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I have a gripe about computer cases. Well older computer cases. Something you should be careful about if you build computers, as I do.

Older cases are not designed to accommodate modern video cables, and GPU [Graphics Processing Unit] aka Video Cards. Let’s look closer.

This is the expansion slot area in the rear of the case. The mother board allows cards to be installed, the perforated plates are removed and then, possibly, cables are plugged into the expansion cards through these slots. Notice the protruding ridges above and below each slot. These ridges are designed to stiffen the thin metal strips above and below the card slots. However, they were designed back in 2012 or so before video cards were a common thing.

Here’s the situation where a Graphics Video Card is installed and one of the cables is plugged in. Notice the cable on the right. The Display Port video cable standard was available but not widely used on video cards when this case was released in 2013.

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