GPU Upgrade: A Tale

Yeah, aesthetic only. It wasn't 'scooping' the air. The attached pic shows location of fan header cable and screws which joined the plastic to the heatsink.
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I wonder why would they add such unnecessary length to these already massive cards. I was under the assumption that my 6970 was MASSIVE and would be the upper limit of what I should expect. As I'm gonna be in the market for a new card soon, I'll have to take this into consideration. I already have to angle my card to fit it in. I'm using the Cooler Master HAF something.

BTW, nice story telling. I felt involved emotionally. Part of me died when you mentioned hacksaw.
 
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