Hole measurements on graphic cards ?

mrbingley · 12-04-2002, 01:59 AM

Are the fastening down holes on graphic cards laid out in the same place for different models of the cards ?
I ask because I have a GF MX type of card and wondered that if I make myself a block using the holes to fasten it down will I be able to transfer the block to say a GF4 ?

Cheers
Chris.

hara · 12-04-2002, 04:15 AM

They change, sometimes.

gmat · 12-04-2002, 09:10 AM

All NVidia cards have the same 'corner' holes from TNT to Geforce3. GF4 holes are set further away from each other and thus need a different retention mechanism.
This is true for 95% of NVidia cards, though i've seen exceptions...

hara · 12-04-2002, 09:24 AM

can northbridge coolers be used on vid cards?

gmat · 12-04-2002, 10:48 AM

Yes but usually NB blocks have 'straight' barbs sticking out of top, and GFX blocks have 'side' barbs.
But if you don't care about losing many PCI slots...

g.l.amour · 12-04-2002, 10:54 AM

heck, i'd be very interested in a thread knowledgebase where all the dims for radeon and nvidia are. i remember the amount of time i spent looking for amd socket holes, where after an hour i found em on those boards

12-04-2002, 01:59 AM	#1
mrbingley Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: West Yorkshire. UK. Posts: 39	Hole measurements on graphic cards ? Are the fastening down holes on graphic cards laid out in the same place for different models of the cards ? I ask because I have a GF MX type of card and wondered that if I make myself a block using the holes to fasten it down will I be able to transfer the block to say a GF4 ? Cheers Chris. __________________ Epox 8K3A+ Athlon XP 2000+ 256 MB generic RAM GF2 MX twinview Home made water cooling setup

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g.l.amour Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on da case Posts: 933	heck, i'd be very interested in a thread knowledgebase where all the dims for radeon and nvidia are. i remember the amount of time i spent looking for amd socket holes, where after an hour i found em on those boards __________________ yo soy un tiburón

12-04-2002, 04:15 AM	#2
hara Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Malta, Mediterranean Posts: 662	They change, sometimes.

12-04-2002, 09:10 AM	#3
gmat Thermophile Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,221	All NVidia cards have the same 'corner' holes from TNT to Geforce3. GF4 holes are set further away from each other and thus need a different retention mechanism. This is true for 95% of NVidia cards, though i've seen exceptions...

12-04-2002, 09:24 AM	#4
hara Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Malta, Mediterranean Posts: 662	can northbridge coolers be used on vid cards?

12-04-2002, 10:48 AM	#5
gmat Thermophile Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,221	Yes but usually NB blocks have 'straight' barbs sticking out of top, and GFX blocks have 'side' barbs. But if you don't care about losing many PCI slots...

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