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    MSI GTX 980 Ti Owners! Backplate removal?!

    Ah! This is extremely useful and many thanks for posting it here. I think I'm going to steer clear of trying to slim the card down by removing the backplate, then.
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    MSI GTX 980 Ti Owners! Backplate removal?!

    Thanks for all your replies. I think the most straight-forward solution is going to be what I was trying to avoid; to take a loss and sell the CPU cooler and go for a pre-assembled water block job like the H-whatever series that Corsair do. Then there will be no clearance issues, assuming the...
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    MSI GTX 980 Ti Owners! Backplate removal?!

    Hey, thanks for the response. I've heard that the VRM head spreader is fastened in place by screws that travel through the backplate. Is this true? Have you taken the backplate off your 980ti?
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    MSI GTX 980 Ti Owners! Backplate removal?!

    Hey, thanks for the reply. Sadly, the CPU fan is already blowing upward, this is a vertically arranged case (FT03). It's the only orientation the CPU fan can be in. As for the PCI-E slot, the other ones only run at 4x. I know a few years ago when I last looked into this, PCI-E 4x was enough...
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    MSI GTX 980 Ti Owners! Backplate removal?!

    Hi there. I'm considering buying an MSI GTX 980 Ti but it'll be going into a Silverstone FT03 with a wide Noctua CPU cooler that leaves very little clearance between the edge of the cooler and the PCI-E 16x slot on my mobo. I currently own a 970 which has no backplate, which only just fits...
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