Full-length bracket for small form factor graphics cards

Securely install a small form factor (SFF) graphics card into a full-height ATX case.
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updated September 18, 2022

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I wanted to make use of a spare graphics card I rescued from a small form factor (SFF) PC we got rid of, but using it in a full ATX case made things tricky. Just removing the SFF bracket and using the card bare isn’t ideal, because then you can accidentally jerk the card out of the PCIe slot, which would most definitely ruin your day. So I created this to solve the problem.

This was specifically created to fit the Radeon X600 I have, but it may fit other graphics cards with similar configuration of a DVI and S-Video port. I have a similar SFF card, a WinFast Nvidia 8400GS, that this bracket also fits perfectly. Do make sure to check that the DVI port is closest to the PCIe connector, rather than to the outside of the case.

Print with 0.2mm layer height, and enable ironing top surfaces for the best visual result.

The bracket is 1.5mm thick, which might make the card trickier to slot into some cases. I did this to ensure the bracket would keep rigid, so the original problem of the card being yanked out of the slot doesn’t come back. There is a version with an ATI logo (for the nostalgia!), and a version without.

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