rebelderock
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Hi guys, Wondering if a backplated evga vga would fit in the first pciex slot of the x79 DARK without hitting its I/O plate.   Thanks.
post edited by rebelderock - 2013/09/08 06:31:54
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/09/08 05:01:07
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The backplate isn't electrically conductive so touching both of those plates together won't affect anything, right ?
Cause i'm going to do the same thing
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/09/08 05:18:32
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Electrical conduction is not a problem.
The only problem will eventually be the fitting:
If VGA BACKPLATE touches against the I/O cover of the mobo we won't be able to fit it in slot.
The only solution would be removing the I/O plate or the VGA BACKPLATE. I hope not.
I hope EVGA had cared about mobo layout.....
Waiting for an aswer, EVGA!
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/09/08 12:38:40
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Mine fits fine as well little tight but nothing touches:)
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/09/08 13:07:44
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]Nice to see that there won't be problems!
Well done guys!
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/09/08 21:57:51
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That slot is awfully close to the components above.
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/09/08 22:09:54
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The Asus 780 DC2's integrated backplate does not fit with the shield. I had to remove it. :(
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/09/09 04:51:38
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So it's confirmed that, since now, only evga vga backplate fits.
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/09/09 05:56:36
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The Asus 780 DC2's integrated backplate does not fit with the shield. I had to remove it. :(
I have seen this. What the user did was this... They did "Not" screw the cover in on the bottom screw. They... - Screwed the screw in that would normally also hold the bottom (Closest to the PCI-e) of the cover, just screwed in normally as if there was no cover.
- They left the screw for the top of the cover out at this point.
- Assembled the components on the MOBO.
- With the power unplugged for caution ans safety... The user gently slid the cover between the bottom of the GPU and the face of the MOBO... Then slid the cover to the left putting it in it's natural position.
- Then they used the last/top screw to mount the cover and MOBO.
- Wallah!
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/09/09 05:58:17
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Mine fits fine as well little tight but nothing touches:)
+1... That said... I REALLY like the fact that I can reach the PCI-e release without any tools on the top PCI-e expansion slot. Cannot say enough Giggity Giggity stuff about that =]
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/09/09 11:52:41
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Couldn't the video card (if you were using a single video card) be installed in the other PCI-E 16 slot instead?
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/09/09 12:42:47
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Didn't work with my Titan SLi.... top of video card would hit the I/O shield :(....kinda wish now this was made out of plastic and not metal....
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/09/10 00:11:14
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/09/13 07:28:26
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I am using a GTX680 with a heatkiller waterblock and back plate and its very tight but it works for me.
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/11/04 05:42:32
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Didn't work with my Titan SLi.... top of video card would hit the I/O shield :(....kinda wish now this was made out of plastic and not metal....
I have two EVGA Titans Hydro's with EVGA Back Plates and they fit fine in the two x16 slots. (Reference PM)
post edited by bcavnaugh - 2013/11/07 06:11:26
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/11/04 09:03:10
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I have a watercool backplate on my EVGA TITAN SC. The I/O Shield doesn´t fit. The backplatte has a too big stand off.
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/11/07 00:16:47
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I've got a pair of EK waterblocked and backplated EVGA 680's.
The backplate of the top card comes into contact with the I/O cover quite considerably, managed to get the card seated though.
Perhaps this is the reason that top card no longer works? Artifacts in the BIOS! Mhmmm.
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/11/07 11:38:19
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My GTX 780 w/ EVGA backplate touches the I/O shield, but it seems to be working okay. I tried to check clearance with a piece of paper; it wouldn't fit.
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Re:EVGA X79 DARK I/O COVER AND VGA BACKPLATE COMPATIBILITY
2013/11/09 03:07:30
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I'm kind of surprised some people reporting they were able to actually fit a Card into the slot with a Backplate installed. As for me I clearly wasn't able as the Cover would protrude into the Backplate for more than 2mm which is not something you can just bend away... Especially not how rigid all the parts are. I've attached a Picture of how it looks after cutting out a chunk of metal from the Backplate.
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OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional 64Bit GPU: EVGA GTX 780 SC CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K MOB: EVGA X79 Dark ( 150-SE-E789-KR / BIOS: 2.07 ) RAM: 4x8GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2400MHz HDD1: ASUS RAIDR Express PCIe SSD 240GB HDD2: 4x2TB Western Digital Caviar Green MON1: DELL 3011WFP ( DVI-I Port ) MON2: DELL 3011WFP ( DVI-D Port ) MON3: DELL 3011WFP ( Display Port ) MON4: Wacom Cintiq 24HD Touch ( HDMI Port )
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