Will it fit? About Gigabyte gtx 970

[Glennyman]

Okay heres the deal

Im getting a Gtx970. Atm im looking between the Gigabyte and the Msi cards. I think the Gigabyte will be better looking with my case. But on some forums it says it wont fit in some cases...

Question 1:
I have currently a Palit gtx 580 installed in an Antec 902 V3. Is the Gigabyte gtx970 G1 going to be too large for my case or do I have to go with the smaller Msi card?

The Gigabyte will be better looking with this case and is also €8 cheaper than the Msi Also it is better than the Msi in performance not OC

Question 2:
Also is it possible to put this GTX970 in SLI with my older Gtx 580 wich I currently have installed?



Thank you

 

[MeteorsRaining]

According to Newegg, the case supports GPU upto 406mm in length w/o drive cages. So, you might need to remove some drive cages, but once you do so, it'll definately fit
PS: SLI of 2 different gen GPUs is not easy, but we can discuss it further.

 

[Alpha3031]

Will fit. Your case fits 16". You may want to use your old card for dPhysX. Can't SLI though

 

[Glennyman]

Okay I will get rid of the 580, replace it with the 970 and sell the 580. Imma open my case and see if theres enough space around the current gpu. If there is I will go with gigabyte otherwise the msi

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Sounds good to me

 

[Glennyman]

And the Gigabyte gtx970 G1 will fit on a P8Z68-V Pro motherboard yes?

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Yep, with ease

 

[Glennyman]

Well I think I will go for the Gigabyte. For me its slightly cheaper(around €10) it runs alot cooler than the MSI. It has a backplate, but MSI has a mouse pad.. and it runs only slightly louder than the MSI. Base performance and overclocking options are better than the MSI. So for me the Gigabyte wins

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Tbh, other than looks and performance out of the box, MSI wins in cooling, quietness, OCability. MSI is the most OCable, but that doesn't make G1 bad, its excellent too, MSI is slightly better. Yes, for looks, even I agree G1 is better.

 

[Glennyman]

Well I just checked the dimensions of the GTX970 and I highly doubt any will fit in my case. To show you I took some pictures.













As you can see theres a vertical iron bar at the inside at the middle with 4 silver screws in. Think it holds the plates to put a HD on etc. Its an iron bar wich cant be removed. I think it wont be possible to place a gtx 970 in it with these lengths: L=312mm, W=129mm, H=43mm,


A Gtx 970 is about 5cm longer and 2cm wider...

 

[Glennyman]

Tbh, other than looks and performance out of the box, MSI wins in cooling, quietness, OCability. MSI is the most OCable, but that doesn't make G1 bad, its excellent too, MSI is slightly better. Yes, for looks, even I agree G1 is better.

On other forums I read that the G1 is about 7° degrees colder on full load than the MSI...

 

[MeteorsRaining]

That is a drive bay and 'should' be reomvable, your should try asking Antec. Also, check up some reviews from Techpowerup, Anandtech, Guru3D, they all say MSI is the coolest, most OCable 970. I've not tested all but all the reviews point to MSI in terms of cooling.

 

[Glennyman]

That is a drive bay and 'should' be reomvable, your should try asking Antec. Also, check up some reviews from Techpowerup, Anandtech, Guru3D, they all say MSI is the coolest, most OCable 970. I've not tested all but all the reviews point to MSI in terms of cooling.

Okay I will do that tomorrow... I have sent Antec a message(ticket system). I will get a response within 24hours

I hope it fits. Doesnt seem like it..

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Fingers crossed

 

[NIONIT]

It should obviously fit with ease after removing the drive bays. I prefer you to buy an GTX 780 Ti because
http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=2438&gid2=1945&compare=geforce-gtx-970-4gb-vs-geforce-gtx-780-ti-evga-superclocked-w-acx-edition

 

[Glennyman]

Fingers crossed

It should obviously fit with ease after removing the drive bays. I prefer you to buy an GTX 780 Ti because
http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=2438&gid2=1945&compare=geforce-gtx-970-4gb-vs-geforce-gtx-780-ti-evga-superclocked-w-acx-edition

Thank you... but it wont fit.

Here is the answer of Antec:

Thank you for contacting Antec Inc. in regards to your inquiry, the 902 V3

For the MSI GTX 970 dimensions is 10.59" x 5.55"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127832

This video card can fit on this case

For the Gigabyte GTX 970
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125684

This video card won't fit on this case unfortunately

Thank You


So MSI it is then... And about the 780ti. That one is alot more expensive and uses alot more power so I wont be able to SLI it in the future without changing psu. Also the 780ti isnt ALOT better than the MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G card

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Do no consider the 780 Ti, 970 MSI is great too, actually a bit better in OCing and cooling

 

[Glennyman]

Thanks for the great help man. I have picked your answer as the solution

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Glad to help

 

[NIONIT]

I was telling you because i didnt know that you will sli. Otherwise 970 is a good choice

 

[Glennyman]

I ordered the MSI gtx 970 gaming 4g yesterday with a Samsung 840 EVO 500gb SSD yesterday

 

[Rauno Veberson]

It should obviously fit with ease after removing the drive bays. I prefer you to buy an GTX 780 Ti because
http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=2438&gid2=1945&compare=geforce-gtx-970-4gb-vs-geforce-gtx-780-ti-evga-superclocked-w-acx-edition

It's funny how you post links that compare a reference gtx 970 and an overclocked 780TI and then claim 780Ti to be better.