These 30 Series Are BIG!

[pp111]

Ugh, dimensions of the new Gigabyte 3080 are out and I not sure it will even fit in my case. It seems that Asus and Gigabyte 3080's are 320mm long. That's HUGE!

 

[Darujhistan]

I can't see that being a problem tbh.

 

[nutsnut]

Yes, 3 cm longer than my 5700xt which is already a big card. Will need to get a new case, my 540 air is starting to feel small.

 

[COYS]

I can't see that being a problem tbh.

Well it is a problem if it doesn't fit in his case

 

[Darujhistan]

Well it is a problem if it doesn't fit in his case

Whoosh!!!

 

[Lokken86]

Yes, 3 cm longer than my 5700xt which is already a big card. Will need to get a new case, my 540 air is starting to feel small.

Mine is 326mm

 

[COYS]

Whoosh!!!

Oh it was a dick joke

 

[Darujhistan]

Oh it was a dick joke

Tissue?

 

[ne0]

This is one of the reasons I ditched the whole mini itx thing before this launch. You need a sensible size case with proper airflow for these cards.

 

[HangTime]

Thing is people who are buying these cards are probably enthusiasts who can afford to ditch traditional HDDs in favour of SSD - the problem in years gone by with big cards was they would often be wedged up against HDDs and in some cases you even had to remove the cage.
From memory I think the biggest card I've had was a GTX280(?) which is about 270mm according to google, so yeah, 320mm sounds massive, even with the HD cage removed I reckon the cage holder might block it, depending on how tall the card is.

 

[Teal]

This is one of the reasons I ditched the whole mini itx thing before this launch. You need a sensible size case with proper airflow for these cards.

Still holding out hope for my mini-ITX case, either the FE or one of the EVGA XC3 cards should fit.

 

[pp111]

Thing is people who are buying these cards are probably enthusiasts who can afford to ditch traditional HDDs in favour of SSD - the problem in years gone by with big cards was they would often be wedged up against HDDs and in some cases you even had to remove the cage.
From memory I think the biggest card I've had was a GTX280(?) which is about 270mm according to google, so yeah, 320mm sounds massive, even with the HD cage removed I reckon the cage holder might block it, depending on how tall the card is.

Problem is some cases just don't have the room, even without any disks. There are a number of relatively short cases out there. I am thinking that I might replace my case.

 

[Rob200sx]

I was looking at an upgrade in the new year to a 3080 but checking it against my case (Corsair Carbide 400c) it won't fit as the case also has a h115i fitted at the front with 120mm fans. My 1080gtx only just fits at 10.5in long.


Guess I have some time to plan a bigger upgrade

 

[Brazo]

This is one of the reasons I ditched the whole mini itx thing before this launch. You need a sensible size case with proper airflow for these cards.

I have a mini itx case yet these new cards will fit in easily and even larger cards will slot in too up to 345mm. It’s not what you’ve got it’s how you use it

 

[robj20]

300mm max in my case so if I want a 3080 it's going to be the founders edition.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Ugh, dimensions of the new Gigabyte 3080 are out and I not sure it will even fit in my case. It seems that Asus and Gigabyte 3080's are 320mm long. That's HUGE!

Aorus has done well to keep 319mm with 100mm + 2x115mm fans . But then 3.5 slots

 

[adrichardson81]

Problem is some cases just don't have the room, even without any disks. There are a number of relatively short cases out there. I am thinking that I might replace my case.

It's definitely been a problem for me - 310mm is the absolute max mine will take. I went for the Palit in the end just to be safe.

I really like my case so I'm hoping the next gen won't be bigger again!

 

[Vertigo]

Ugh, dimensions of the new Gigabyte 3080 are out and I not sure it will even fit in my case. It seems that Asus and Gigabyte 3080's are 320mm long. That's HUGE!

My 1080Ti is 325mm

These cards are no larger than the top-end Turing or Pascal cards, I think it's just that more of them are larger this time, rather than just the top-end models with previous generations.

 

[Vertigo]

300mm max in my case so if I want a 3080 it's going to be the founders edition.

Just get a new case.

...or a hacksaw.

 

[Teal]

300mm max in my case so if I want a 3080 it's going to be the founders edition.

EVGA XC3 will fit, not an easy one to get I suspect, but it is under 290mm and 2.2 slots.