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3rd GPU in Fractal Design S case

eco_bach
By eco_bach
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Hi
Recently purchased 2 additional Nvidia GTX 1080 gpus to complement my existing GTX Titan XP gpu on an Asus X99-AII mobo.

Thought I would have no issue installing 2 additional cards since there are 4 gpu slots and I thought I had plenty of room.

However, when installing it seems that the last slot, furthest from the cpu, cannot be used because of lack of clearance with my PSU.

Here are some pictures on my google account
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q...9jOTFKSmRVWWZR

You can see I am using the 3rd slot for a 2nd gpu.

And this is my part list
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/eco_bach/saved/d6Ff7P

Before I return the 3rd GPU can anyone tell me if there might be a way I can accomplish this?

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1 minute ago, eco_bach said:

-SNIP-

Other than a PCI-E extension cable there wouldn't be space for it, also not sure what you would need three GPU's for. 

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solution

1. sell your titan XP, keep your two GTX 1080

2. get a full tower case

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Get a bigger case. 

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

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yeah got a bigger case(Enthoo Luxe). Now my radiator doesn't fit:(

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