EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3. I checked the dimension of a random selection of RTX 3080's and they are all the same length as my card; they just are taller and thicker, but not longer. I do not need the lost space for water cooling as I have a simple Noctua NHU-12S on my R7-3700X. Thank you in advance.

 

[g-unit1111]

Yes, always check the dimensions of your case before buying new hardware. Some newer GPUs are quite large. I ran into this problem recently where my case (Silverstone RVZ-01) said it would fit my GPU (XFX Radeon 5600XT), but my GPU was large enough that it was a very tight squeeze.

 

[Barty1884]

The Meshify C can accommodate 315mm GPUs with the (stock) front fan mounted... So that's (just barely) enough room for even the ridiculously bulky 3090 FE (313mm). Plenty of room in terms of height (to side panel), given the 170mm CPU cooler rating (and I can fit an NH-D15 without issue) and ATX allows for 3+ Slot widths. You could opt for slim 120/140mm fans up front too, which would buy you a few extra mm.

It's not out of the question that future GPUs will be even longer.... but I think it's far from being the 'norm' anytime soon.

 

[rcald2000]

g-unit1111 and Barty1884 : I thank you both.