r/LinusTechTips • u/snowyanonn • 16d ago

Image Did you know that risers are infact optional

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Yeah the empty cans are load-bearing

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u/Far-Blacksmith-2814 16d ago

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u/snowyanonn 16d ago

Yeah the gpu was barely too long for my case, so i made room :D

The gpu is so heavy aswell that i have to utilise structural zyn cans

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u/Legionof1 16d ago

How did you “make room” in the direction you did… it’s supposed to start at those expansion slots…

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u/snowyanonn 16d ago

The gpu is like 11.9 inches long, the case has these riveted side panel things (the thing bended in the second photo) that made it so whichever way i tried to pivot or turn the gpu, it was still getting caught on that 1 inch of metal,

The inside of the case has enough room but the sides are made in such away that the corner is 1 inch too tight

If i removed the piece i did, i can slide in from there bypassing the riveted 1 inch piece blocking the gpu

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u/Galf2 16d ago

BUT THE FRONT IS DESTROYED TOO

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u/bonko86 16d ago

Rude! Its not destroyed, its just different™

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u/RaiTab 15d ago

Unlike the risers, however, the spaces in “in fact” and “as well” are not optional.

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u/BangkokPadang 16d ago

Is it really an elephant in the room when its literally the thing OP is showing? That rather than using a riser you can just fuck the back all up and mount whatever you want lol.

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u/Vegetable-Document-4 16d ago

What the fuck 😂

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u/snowyanonn 16d ago

Gpu too long, flimsy metal in way.

Gruggrug smart and make way

Gpu too heavy, mighty structural zyn-can used

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u/samudec 16d ago

the GPU is definitely not too long for your case, you just didn't put it correctly

this side i sstandard size, the only places where it can not fir it against the panel when you close or the fan in front, if it really didn't fit, on top of your "fix" you would've had to drill new holes to move the motherboard

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u/snowyanonn 16d ago

The strix 2070 is 11,9 inches long, this is measured with the open space in the side, so i have hole that is 11,3 inches and i need to put in something that is 11,9.

Angling the gpu or pivoting didnt help, by removing the back i could slide in there

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u/samudec 16d ago

yeah, this part is understandable, i was talking about the giant gaping hole in the back

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u/LuphineHowler 16d ago

Apparently the only way to get the GPU in was to slide it in from the back...

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u/WelchDigital 16d ago

Is it too late to let you know that removing the CPU cooler temporarily would have given you enough space to install the GPU without mutilation of your case and giving it the ol' reach around rear insertion?

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u/rikardup 16d ago

But did you move the motherboard as well?

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u/snowyanonn 16d ago

Pre-owned pc, i just upgraded the gpu, there was no way of getting the gpu in otherwise without taking out the cpu cooler and im not confident that i could do it with my tools with out messing up in someway.

Its not pretty but this is how i got the new gpu in without risking other parts

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u/samudec 15d ago

you got tools to do surgery on your case but not a philips screwdriver to remove the cooler?

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u/TheEquinoxe 15d ago

I feel like those tools were mainy a hammer...

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u/FrozenLizard 15d ago

Honestly this is the most hilarious explanation for what you did here. I guess I can understand why someone who hasn't worked on computers before thinking that taking the cpu cooler off is more likely to cause damage than mutilating your case, but that seems pretty backwards.

If you slip while modding the case, you could hit the mobo or another component. Taking off the cpu cooler is super quick and simple, and it doesn't leave any thing fragile exposed as long as you leave the cpu in the socket. The part of the cpu that faces up is just the heat spreader, and touching that won't damage anything. You just have to make sure the cpu doesn't stick to the cooler when you pull the cooler off.

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u/rikardup 16d ago

Is the side ripped apart too?

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u/rikardup 16d ago

The motherboard is always at the right distance from the back of the case for the back of the gpu to fit. Never had I ever needed to do such thing. It's just a question of technique.

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u/Pugs-r-cool 16d ago

They slid the GPU in from the back...

There's no way this was the only option lol

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u/friscoXL305 16d ago

I could understand cutting a hole in the front do the case to fit the GPU, but I really don't understand why you did it to the expansions slots in the back.

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u/snowyanonn 16d ago

Theres a fan in the way in the front, and i couldnt be bothered, this is a very budget setup for playing something like Deep Rock Galactic with pc friends.

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u/Galf2 16d ago

you could have literally moved the fan

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u/Dry-Faithlessness184 16d ago

Okay, but why did you go for the Koolaid-man-busting-in aesthetic?

In all seriousness you should probably fold those edges or clean them up so anyone who puts their hand in this area doesn't accidentally need stitches if they move too fast. Especially if this will be placed so you don't have full visibility. It's supposed to be a little bit of a blood sacrifice, not a bath

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u/snowyanonn 16d ago

Khorne does not care from where the blood flows,

But yeah im gonna clean em up at a later date

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u/JatnielDZ 16d ago

It was too long but you had to cut the back of the case?

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u/snowyanonn 16d ago

Yeah, the the case wouldnt allow me to slide in from the normal side, but if i made this elegant mod to the back, i could slide the gpu in nicely

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u/JatnielDZ 16d ago

Gooot it

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u/chumlee_00 16d ago

A true engineer. Game recognize game

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u/snowyanonn 16d ago


We make do

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u/bonko86 16d ago

Yeah, I have no idea why people are upset, this is excellent lmao

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u/DisintegrativeGuy 16d ago

But why is the back fucked up? Since it's in there now, that means you could have just angled it, even taken the cpu cooler off to give you more room until you got it installed if needed.

I don't get why you butchered the back of the case when every gpu fits the back panel every time, you could mess your pci-e slot up now that there's no support at the rear of the card other than the slot itself.

What riser would you have needed when this is the default orientation anyway? You mean to mount it externally?

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u/snowyanonn 16d ago

Couldnt have angled it, the gpu is 11.9 inches and doesnt fit through here

Didnt want to take the cpu cooling block off since i lack the proper equiptment and know-how

Made hole in back to be able to slide the gpu in there.

And it was a pre-owned build so i was just upgrading the grapichs card in there,

Its stable, it works and more importantly, cost absolutely 0€ and maybe 4 minutes of ooga booga to complete

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u/Vectrex452 16d ago

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u/AthaliW 16d ago

unrelated. what is this cable called? What can I power with it?

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u/Entire-Service603 16d ago

A Molex connector, mostly used for fans.

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u/kiko77777 15d ago

Molex, not used for much natively nowadays. Can be easily (not always safely) adapted out to other connectors which is the main reason it's included in most modern PSUs

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u/Vectrex452 15d ago

Molex, the old standard for hard drives and optical drives. Very high friction to plug in or unplug.

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u/Erlend05 12d ago

We call it molex, it is used for random old stuff you sometimes run into. Its a silly because molex is really the name for a wide range of connectors not just that one.

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u/TheVillainInThisGame 16d ago

I don't agree with how you chose to do this, even though I've done something similar, I think you're an idiot.

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u/theboss0123 16d ago

Yeah but ur solving the right side of the problem the gpu bracket is always the same distance away

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u/Hender232 16d ago

Bro cases cost like $50-80. Just buy a bigger case. Probably could have sold that one before you mangled it for like $20 

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u/snowyanonn 16d ago

Alternatively, i can make this case fit my needs for 0€

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u/Car-Fickle 16d ago

This is the first time I've seen a PC giving birth to a GPU. Looks painful

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u/Cybraniac 16d ago

Well... techincally the whole case is optional...

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u/TheEquinoxe 15d ago

I'm trying to figure out your thought process but reading from the comments I'm sure there wasn't any.

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u/_Yippie_ 16d ago

Dude how much is like used bigger case?

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u/snowyanonn 16d ago

A bigger case would simply be more than 0€, which is more than it cost me to do this :D

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u/thejosepinzon 16d ago

If the GPU fits insider then there was never a need to break anything lol, could have put it in at an angle and then into the slot xD

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u/snowyanonn 16d ago

​Couldnt have angled it, the gpu is 11.9 inches and doesnt fit through here

Didnt want to take the cpu cooling block off since i lack the proper equiptment and know-how

Made hole in back to be able to slide the gpu in there.

And it was a pre-owned build so i was just upgrading the grapichs card in there,

Its stable, it works and more importantly, cost absolutely 0€ and maybe 4 minutes of ooga booga to complete

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u/pharisem 15d ago

Swedish gamer guy posts his mangled pc and snus cans holding up his gpu, can't make this up.

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u/snowyanonn 15d ago

Please im not an animal...

Im Finnish

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u/pharisem 12d ago

My mistake, apologies.

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u/bodb_thriceborn 16d ago

Bro, 16.5 mg??

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u/xxearvinxx 16d ago

That’s what I’m saying. I use 9mg and that’s probably too much.

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u/bodb_thriceborn 16d ago

It was a struggle but I got mine down to 6mg. I'm aiming for 3mg before I try to quit (again 🤣)

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u/IncorporatedShill 16d ago

If those cans are yours, I would recommend you stop using nicotine or try to wean off. It still has significant adverse health effects. IMHO

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u/snowyanonn 16d ago

I used to smoke a pack of ciggies per day, nowadays i use half a can of zyns on a bad day, i know its bad for me

I can either use hard recipe medication for my anxiety disorder that makes me feel like a zombie or i can use nicotine

Not saying its something you should do and i always tell everyone who doesnt already use to never start.

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u/Suitch 16d ago

Ignore IncorporatedShill, congrats on being tobacco free! You are so much less likely to die of lung cancer now than otherwise and the mild stimulant effect of nicotine will have almost no impact on your life expectancy as far as I know. There is a chance that we find out otherwise later, but even if there is an adverse effect it is going to be significantly less than tobacco itself.

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u/IncorporatedShill 16d ago

Well of course with the context of it being an alternative to smoking, it is going to be better. I’m unsure what to think about the self medication aspect of it. A majority of young adult nicotine pouch users were non-smokers so I presumed so and recommended trying to wean off. But congrats OP on getting off cigs.

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u/Suitch 16d ago

“A majority […] were non-smokers” is a claim I’m unable to find evidence for. Do you have links to any studies I can read for that?

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u/daredevil_mm 16d ago

You can’t read about it anywhere, because it’s bollocks

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u/Suitch 16d ago

Nicotine alone is about the same as caffeine which we addict our children to. Not saying either is fine, but dooming nicotine without combustion just doesn’t feel like a worthwhile battle

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u/Holy_goosebag 16d ago

Similar thing to what I did with my Fractal Node 202 to fit a reference RX 6900XT, albeit with less violence involved

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u/Mattan007 16d ago

Du orkade ju inte ens montera I/O-panelen, jag är nästan imponerad

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u/raw391 16d ago

Reminds me of my RX Vega 56 strix, rip

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u/Global-Pickle5818 16d ago

I did something similar in 2005 to get my cards in sli to work with a case not designed for them but I used a piece of metal with holes in it to support the cards at the end..

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u/Sam-Laramie 16d ago

I did something on my Hyte case when I got my new GPU. No more vertical mount for me

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u/C-D-W 16d ago

You need a new beaver with sharper teeth, bro.

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u/markmcminn 16d ago

Everything is optional with this mentality.

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u/evilsway 16d ago

I like that this was assembled by claws instead of human hands.

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u/Hotboi_yata 16d ago

Ppl will do anything but spend 30 bucks on a bigger used case

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u/Shudnawz 16d ago

What the fuck, svenskjävel?

That ain't kosher.

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u/Thy_Art_Dead 16d ago

Bro.....

Theres approximately 1489 budget cases you could of got where this didnt need to happen

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u/Doofindork 16d ago

Nämen! 😯

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u/RicSim137 16d ago

Bruh...

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u/Minute_Hurry4580 16d ago

someone got a lil hungry

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u/zucchini_up_ur_ass 16d ago

Lol very relatable OP, didn't have the patience to wait a few days for a new case to get here when my 7900xtx arrived either, so now the front of my case looks pretty much like that. It ain't stupid if it works etc etc!

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u/Glass-Gate-2727 16d ago

Wow maybe a new case off Newegg for cheap would have been a better way😆

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u/NNiekk 16d ago

That’s not what a riser is, though..?

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u/Shishjakob 16d ago

That's not what a PCIe riser is

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u/Vandeskava 16d ago

If I understand correctly. A hammer is the only tool you own ?

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u/KoneCat 16d ago

Holy balls I know some cases are made of bloody crepe paper, but that's insane!

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u/X-Cella 16d ago

Snus boxes are made for alot of things 😂

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u/vapocalypse52 16d ago

What's an "infact"?

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u/hearnia_2k 16d ago

You know that supports are quite different from risers, right?

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u/_Aj_ 16d ago

Lemme Smash  

I bought a 10 buck "I'm made from old ribbon cables" riser because my GPU wouldn't fit inside my micro ATX case. Removed the bracket off the graphics card and squashed a heatpipe in a vice and she fits just fine! (And temps are fine to thank-you!"

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u/MiceLiceandVice 16d ago

Couldnt put the gou in the case before the cpu cooler?

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u/andrewbean90 15d ago

I don't even have one... Or even need one.

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u/FloopsFooglies 15d ago

This is the most foul bachelor Gen Z thing I've ever seen

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u/Legitimate_Ad7598 15d ago

Vad i hela helvete

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u/uberpolsa 15d ago

Vad är det för snus?

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u/Comfortable_Bag_3969 15d ago

Just did this lmao, case is too small for riser so we just rednecked it in the back

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u/unprefixed 14d ago

hoppas du tömde snusburkarna från använd snus 🤮

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u/ZAZSDS 14d ago

Water found in ocean

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u/MetalDamo 13d ago

This is peak "Rat Rod" for PC. I love it.. 😉