Gixxer Posted October 22, 2004 Posted October 22, 2004 I think it's about time to move to AMD 64 and since i have two Lanparty boards allready i will get the DFI NF3. However i have a huge Gainward 6800GT GS and I wonder if that fits in on the board without modification. I have noticed that for example ABIT motherboards have capacitors in it's way. Anybody have any knowledge about this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyWong Posted October 22, 2004 Posted October 22, 2004 In the gainward longer than the 6800 reference size? My EVGA GT is reference size and it fits no problem... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxer Posted October 22, 2004 Posted October 22, 2004 It's a lot thicker i think look on this site for some pictures  http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware...d6800gtg/2.html  I don't know if it's any longer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyWong Posted October 22, 2004 Posted October 22, 2004 If nobody else is able to tell you for sure, later on tonight I will take a pic of mine installed with the NV5 and you can eyeball it and see if yours wold work or not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxer Posted October 22, 2004 Posted October 22, 2004 That would be very nice of you i'm looking forward to that pic, thanx. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcicle Posted October 22, 2004 Posted October 22, 2004 You'll be fine. Â I compared your pictures to the PNY 6800GT I have mounted on my 250 UT. Â The sacrafice you will have to make tho.... is the #1 PCI slot. That fan shield on the Gainward is going to hang too far out over the 1st PCI slot. Â Changing the sink on the chipset to a passive type will require a low profile model also. But we find that not to difficult. Â How you like that Gainward? Â Luck. Â Â Pops Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxer Posted October 22, 2004 Posted October 22, 2004 Hi Popcicle, thanks for your advice regarding that my Gainward will fit. About that Gainward card i must say it's very nice. It has a stock speed of 400 GPU, 1100 memory and u still have marigins to overclock. I use the card at 420, 1180 and it's rock solid. I will try to go higher but my bottleneck is the CPU so that is my main priority. What about your card? See ya around Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvaros Posted October 23, 2004 Posted October 23, 2004 Gixxer, maybe I misread ya .. but did you manage to get it installed in your DFI NF3? And are you using the regular chipset sink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scyphe Posted October 23, 2004 Posted October 23, 2004 I've got the non-GS Gainward 6800GT, and can confirm there's no problem with space unless you absolutely need PCI#1. The only thing that is a bit tight is the lower HD-rack, only an inch between the end of the card and the lower HD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxer Posted October 23, 2004 Posted October 23, 2004 Thanx all, that's good news i will order this darling DFI board right away! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvaros Posted October 23, 2004 Posted October 23, 2004 I guess I am wondering how much height clearance is there left between the card and the nf3 chipset? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxer Posted October 23, 2004 Posted October 23, 2004 Salvaros, since i don't have the mobo yet i can't help you. But my guess is that it will be rather tight, look what Popcicole wrote in this thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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