They only impact the maximum card length rather than the height. The maximum allowable height is a little bit lower than before because of this piece which completes the frame:
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Placing them closer to the top and making the cables shorter would have been preferred, but each one takes up approximately 1 x 4 cm of space on the rear panel, so they only fit along the side of the case.
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If there will be one compatible with these cases, then yes.
It will definitely not fit into the old Velka 5 because it can only accept cards up to 43 mm wide. You would need a card that does not have any protrusions at all past the PCI bracket, but you can see from this angle that it does protrude. [MEDIA=imgur]Xdn2oX9[/MEDIA]
There is an experimental feature in the new Velka 5 and 7 that allows side panels to be mounted up to 4 mm away from the rest of the case, so it might fit into one of those, but it would be better to assume that it will not fit. It will be explained in the user manuals soon.
