Recent content by Straander

You might be able to see it on the 4th pic, but the heatsink is flush with the farthest out edge of the card as well as is the card's backplate. So it would have taken more then removing the plastic pieces to gain back those extra 3-4mm. But I never really considered possibly voiding the...

Hello Dark Canuck. I just got this card so here's my report. Card was purchased in the US for $750, matching Nvidias msrp for the 5070ti. zotac lists the length of their card at 304.4mm. Dan lists their case GPu compatibility as "Complete card incl. bracket: 306 mm" Upon installing the card I...

Well where was this card when i was researching an upgrade? It looks like it'd fit just fine. https://www.newegg.com/msi-geforce-rtx-4070-rtx-4070-ventus-2x-12g-oc/p/N82E16814137787?Item=N82E16814137787

If you can, run Timespy and let me know if youre opinion is similar to mine. That should max out the GPU no matter what.

Yes. Popping off the side panel when you're running a benchmark that's stressing the GPU instantly reduces the volume to inconsiderable levels. That's why I'm confident that installing a side panel spacer would fix the problem. Maybe I should try that mod people have done for other cards where...

Reconsidering this opinion. More and more I find myself taking of my VR headset because I can hear those fans just downright screaming from the load caused by certain game modes. I am going to need to look in to undervolting it and/or adding a case side-panel spacer like I was considering for...

With how the card is currently behaving, yes I can. But highs of 65°C doesnt seem normal for a fully utilized GPU. Maybe I'm going to find a game that actually pushes this card in to the upper 70's regularly, and then I'm going to need to look in to undervolting or a spacer for it to work out. I...

Yeah thats an option if I wanted to pay a premium over MSRP, rather then get a 4070ti locally on sale below msrp. And also deal with a potential major headache if the card needs to be returned for whatever reason. I still think that card's too pricey for only have 12gigs vram when I know I need...

Hello. I just ugraded my A4-SFX with a Zotac Twin-edge 4070 and thought I'd share my experience. Fit - height and length is no problem at all. But width, there is only a couple mm of distance to the side panel from the top of the fans. "Fan turbulence due to proximity of side panel" - Yes...

Made a little cpu fan duct mod for the A4-SFX. Compatible with the Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 CPU cooler that I believe most of us are using. It is 3D printed in PLA, doesnt use support material (for the printer i used) and just snaps on to the top of the fan, so no installation tools or fasteners...

Whoops, totally screwed up on this post

You should pass the 3080 on at-cost to another forum member instead of returning it 😂. I've been trying to get either a 3080/3070/3060ti since October without any luck. With this scarcity, it'd be a shame if someone ends up returning one for just a scalper to get instead.

The only other testament on installing the 3080 XC3 in to a A4-SFX required adding felt bumpers on the card to bow the side panel out enough to clear the fans. And then the person said that the fans were extremely loud from the turbulence caused by having the side panel grill so close to them...

Oh reading more i misunderstood what dandon was pitching. yes i would prefer just a spacer to extend out my existing side panel to save money, but I’m assuming there are structural reasons that can’t be done. If that’s the case, then i would purchase the new panel with built in spacer as he...

It was the spacer concept that i was speaking out in favor of.