Videocard blocks Sata cables.

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Hello All,

I recently purchased an accelero 8800 xtreme for my 8800 ultra and the added height blocked my sata ports, which are the kind that come straight out of the motherboard. The previous VGA cooler had plenty of clearance and didn't hinder the sata port connectors in any way. Here's the new cooler.
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So i had to bend the sata cables dangerously tight to get the video card on, but it's very ugly as i had to do a lot of zip tying in different directions to off set the pressure on the SATA ports.

Solution: I found these--
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I just wanted to share my little experiment with an oversized VGA cooler.

Since they are both right angle connectors, and one is lower than the other, they should nest perfectly with out any pressure from the video card. I just received them in the mail from cooldrives.com. The total came out to 16 bucks total for 4 (2 right angle and 2 ultra low profile right angle)
Here they are:
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I'll post an update once it's all in and installed.

Also... Does anybody have any better ideas to my solution? I'm curious if i pulled a bone head move and overlooked an easier solution.
 
Wtf? How long have has that type of SATA cable been out? I been searching for such a cable.

I hope they make the "left" angle SATA cable as well.

Where did you pick up these cables from?
 
Just got the cables installed. They work great. Plenty of clearance between the accelero cooler and the cables.

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I didn't bother with the cable management yet, i'm too lazy. I'm just happy that the cables are no longer pressed against the cooler.
 
DTN107 said:
Wtf? How long have has that type of SATA cable been out? I been searching for such a cable.

I hope they make the "left" angle SATA cable as well.

Where did you pick up these cables from?
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cooldrives.com - just search "ultra low profile sata"

I have no idea how long they've been out, but they are the only of it's kind that i've found.

They fit perfectly and i love it. Money well spent. 16 bucks total (~$3 each plus 5 for shipping)
 
such bad design of a mobo..... the ones with right angle ports are much nicer for this very reason
 
agreed, but with the regular dual slot cooler, there was no issue, it's only with this aftermarket 2.5 slot cooler that i had the issue.
 
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