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Antec Solo - does a 8800GTX fit?

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Helping a buddy build a new comp and wanted to go with something quiet that is not too big. Antec Solo seems like the best thing to fit the bill. Going to use a P5B board and a 8800GTX. I shouldn't have any issues right?

btw... can you think of any other cases that are small and quiet?
 
Yeah, thats a no-go on the GTX. I just bought a Solo myself, and my GTS has less than an inch of clearance from the HDD cage.
 
If I were you I'd just step up to the Antec P182 instead. It's about $30.00 more but I think it's a nicer case overall. Though I do like the simplicity of the Solo and I really like it's paint job.
 
Dan_D said:
If I were you I'd just step up to the Antec P182 instead. It's about $30.00 more but I think it's a nicer case overall. Though I do like the simplicity of the Solo and I really like it's paint job.
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The Solo is good compromise for me personally. My 24pin wouldn't reach the plug on my mobo in the p180, so it got retired to my wife (who needed a new build anyway).
 
GPUCommando said:
The Solo is good compromise for me personally. My 24pin wouldn't reach the plug on my mobo in the p180, so it got retired to my wife (who needed a new build anyway).
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The P182 has been slightly redesigned and in terms of cable management and it is far superior in my opinion to it's predecessor for that reason. I never liked building machines in P180 cases, but the P182 wasn't too bad. Last night I crammed my machine into one and it was a decent experience.
 
It won't fit without modification but if you are willing to cut on your case, then it is possible.

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I'd rather spend $30 extra dollars on the right case than hack up the wrong one. That's just me. :)
 
I would also spend $30 more for the right case but it was already too late when I got the 8800GTX. By the way, I don't think the P18x series fits the GTX w/o the removal of the middle hard drive bay. The 182 series might have fixed that but the 180 came up a little short if I remember correctly. There is a thread somewhere around here about what cases will hold the 8800GTX and covered this question.

Hope this helps.
 
brownkc said:
I would also spend $30 more for the right case but it was already too late when I got the 8800GTX. By the way, I don't think the P18x series fits the GTX w/o the removal of the middle hard drive bay. The 182 series might have fixed that but the 180 came up a little short if I remember correctly. There is a thread somewhere around here about what cases will hold the 8800GTX and covered this question.

Hope this helps.
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You can leave the bay, but the rails have to come out. This is only for the top drive tray as well. The bottom one still clears the GTX's.
 
Yep, I can confirm that having built this system a few days ago, but I just pulled the whole bay and installed a fan. Better airflow, and I will never have enough drives to need the two slots there anyway.
 
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