It's big, You`ll need 3 slots for 1 card, And most discerning is a lot of you will need a bigger case. That's if you can afford to buy one(3090 is a Titan). But it gives you an idea of how big the 3080 will be.

https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/photos-of-flagship-geforce-rtx-3090-ampere-surface.html

Edited August 22, 20205 yr by RW1

3 Slots?  Or the width of three slots?

Just now, fppilot said:

3 Slots?  Or the width of three slots?

The width. makes it hard if you have dedicated sound card or PCIE ssd.

1 hour ago, RW1 said:

It's big, You`ll need 3 slots for 1 card, And most discerning is a lot of you will need a bigger case. That's if you can afford to buy one(3090 is a Titan). But it gives you an idea of how big the 3080 will be.

https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/photos-of-flagship-geforce-rtx-3090-ampere-surface.html

That things a monster Rick thanks for sharing dang - that maybe an issue with rigid tubing not as clean to run - mines coming along - hopefully done tomorrow -I pre build before I have at the final - ton of work - I have the case for that but wow - need water blocks to be made also - that will be a while

Edited August 23, 20205 yr by Richard Sennett

26 minutes ago, Richard Sennett said:

That things a monster Rick thanks for sharing dang - that maybe an issue with rigid tubing not as clean to run - mines coming along - hopefully done tomorrow -I pre build before I have at the final - ton of work - I have the case for that but wow - need water blocks to be made also - that will be a while

Aesthetically it`s cumbersome to say the least, But if you think about an EK water block on it you`ll see most of that bulky fan and shroud case gone which may reduce the size, but the dimensions of the card will remain the same. It`s one big *&%^$^*^🤣

@Richard Sennett I`m still procrastinating on starting my build, Going to attempt the delid tomorrow.. Good luck with yours Buddy.

9 minutes ago, RW1 said:

@Richard Sennett I`m still procrastinating on starting my build, Going to attempt the delid tomorrow.. Good luck with yours Buddy.

Thanks Rick 11 hours today - had it for the day - tomorrow reassemble - I use a junk motherboard in the real case - setup the tubing - disassemble and tomorrow reassemble - Ill shoot you early shots tomorrow at some point

Yes add EK will get smaller to a degree still going to be pretty much the size you see - just not bulky well see extra chrome tubing and fittings maybe that was a good thing 🙂 

Delid thats beyond me have fun 🙂 

3 minutes ago, Richard Sennett said:

Thanks Rick 11 hours today - had it for the day - tomorrow reassemble - I use a junk motherboard in the real case - setup the tubing - disassemble and tomorrow reassemble - Ill shoot you early shots tomorrow at some point

Yes add EK will get smaller to a degree still going to be pretty much the size you see - just not bulky well see extra chrome tubing and fittings maybe that was a good thing 🙂 

Delid thats beyond me have fun 🙂 

Once you get over the nerves and thought of destroying a $1k cpu when you begin it`s really not that hard to do. Look forward to your pics, I might think about doing a video on the delid process.... wheres my gopro 🤔

LOL yah a grand im all set wit that brother - will pass on pics 20$ cell phone lol - need to get something decent for real shots 

1 hour ago, Richard Sennett said:

That things a monster Rick thanks for sharing dang - that maybe an issue with rigid tubing not as clean to run - mines coming along - hopefully done tomorrow -I pre build before I have at the final - ton of work - I have the case for that but wow - need water blocks to be made also - that will be a while

More power to you.  Had my new system built at Microcenter and got it home today.  2 1/2 hours driving each way due to weekend recreational traffic navigating the Chesapeake Bay bridge each direction.  5+ hours on the road with a lot of swearing at other drivers.  Then home, Proceeded to install my 4 TB HD (Megascenery).  FSX-SE will go into this system as well as MSFS until the MSFS smoke clears. 

Easy to position SSD's in this Coolermaster Mastercase H500M case.  Butt fumed and cussed trying to figure out how to remove the shroud that covers the 3.5" bay area.  Finally figured out which opposite side fastener was holding it.  Had to remove two cosmetic cable management covers on that side to find it.  Finally got the drive physically installed and then spent I bet an hour trying to get those cosmetic cable management covers back in place. Struggling with the cables!  ^%$%$#@$$%^^  !!!  Had to have the helping hands of my wife and a small flashlight in my mouth. My words during that not allowed here! Where is my magnetic screwdriver?   Finally success!  Just hope I didn't screw anything up in the struggle.  Totally spent.  Stress & anxiety,  which also feels physical. Drained!

I built all of my own systems from about 1988 till 2010.  Looking at everything in this system boggles my mind.  Would have expected more simplification and streamlining.  New specs in my signature.

Putting software installation off until Monday.  Need to take a deep breath.  Tomorrow is Indy 500 day this year and though I live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, I am a native Hoosier.

Edited August 23, 20205 yr by fppilot

 

10 minutes ago, fppilot said:

More power to you.  Had my new system built at Microcenter and got it home today.  2 1/2 hours driving each way due to weekend recreational traffic navigating the Chesapeake Bay bridge each direction.  5+ 

Great write up good luck with your new build - those corsair coolers work very well - just had a pc pre built and had same corasir in it - got pc and said what the heck is this Ill build a real pc - but made sure other than cpu cooler it had thigh end components - case was an nzxt black 510 elite - not big enough to do what I want - Ill sell it with the new corsair cooler in it couldnt bother taking it out

Spent half my day with flashlight in my mouth also lol - funny you mention that - since getting lasik for distance my close up vision is toast was fine - they dont tell yah that not happy

Yup get some rest and have at it tomorrow while watching indy 500 and a flashlight handy 🙂

16 minutes ago, Richard Sennett said:

case was an nzxt black 510 elite

This MOB is so complete that the only card is my GPU.  So appears to have more than adequate room for a 3-slot wide GPU if I ever spring for that.  The case has plenty of room.

After my struggle late today I cannot give the H500M case high marks.  Cable management is a great thought for a case with glass panels on both sides.  Great interior volume for cooling but the dimensions didn't work out well with the heavy cables from the power supply. The forward management shroud is too far forward to route relaxed cables.  Difficult to get those cables under the shrouds and get the shrouds in place.  So holding my breath for Monday when I will fire it up. 

Also not happy with the front panel on the case.  Comes free to easy.  Concerned about how well it will hold up over the next 3 - 5 years as it will need to be removed to clean the screen and the fans just inside.  Unlike my previous Coolermaster Mastercase 5, this H500M  does not have secure areas for lifting it from the floor to a table for necessary maintenance.  The rear is secure, but there is nothing on the front other than under the front cover, and as mentioned the front cover is just not secure enough.

 

Edited August 23, 20205 yr by fppilot

18 minutes ago, Richard Sennett said:

Spent half my day with flashlight in my mouth also lol - funny you mention that - since getting lasik for distance my close up vision is toast was fine

I realized later that I have a forehead strapped light I should have used.  Use it when I have to go down into the crawlspace under the house,  Will certainly remember it in the future!  May even start keeping it here in the home office, LOL!

Wife is still retreated to the other end of house this evening.

3 minutes ago, fppilot said:

After my struggle late today I cannot give the H100M high marks.  Cable management is a great thought for a case with glass panels on both sides.  Great interior volume for cooling but the dimensions didn't work out well with the heavy cables from the power supply. The forward management shroud is too far forward to route relaxed cables.  Difficult to get those cables under the shrouds and get the shrouds in place.  So holding my breath for Monday when I will fire it up. 

Also not happy with the front panel on the case.  Comes free to easy.  Concerned about how well it will hold up over the next 3 - 5 years as it will need to be removed to clean the screen and the fans just inside.  Unlike my previous Coolermaster Mastercase 5, this H500M  does not have secure areas for lifting it from the floor to a table for necessary maintenance.  The rear is secure, but there is nothing on the front other than under the front cover, and as mentioned the front cover is just not secure enough.

Sharp looking case Frank - you will work it out sounds like you have the know how - that case wasnt cheap - pretty expensive

Yah power wires can be a pain - I think you should be fine - if its binding a little give it a push a bit maybe relieve some pressure

Heres my case Fractal Define 7 XL - light glass - not a fan of dark glass this is not my build just a picture of it 🙂

Had to tweak top fan mounts - weird they had it so rad was towards the front and the right hand side rad towards the back that wasnt going to work with my distribution plate

1 minute ago, fppilot said:

I realized later that I have a forehead strapped light I should have used.  Use it when I have to go down into the crawlspace under the house,  Will certainly remember it in the future!  May even start keeping it here in the home office, LOL!

Wife is still retreated to the other end of house this evening.

Dang thats a good idea I should get one of those