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Old 02-Sep-2002, 10:08   #1
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Default quick Radeon9700 question
this may have been asked and answered before, but I can't seem to find it:

How big is the actual board? Like, the Geforce4 Ti board is definitely a large board, and the Voodoo5 is a monster, but how tall/wide is the Radeon9700?
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Old 02-Sep-2002, 10:20   #2
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It isn't a large board at all... no bigger than the Radeon 8500.

The PCB is roughly 4" tall by 7" deep...
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Old 02-Sep-2002, 14:50   #3
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It isn't a large board at all... no bigger than the Radeon 8500.
Mine is _exactly_ the same size as my R8500 and R7500.
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Old 05-Sep-2002, 19:35   #4
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Same size, but much heavier! Also be careful not to break off the heatspreader on the back of the card. It's happened to a few (including me).
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Same size, but much heavier! Also be careful not to break off the heatspreader on the back of the card. It's happened to a few (including me).
As I mentioned in the review, this has happened to me (although mine appeared to be incorrectly placed). However, it has run fine without it since.
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Same size, but much heavier! Also be careful not to break off the heatspreader on the back of the card. It's happened to a few (including me).
As I mentioned in the review, this has happened to me (although mine appeared to be incorrectly placed). However, it has run fine without it since.
I put mine back on with some epoxy, just to be safe. But an ATI guy told me it should work fine without it, cause it was a last minute change to appease OEM's.
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