Removing the GPU from an external gpu casing

[MagicManZA]

Hello,

 

I was looking at buying a galax SNPR and removing the nuggety centre and using it as a regular GPU. Would this be viable or is it too much hassle to open the enclosure, etc. In my region this plan would work out cheaper than buying a regular galax 1060. The Galax SNPR costs about  364 USD. and the a Pallit 1060 costs about 400 USD.     

[iRileyx]

You wouldn't be able to easily mount it back into a PC, it has no PCIe brackets which are needed to support it.

The heatsink setup looks to be quite heavy too, so it'd need supporting.

[kelvinhall05]

This would be difficult to put into a regular case. Unless you are saving over $100, just get a regular 1060.

[ZcanKal]

Unless you can find a cheap PCIe bracket for that card on eBay or something, just get a normal 1060.

[MagicManZA]

I see. Thanks for the quick replies :D. I'll employ some patients and maybe the second hand market will yield some fruit.