Posted March 26, 2014 And it's a really shitty one. The Corsair 250D supports up to 290mm GPUs. The Gigabyte Windforce X3 GTX 770 2GB, which I already own, is 292mm. 2 millimeters. !?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!???!?!??!!?!??!!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!??!?!?!!??! WHAIIIIIII So, I am looking at the end of my GPU thinking "the shroud can be cut with no detriment to performance or rigidity." Should I do it? Will I mess something up? The warranty is long gone, so I am not worried about that. Will the card be okay? Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850 Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 lol time to start sawing. JK seriously though why a 250D? there are better ITX cases out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 mmm if its the plastic shroud around the fans on the windforce you could remove that but it would look ugly :c Specs CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 you can probably do some filing on the GPU and case enough to make it fit. Error: 410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 Dont cut it. Screw the cooler. Take it off. Water cool it with the G10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 Author lol time to start sawing. JK seriously though why a 250D? there are better ITX cases out there. The 250D is one of the few, if the only Mini ITX case that appeals to me. Maybe a Prodigy, but it is overused. Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850 Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 The 250D is one of the few, if the only Mini ITX case that appeals to me. Maybe a Prodigy, but it is overused. 350D? Specs CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 Author Dont cut it. Screw the cooler. Take it off. Water cool it with the G10. There isn't enough room for a G10 in the 250D, so that's sadly out of the question. mmm if its the plastic shroud around the fans on the windforce you could remove that but it would look ugly :c The shroud is not plastic, but metal. you can probably do some filing on the GPU and case enough to make it fit. Do you think it will do with that little modification? Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850 Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 Author 350D? Micro ATX. Was considering it, but it still doesn't appeal to me. I like the size of the 250D even though the 350D isn't much larger. Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850 Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 There isn't enough room for a G10 in the 250D, so that's sadly out of the question. The shroud is not plastic, but metal. Do you think it will do with that little modification? How is there no room? The Tubing wont fit anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 There isn't enough room for a G10 in the 250D, so that's sadly out of the question. The shroud is not plastic, but metal. Do you think it will do with that little modification? depends on where the obstruction is, but a metal file will likely take care of it. 2mm is pretty small, so a bit of filing and you should be able to wiggle it in. Error: 410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 Micro ATX. Was considering it, but it still doesn't appeal to me. I like the size of the 250D even though the 350D isn't much larger. Caselabs mercury S3? lol $200. Im thinking. There aren't many good MITX cases. Just file it. Build Log Define R4 case mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 Just got the very tip of the cooler off... Nothing wrong with that. I like the color scheme of Noctua fans. Deal with it. Forget about the bad memories of the past. "wunder you really are as straight as a rainbow" - Lanoi "can I fisterino your nose" - WunderWuffle Forget about the bad memories of the past, take the good ones along with you through the present, and look forwards to the good things that will come in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 In this image it looks like you can bend the tubes a bit to get a 140mm rad tot he front of the case. But I dont know the length of this card, you might not have that much space to work with huh. Yo return the 250d and get Prodigy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 Author How is there no room? The Tubing wont fit anywhere? From what I know, yes. depends on where the obstruction is, but a metal file will likely take care of it. 2mm is pretty small, so a bit of filing and you should be able to wiggle it in. I think the obstruction is the front of the case to this part of the GPU: Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850 Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 Author In this image it looks like you can bend the tubes a bit to get a 140mm rad tot he front of the case. But I dont know the length of this card, you might not have that much space to work with huh. Yo return the 250d and get Prodigy. I never bought it yet, and it won't happen until next month, but I really love the 250D. It's going to have to be modification of some form. Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850 Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 The shroud is not plastic, but metal. Use a dremel tool and a cut off wheel. Mein Führer... I CAN WALK !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 Author Use a dremel tool and a cut off wheel. This is pretty much what I was thinking, but I will of course remove the heatsink as well. Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850 Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 @TheSLSAMG what happened with your plan for a mpower? also if worse comes to worse get a 350d and a gryphon Specs CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 Author @TheSLSAMG what happened with your plan for a mpower? also if worse comes to worse get a 350d and a gryphon I decided the MPOWER was a bit overkill and that I wanted a small PC anyways. And yeah, I could do that. Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850 Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 26, 2014 .078" Remove the HDD tray if possible and install. See if you can wedge the tray back in then if not that's not much material to remove. i7 4770K=Asus Maximus 6 Hero=16GB Gskill/1866=Gigabyte GTX 770 OC=WD black 1TB/256GB SSD=Define r4 w/window=Seasonic 650W Gold=212 Evo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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