How easy is it to mod an Antec Solo to fit a GTX 260?

RichardCory · Post by **RichardCory** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:16 pm

I've read the GTX 260 is 10.5 inches in length, which means it will run into the hard drive rack. I would prefer to get the Solo over the P182 to save money, and I just don't see the P182 as being necessary since I have no overclocking plans. That being the case, I'd like to mod the Solo to fit a GTX 260. I have a dremel available to me, and I'm just wondering if it will be easy to do some discrete cutting that will allow me to use the card and a single HDD at one time.

Thanks

Post by **MikeC** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:01 pm

Should be easy. It's been done, I vaguely recall someone posting pics -- just had to cut a notch or two, iirc.

RichardCory · Post by **RichardCory** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:41 am

MikeC wrote:Should be easy. It's been done, I vaguely recall someone posting pics -- just had to cut a notch or two, iirc.

Thanks. I actually was able to find some pictures. I decided to go with the P182 anyway, though.

Klinn · Post by **Klinn** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:19 am

In case anyone else finds this thread while searching the forum for info, there are three pics on this page of my site: http://www.Designamatic.com/Sys-SystemOne02.html
They show where I cut a notch for a long video card in a Solo case.

roadie · Post by **roadie** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 5:34 am

Nice one. The new GTX 260 looks like a great card, so it's a shame that they are too long to fit in a Solo, which otherwise is the perfect case. I wish someone would make a non-reference design, like Gigabyte have done with the 9800GTX+:

http://uk.giga-byte.com/FileList/Image/ ... gh_big.jpg