Is the 7900GT shorter then the 7800GT?

[Calmuser]

Hi, i'm in the situation that I want to add anther hd. But in my case my 7800GT is too long and I can't put in anther hd. I am wondering if the footprint of the 7900GT is shorter and if so anyone want to buy a evga geforce 7800GT CO?

[duckdown]

I did the step-up program with eVGA from my 7800GT CO SE model I got at boxing day, and upgraded to the 7900GT SuperClocked edition. It definitely does not seem any smaller, and I would even say possibly bigger because this model seems to come with a special fan and heatsink (although I'm sure not all brands are the same)

Sorry I can't tell you more, but I'd say don't bet on it

[Silver Bullet]

Looks like the 7900GT is about i'd say 1cm shorter than the 7800GT

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/5670/0167f20b7hp.th.jpg (http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0167f20b7hp.jpg)
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[Calmuser]

Looks like the 7900GT is about i'd say 1cm shorter than the 7800GT

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/5670/0167f20b7hp.th.jpg (http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0167f20b7hp.jpg)
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hmm interesting thanks! I think I would need a little more then 1cm clearence though to plug in the sata cable into the hd.


how about ATI's anyone know if their any shorter?

[Max_Dealing]

ATI uses the larger die. I would think they would be bigger then the nvidia.

IMHO bigger is always better. Who wants a stubby when you could have a foot long?

[shabby]

The 7600gt is even shorter, but all of the x1800/x1900 are long so your out of luck.

[matkun]

Looking up the dimensions of an x1800 vs a 7900 gt, I came up with 204 mm compared to 198 mm. So yes, the ATI card is slightly longer.. by 6 milimeters, or approximately half a centimeter. Not enough clerance either way.

You'll need to go to the 'budget' models to get a shorter card, like the x1600 or 7600 series.

[Silver Bullet]

BFG GeForce 7900 GT OC and Radeon X1800 GTO

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2874/ati79002py.th.jpg (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ati79002py.jpg)

ATI for sure longer

[bmw_xperience]

consider other possiblities such as getting a bigger case

[soupnazi]

I did the step-up program with eVGA from my 7800GT CO SE model I got at boxing day, and upgraded to the 7900GT SuperClocked edition. It definitely does not seem any smaller, and I would even say possibly bigger because this model seems to come with a special fan and heatsink (although I'm sure not all brands are the same)

Sorry I can't tell you more, but I'd say don't bet on it

I also did the step up from the same two cards. I found the 7900GT to be 1 inch shorter than the 7800GT.:)

[Brandon]

You could always buy and try (then return) a card at a store that offers good returns.

;)

[Calmuser]

You could always buy and try (then return) a card at a store that offers good returns.

;)

well I could but I don't really need a new card my 7800 works fine. I just want room to add another hd in the hd rack of my case. But since that card SO long I can't install one!!

guess I need a new case, or find a rack to put the hd in a 5.25 bay. prob is I like my chieftec matrix case!

the 1inch shorter might be enough but it would be tight.

[matkun]

Either way you'll want to find the exact physical dimensions. An eyeballing 1 inch can be much less then 1 inch when measured with a ruler.

It seems all the 'high-end' video cards, ie: anything that wouldn't be a downgrade for you are longer then ~195 mm.