How to tell if a chassis will fit 4 dual-slot GPUs?

mbraun · Aug 11, 2014

I've read that not all full-tower chassis will fit 4 dual-slot GPUs. And as I'm planning to build a 4-GPU system, this makes purchasing decisions... difficult.

Is there any way to tell if a chassis will fit 4 dual-slot GPUs? (As for the motherboard, I'm probably going to go with Asus Z9PE-D8 WS (SSI EEB form factor, supposedly)

EarthDog · Aug 11, 2014

By the number of expansion slots I would imagine...? There should be at least 8 of course.

So, why do you need 4 GPUs? What is this monstrosity (awesome!) for?

Chass1s · Aug 11, 2014

I'll fit as many dual slot GPUs as you need

But, on a serious note (seriously, i'll take 4 GPUs, or a new laptop

) ED pretty much hit it dead on. If you dont plan on using any other PCI slots for a capture card, case light controls, etc. 8 slots is what you're looking for.

Ninja Edit: There are plenty of towers that fit 10 and one i found that even has 12 expansion slots.

10 slots- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147053

12 slots- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112387

mbraun · Aug 11, 2014

GPGPU (CUDA)

n7plus1 · Aug 12, 2014

what about 2, dual GPU cards instead?

EarthDog · Aug 12, 2014

They cost a lot more than buying 4 each. He also doesn't mention which cards in the first place.

ATMINSIDE · Aug 12, 2014

mbraun said:
Asus Z9PE-D8 WS (SSI EEB form factor, supposedly)

This is key information that seems to have been overlooked thus far in case recommendations.

That board is not an ATX form factor, so you'll be looking at server-style cases.

Are you attempting to use a tower or rack style?

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