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loop2loop

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January 4th, 2021 17:00

Aurora R11, will the Asus Dual-RTX3070-08G OC fit?

The Dimensions are 10.51” x 5.31” x 2.05” . I know the length and height are fine , but am not sure about the 5.31” width / depth.... will I still be able to close my psu / power supply door door?

redxps630

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January 4th, 2021 19:00

R11 spec mentions

NOTE: Install AMD Vega 20 only into the PCIe slot 1 of your computer. If installed on PCIe slot 4, the power-supply unit cannot be closed.
 
If you are using any other graphics card other than AMD Vega 20, it can be installed into the appropriate PCIe slot i.e. X4, X8 or X16 on your computer.
 
your concern may be the ASUS card width of 5.31” taller than Nvidia RTX 3070 width of 4.4" (112 mm).  Would it prevent chassis cover from being closed?  Also ASUS card is 2.7 slot.  It is almost 3 slot.  But  users have installed Nvidia RTX3090 in R11.  3090 is a 3 slot card with a width of 5.4" (138 mm).  So in terms of card width I think ASUS is okay.  You just have to uninstall the GPU bracket for a tall/wide card.  From YouTube video below one can see there is enough room for a tall card in the case. 

Question is whether ASUS card has a too thick back plate so it can not be installed in PCIe slot 1, otherwise psu cannot be closed.
 
 
 
 
 

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January 4th, 2021 19:00

There may be a typo in R11 spec regarding slot 1 and 4 for discrete gpu.  According to service manual and spec

https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/alienware-aurora-r11-desktop/alienware-aurora-r11-service-manual/system-board-components?guid=guid-858b8297-1691-4f29-a8cc-156cf0892e7a&lang=en-us

https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/alienware-aurora-r11-desktop/alienware-aurora-r11-setup-and-specifications/back?guid=guid-f2dda353-ba5a-44c0-b85f-6bf1b8c70d15&lang=en-us

PCIe slot 1 is the top slot right next to psu, slot 4 is at the bottom.

it makes sense if a discrete card has a too thick back plate, it can not be installed in slot 1, or psu can not be closed.

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