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If a video card is water cooled does it still need double spacing or can they be in slots right next to each other.
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Water Cooled Video Card Spacing
- Thread starter cobra342_
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Depends, are you using a full cover block? GPU only block?
Some more info would be great
by the way! Even through you have been a member since 2009 
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That's how I roll I sit around and read for a while before a give any input or ask anything. I really was just curious because to air cool a (higher end)card it takes another slot for the air cooler. If you had nVidia 470's with a full cover block. I was wondering if they could only take up one slot, but it won't work. I forgot about the bracket and the outputs on the brackets. Oops. Thanks for the quick replies.
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Actually, I don't see why a single slot bracket from an old GPU wouldn't work with some mods. Worth a try. making some sort of bracket would work?
My GTX280 are SLI and they are double PCI slot, but the fit right next to each other in the next slot on my mobo. Both cooled with FC waterblocks.
My rig pics, maybe they'll help?
http://www.overclockers.com/annual-water-cooling-cleaning-rebuild-journal/
My GTX280 are SLI and they are double PCI slot, but the fit right next to each other in the next slot on my mobo. Both cooled with FC waterblocks.
My rig pics, maybe they'll help?
http://www.overclockers.com/annual-water-cooling-cleaning-rebuild-journal/
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Conumdrum you bring up a good point about moddifying the brackets. since nVidia cards only has outputs on oneside unlike ATI cards bracket modification wouldn't be too hard.
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You may be able to find a single slot PCI bracket as well. Some of the "higher end" (higher priced) full water blocks that allowed a card to be used in the adjacent slot included a replacement PCI bracket for the video card.
You could also just get a blank PCI bracket and break out (or buy) the Dremel.
You could also just get a blank PCI bracket and break out (or buy) the Dremel.
