yogalD Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I'm thinking of getting one of the new SPEC cases (probably the SPEC-03) and right now I'm just going to have one GPU (R9 290), but if I decide to add another one in the future, will two 290s fit? I know the specs say the max length is 420mm but judging from some pictures I've seen of the SPEC-03 it looks like a second one won't fit: http://i.haymarket.net.au/Galleries/20140319101438_SPEC03_built_side_view_opened.png http://i.haymarket.net.au/Galleries/20140319101448_SPEC03_close_up_hydro_series_install.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketPuppy Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Looks like you would have to remove the HDD bays to fit a second one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogalD Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 Looks like you would have to remove the HDD bays to fit a second one. Is that possible with these cases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketPuppy Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 4x Screws on bottom, 2x Screws on the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogalD Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 Wait do you mean remove the entirety of the bottom drive bay cage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketPuppy Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Wait do you mean remove the entirety of the bottom drive bay cage? Yep, thats what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogalD Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 Oh so it isn't really practical to do so then? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketPuppy Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 No, and Crossfire and SLI are something you should build a system around. Every other video card generation has a huge jump in speed and technology. Compare the 5xxx series Radeon to the 7xxx/RxX, same with Nvida 400 series to 600, about double the speed. It might sound like a good idea to grab another card for Xfire or SLI down the road, but many games have lackluster or no support at launch. SLI and Crossfire are generally pretty terrible upgrade paths. A quality PSU that can do 750w+ with SLI/XFire support is gonna set you back the price difference of a better GPU when yours starts to show its age. Crossfire and SLI are great for pushing multiple displays, 4K and/or 3D right now, as they're isn't single GPU that can push everything at 4k+ and/or 3D at 60fps flawlessly. Multi GPU setups are best for people with the bleeding edge displays that require serious power to push. If you are in a position where Crosfire makes sense spending $100+ on a case that can do it well and cool is easy. If you are trying to squeeze dollars out of dimes it never makes sense to go multi GPU on a single display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogalD Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 Ok thanks. I could superglue the hard drives to the sides of the case :P BTW not many graphics cards are capable of consistently doing 120fps on modern games without drastically lowering graphics settings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketPuppy Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Ok thanks. I could superglue the hard drives to the sides of the case :P BTW not many graphics cards are capable of consistently doing 120fps on modern games without drastically lowering graphics settings Sustained 120fps isn't a realistic goal, and would require a lightboost (or similar tech) monitor to aim for. There isn't even a multi GPU solution that can do that 1080p or higher on the most demanding games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogalD Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 and would require a lightboost (or similar tech) monitor to aim for. Well obviously... that was the whole point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketPuppy Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Actually, if the card you have is reference they would just BARELY fit. 280mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogalD Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Nah I don't think I'll do crossfire in the future, to put things in perspective if I had a GTX580 when it was new and decided to get another for SLI the cheapest I can find for one now is over $500, totally not worth it, seems like where I live GPUs get more expensive over time... and that probably wouldn't be good for cooling either How much space is there between the drive bays and the rear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthBaggins Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Remove the lore HDD cage, mount your SSD on the floor or back of the mobo tray (3m double sided will work) and then you'll have room for xfire/SLI. Also you need to remount your primary gpu, pcb has a mean bend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketPuppy Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Nah I don't think I'll do crossfire in the future, to put things in perspective if I had a GTX580 when it was new and decided to get another for SLI the cheapest I can find for one now is over $500, totally not worth it, seems like where I live GPUs get more expensive over time... and that probably wouldn't be good for cooling either How much space is there between the drive bays and the rear? 11.5" almost exactly. Making the reference 10.85" R9 290x boards the absolute longest board you can throw in. Remember you need some space to get the card in/out as they need to be move at an angle. I would just wait out for the Nvidia 800 series, a single card at the bottom of the high end cards (860, 870 or what ever they # system they use) will likely end up faster than 580s in SLI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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