November 11, 20178 yr So I got the 1080Ti as a replacement to my 1080 and I just noticed as I was about to settle the newer one that my case won't fit the 1080Ti. The hard drives cage is on the way of the card. And now, to make things even more complicated, the cage is affixed to the case unless I find a way to break the attachment points (they're not normal screws). Are these things easy to break? Any suggestions? The case isn't a small one, will I have to buy an even bigger one? Best regards, Wanthuyr Filho Instagram: AeroTacto
November 11, 20178 yr O'h dear, there is only one solution for this situation, LOL. Pop it back into the box and send it to me! I'll give you a couple of hundred AU$ for it. But seriously can you take a picture of the problem and maybe give a model/brand of your case and Brand of your 1080Ti. Cheers Jethro
November 11, 20178 yr Yep, spend about £30 on a bigger case AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 4.2 32 gig ram, Nvidia RTX3060 12 gig, Intel 760 SSD M2 NVMe 512 gig, M2NVMe 1Tbt (OS) M2NVMe 2Tbt (MSFS) Crucial MX500 SSD (Backup OS). VR Oculus Quest 2 Windows 11 25H2 YouTube:- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC96wsF3D_h5GzNNJnuDH3WQ 2k+ Videos & Streams BATC and FSFO FB Group:- https://www.facebook.com/groups/1571953959750565 Flight Sim First Officer (FSFOv6) and SoFly Beta Tester Reality Is For People Who Can't Handle Simulation!
November 11, 20178 yr If you do decide to go for a bigger case, I can highly recommend the Phanteks Enthoo Pro (not the Pro M which is smaller): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBhmn21ylkc. It's a few years old now but it's still an excellent case at a great price that's easy to work in and, best of all, it's completely screwed together so you can quickly remove anything that might get in the way (unlikely, given the size of the case). It's a big case so I'd make sure that you can fit it in if it's going under a desk. i7-14700k | Asus ROG STRIX Z790-F Gaming WIFI | 32GB DDR5 RAM | MSI RTX 4080 Super | WD Black SN850X 1TB & 2TB | Corsair HX1000i ATX3.0 | MSI MAG401QR 40" monitor | Win 11 Pro 64-bit | Meta Quest 3
November 11, 20178 yr You can drill out rivets, or cut off the heads with a Dremel lock-cutting wheel. If you go that route rather than moving things into a bigger case, just be sure to contain/remove all the metal shavings...things could get ugly if you end up with conductive metal shards in your power supply or card slots. Regards Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
November 12, 20178 yr Beware of all small metal particules, if you are going to cut the case with a tool. Those small metal particules could damage your electronic parts... Mike Lab WIN10 / I7-6700K HT ON / GTX980 / 16 GB RAM / 3 x SAMSUNG EVO 1TB SSD / 1 X WD BLACK 2TB HDD / 32" 60hz Monitor @ 2560x1440 / P3Dv4.4 No AM, Locked to 59 FPS, VSync ON, Triple buffering enabled Process Lasso used to unload all other applications than P3D running on core 0
November 13, 20178 yr Author Thanks for all suggestions, guys, even the silly ones, ehehehe! I ended up going to another case (that I would only use in the next upgrade of MoBo+CPU+RAM+Cooler). This one isn't much longer, but it has easily removable drive cages which are also divided, so I removed only the central section, which gave me plenty of room to spare and even more. But I appreciate the tips regarding the tools and metal particles, etc, good to know if needed in the future. Best regards, Wanthuyr Filho Instagram: AeroTacto
November 13, 20178 yr Hi Wanthuyr, I'm glad you took my comment in the spirit of humour. But it was worth a try, GTX1080Ti's are just so expensive here in Australia. 1,000 - 1,400 AU$ An offer of just $200 was a little cheeky though! I agree with others about those fine grains of metal, it wouldn't take much air to push them around the electronic components (if it were my rig I would have stripped the case of all components, cut out the piece then use compressed air to blow out the waste, then reassemble confident that no particles remain). Glad you found a solution that works, happy days. Cheers Jethro
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