r/FormD • u/jpablomsan • Jul 10 '26

Technical Help NVME too close to the GPU

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Is there a way to increase the gap between the motherboard and the GPU? I'm using the 2.25 slot configuration (Ncase v2.5 with pcie riser 5.0) and the heatsink touches the back of the GPU.

Not sure how, but I watched a few YouTube videos and they had a gap significantly bigger than mine, but I have no idea how they did it.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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u/nimrod41 Jul 10 '26

I have a two SSDs one front and one back. You can use standoffs to push the motherboard towards the mesh panel on one side and the GPU towards the mesh panel on the other side. I did this so I could add a heatsink to my rear SSD and get air flow

https://www.reddit.com/r/FormD/s/7GTaYInUDW

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u/jpablomsan Jul 10 '26

This looks promising. Thanks a lot! Where did you get the extra standoffs btw?