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GPU too big for case. (pawb.social)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Inkstainthebat@pawb.social to c/buildapc@lemmy.world

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Hello! I excitedly bought myself a new Graphics card for my setup. Now, this was the first time I'd ever built a computer, and the case I used was an old hand-me-down mid-tower. While purchasing the card I considered power draw and airflow, however I did not account for size. The drive bay can't be removed if not by forceful means. I assume the best course of action is to just purchase or find a bigger case, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing any option so that's why I'm asking here. What do I do? Do I try to hardmod my case into having enough space for the card?

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If you aren't using the drive bays, a hacksaw is cheaper than a new case or GPU.

Mine just barely fits, I have to take out the gpu at a weird angle if I need to access the drives.

[–] Inkstainthebat@pawb.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I am using them, however Im able to move the drives completely out of the way. Would it be safe to keep using the (cut) bay?

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As long as you have enough screw holes to hold the drives, sure. You just don't want them to fall out while they're spinning.

Also take a file and smooth out the edges. Else the next time you're fumbling around in the case you'll slice your hand to hell on the sharp edges.

[–] leds@feddit.dk 3 points 2 months ago

And just to be clear , don't do any of this with anything in the case. You really do not want metal bits in your electronics