My gpu came in early
. Theres a issue tho
a couple of things I would like to mention. I swap out the 20mm fan for a 10mm one that was discuss in a previous post of fitting a 980, I also bought a (2 6pin to 1 8 pin cable) which was also mention in earlier post for gpus like this one.
So my first issue I came into was getting the gpu into the slot, this cable holder was on the slot I remove it but put the image to show you
first problem solved
My Next issue was while attempting to fit the gpu in the case. there's another one of those cable organizers that stick out and wont allow the gpu to fit in. removing this one is kind of tricky. I removed it while putting my new fan and that involve removing the front plate so it was easy for me at the time.
Now the only issue I'm having is the gpu will not completely fit in the pc. Its 2 things. the length and the height of the gpu.
The problem is that this gpu is about 2' taller than 980 (4.4 inches Vs 5.9 inches)
I think its because the 1080 comes with a backplate. (my 980 did not and I think most of them did not.)
Normally the length wouldn't be a issue because its just enough but now that my gpu is taller, its pushing one of the hooks (near the alien head) that keeps the front plate of the case in out and I cant push it back in because the gpu is in the way. The 10mm fan is still fine. its just this hook.
BUT that's only a cosmetic issue and that did not stop me and for now. I left it like that I was able to kind of put the top back on, you can see it sticking it out
kind of (didn't do a close up pic for that sorry)
Just a note This issue will also be present for the 1070 since they are the exact same dimension.
Now if they make the card shorter the height won't be a issue I can see non reference 1070s getting that treatment but not the 1080.
I just wanted to see if my pc will power on (and it did) so now I'm installing drivers gona run a benchmark and game in ultra settings to see if the PSU will handle it.
