Mini rant about mini cards:
MSI have released a range of new "mini" GTX 1060's, but unfortunately they have missed the point of what a Mini-ITX card actually means. they have 4 new models, 2 of which linked below:
https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1060-3G-OCV1.html#hero-specification
https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1060-6G-OC.html#hero-specification
MSI don't claim these cards to be Mini-ITX, but they quite easily could have been if they tried.
Their shroud appears to be a reasonable height with a claimed measurement of 116mm, but their length is stated at 188mm, making them too long for many ITX cases, I think MSI have really missed an opportunity here.
Once again it appears that the PCB conforms to ITX length but they have overdone the shroud by allowing it to extend beyond the rear of the card.
Surely they could of moved the shroud toward I/O plate into that giant gap! Even better, they could have hooked it up directly to the I/O plate to help with heat exhaust, this design looks like the shroud will actually block air moving toward the I/O exhaust slots, strange.
So close, yet no where near:
Deep breath. Rant finished.
MSI have released a range of new "mini" GTX 1060's, but unfortunately they have missed the point of what a Mini-ITX card actually means. they have 4 new models, 2 of which linked below:
https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1060-3G-OCV1.html#hero-specification
https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1060-6G-OC.html#hero-specification
MSI don't claim these cards to be Mini-ITX, but they quite easily could have been if they tried.
Their shroud appears to be a reasonable height with a claimed measurement of 116mm, but their length is stated at 188mm, making them too long for many ITX cases, I think MSI have really missed an opportunity here.
Once again it appears that the PCB conforms to ITX length but they have overdone the shroud by allowing it to extend beyond the rear of the card.
Surely they could of moved the shroud toward I/O plate into that giant gap! Even better, they could have hooked it up directly to the I/O plate to help with heat exhaust, this design looks like the shroud will actually block air moving toward the I/O exhaust slots, strange.
So close, yet no where near:
Deep breath. Rant finished.