Small Case, Big GPU Problems

[Marcus Torre DeProspero]

So I have a super small case, the Ncase M1. I only could get a couple GPU's for this case and the specs on my RTX 2080 super is basically over the line for the size. I bought aa 180 degree 8 pin pci-e rizer for the power connectors and I had to deshroud the gpu but tje sli bridge is like 8 mm wider than the rest of the pcb on the gpu, I was thinking about shaving down the sli connector because the metal pins on the sli pcb has a ton of room from the edge but I was wondering if it would cause issues. obviously there are no traces but I have no idea what this would do to the card. Any ideas?

[RONOTHAN##]

Shaving down PCBs always can cause issues, and especially in this market, being able to afford a new one would probably not be easy. You'd be better off shaving off some of the case in order to make it fit, and getting an NVLink protector to make sure the card doesn't touch the bare metal of the case. Either that or go on Craigslist and offer to trade your 2080 super for a smaller one or a reference style 3060Ti to get the same performance.