Best 9.5" Card

kirbyrj

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I'm looking for whatever I can get that won't hang over the mATX specification (9.6"x9.6"). It's going in a mATX case, so obviously I'm kind of limited.

From what I can gather, it looks like the 4850 and 4870 cards will fit, but anything from Nvidia?
 
An 8800GTS 512 is the most powerful 9" card from NV. Anything faster is in a dual slot, 10.5" long form factor. Your best bet would be an XFX Radeon 4870 1GB since it's exactly 9.5" long and is the only ATi card to have a double lifetime warranty (that's right). $224 last time I checked at Newegg...
 
Don't forget that the PCI-E power connectors are at the rear of the card on a 4870, so add another inch at least (unless the obstruction doesn't extend more than about 3" perpendicular to the motherboard).
There is a 4850 with a different PCB/layout and has the 6-pin connector on the side iirc.
 
The issue is the HDD cage, and the power connector up higher on the card won't be a problem. It's just that the length can't extend past the end of a 9.6" motherboard. The power connector shouldn't have a clearance issue. Sounds like it will fit.

I was kind of hoping the 9800GTX+ would fit, but oh well. Looks like 48XX for me then. I just have to find a good deal ;).
 
Make sure you allow room with the 8800 or 9800 to connect the power at the back of the card. see the pics for where the 6 pin connects.
 
I had a 4850 in my last build. It was nice. It ran great. I just had a strange monitor issue where it wouldn't go into powersave mode. It would just display "No signal" and never shut down to powersave. Doesn't happen with my Nvidia 7900 or 8800 series cards.
 
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