How can I fit two gpus in one case?

[rimbaud33]

Ok so, first of all, i dont wanna come off as rude but: please, please, PLEASE dont reply to this with non-answers of why i dont need two gpus, because i do. 

Seems like every single time anyone has asked this before me (and seems like ive already read all of them) all the replies are about convincing them to not have more than one gpu, but my work and my interests (video editing, rendering, AI training, etc) need me to.

 

With that out of the way, the real topic of why I'm asking for help:

 

I have a 3080 zotac trinity and a 3060ti asus rog dual is arriving tomorrow and unfortunately i have an nzxt H510 (yeah i know, a hotbox) 

 

Case (pun intended) and point, i opened up my side panels for airflow and now the h510 that i bought back when i first built this pc for looks... looks bad lol

So i figured out with a second gpu, the case needs to go and i need to sell it and get a new one

 

So my ideal solution was a lian li dynamic evo because it has support for upright mounting near where a radiator would be if i was using water cooling, plus it has dual PSU support which i might use instead of upgrading and replacing my current (pun intended, again...) one.

 

But in my country all the lan li ive found except for mini and regular dynamic versions sell for... 200+% markup the lowest, and some for around 650 USD. That is more than what i paid for my 3060ti and this case is supposed to cost around 200-300 

 

So i was wondering if there is any other case with upright gpu mounting support so i can have one gpu with front or side intake fans and another with bottom to top fans or if anyone has mounted two chunky gpus in one of these cases. I have thought of adding a vertical gpu and a regular gpu but that sounds like its gonna make a pocket of air... so i am at a loss, i need the experience of someone who has done this before with a card that runs as hot as a 3080

 

if there is not an option like this that anyone knows, i could still go for a case that will allow me to raise my main gpu one slot (mobo puts it around slots number 2-4) and lower my secondary gpu one or two slots so that it sits in slots 6-7. I assume i'd need extra raisers/PCIE mounts or extensions but im fine with this as long as the case does not cost more than my entire pc 

 

any suggestions are welcome, ive been searching the internet for uptight gpu mounting for hours on end and cant for the life of me find anyone who has done this or dual gpu setups with 30 series rtx cards except for very VERY niche and extremely high end cases with lots of looks that i dont need unless theyre strictly a bonus

 

also my mobo is an atx, its a rog strix bf550

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

Just mount them normally. The top card will run a bit hotter, but your board has enough spacing that it shouldn't be a huge issue.

 

And you should get a new PSU that can handle everything.

[PDifolco]

You mostly need a rather big case (to not choke your bottommost GPU) and a mobo with enough space between the x16 and the x8 slots, but there's no other consideration

[Kapps]

Definitely a bigger case is nice if you are really struggling to find room. A new PSU with higher wattage is also a smart idea.

[thrasher_565]

gpu mounts, bigger case, w/e you do provably wont be the most efficient air flow setup. wc would be way better.

 

with a gpu mount you can mount gpus well anywhere..

 

the Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 is a nice case if you can get it for a good price.

 

Fractal Design Torrent would be a good case for airflow

Edited April 19, 2022 by thrasher_565

[rimbaud33]

thanks guys, i will then do it normally

 

2 hours ago, Hairless Monkey Boy said:

Just mount them normally. The top card will run a bit hotter, but your board has enough spacing that it shouldn't be a huge issue.

 

And you should get a new PSU that can handle everything.

about this, isnt it bad if one card is in the way of the fans of the other? my mobo has little space between the pcie gpu 1 and pcie gpu2 slots, if it doesnt fit what kind of pcie extension can i use to leave a 1-2 slot space between both gpus? 

 

this is a picture to illustrate the little space i have

 

also now you can see why i wanna change cases, theres no way my gpus wont suffocate in there hahahahaha

 

[rimbaud33]

13 minutes ago, thrasher_565 said:

gpu mounts, bigger case, w/e you do provably wont be the most efficient air flow setup. wc would be way better.

 

with a gpu mount you can mount gpus well anywhere..

 

the Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 is a nice case if you can get it for a good price.

thanks for the suggestion, ill check it out, im considering a lian li dynamic mini as well because its the only one that is basicalyl the same price in my country from them

 

about watercooling, do i need to mod the gpu plate to wc it? i have no idea how wc works for gpus, just for cpu, my cpu is at pretty good temps, but if by wc im already going to unscrew the plate and play around with it, i might as well be better off changing the thermal pads instead and not wc, right? 

[thrasher_565]

6 minutes ago, rimbaud33 said:

thanks for the suggestion, ill check it out, im considering a lian li dynamic mini as well because its the only one that is basicalyl the same price in my country from them

 

about watercooling, do i need to mod the gpu plate to wc it? i have no idea how wc works for gpus, just for cpu, my cpu is at pretty good temps, but if by wc im already going to unscrew the plate and play around with it, i might as well be better off changing the thermal pads instead and not wc, right? 

well wc would make it so the height would be a max of 2 slot because of the 2 slot pci mount(tectonic you can cut it.. linus has done this a few times..) . and can dump the heat els ware. but if you dont no how to wc and not comfortable of install a block ive my self im hesitate on doing it.

 

the only thing to get a bigger gap is to have a smaller height gpu, bigger gap mb, use a pci exstention and gpu mount or wc.

Edited April 19, 2022 by thrasher_565

[thrasher_565]

i sapos if you could 3d print a gpu mount and use pcie extensions you could probably make a off set but finding some one that can might be hard but might not because then they can sell it in there store so who knows.

[rimbaud33]

1 hour ago, thrasher_565 said:

well wc would make it so the height would be a max of 2 slot because of the 2 slot pci mount(tectonic you can cut it.. linus has done this a few times..) . and can dump the heat els ware. but if you dont no how to wc and not comfortable of install a block ive my self im hesitate on doing it.

 

the only thing to get a bigger gap is to have a smaller height gpu, bigger gap mb, use a pci exstention and gpu mount or wc.

what kind of backplate do i need for a 3080? does corsair make one?

[thrasher_565]

1 minute ago, rimbaud33 said:

what kind of backplate do i need for a 3080? does corsair make one?

huh the wc gpu water block replace the heat sink on the gpu.

[rimbaud33]

5 minutes ago, thrasher_565 said:

huh the wc gpu water block replace the heat sink on the gpu.

yeah but, any wc water block will fit any gpu?

[thrasher_565]

2 minutes ago, rimbaud33 said:

yeah but, any wc water block will fit any gpu?

no you have to buy the block for your specific gpu.

Edited April 19, 2022 by thrasher_565