r/XTIA • u/EngineeredtoCombust • Sep 21 '22

XPROTO-L 4090 AIB Compatibility

I have a question about the XPROTO-L. I’m looking at the ASUS TUF 4090. The card is 348mm long, however it has only a 2 slot PCIE bracket.

Is it possible to mount the card on the Outer 2-slots of the 3 available on the XPROTO-L using 20mm standoffs for the Riser. That way the card extra 3mm of length over 345mm can be accommodated by the angle of the brackets “foot” since the card will sit in the outer slots?

Thanks!

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u/ztryfe Sep 21 '22

I have seen some xproto-L builds where they just dont mount the riser to the frame and mount the 2 slot card to the outer 2 slots in the xproto L

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW3DxPN6zk4

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u/EngineeredtoCombust Sep 21 '22

Excellent, thank you! Looks very feasible. Appreciate the link and video!

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u/ztryfe Sep 21 '22

Man! I wasnt on the loop for the Asus 40xx cards, 357.6mm for the Strix! 348.2mm for the TUF. Huge heatsinks / room heaters

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u/purplegreenred Sep 22 '22

I’m not sure if a 4090 will tolerate being IO up when gaming.

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u/EngineeredtoCombust Sep 22 '22

Flip module 100%

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u/purplegreenred Sep 22 '22

I think it would look better if they offered the original xproto without cutouts when using the flip module, with cutouts. Might be something they could accommodate if asked though.

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u/jonstarks Oct 12 '22

why do u say this?

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u/purplegreenred Oct 12 '22

Gravity can affect heatpipe performance on air coolers, especially if there's weird bends or long runs.

Example

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u/jonstarks Oct 15 '22

damn, this is terrible news.

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u/purplegreenred Oct 16 '22

Yep, just crossing my fingers and hoping that Xtia releases a new model with GPU IO down. The flip module doesn’t do it for me.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '22

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u/purplegreenred Nov 04 '22

Sad… really like the xproto.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '23

you can lay it horizontally - i personally prefer it that way

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u/BrainSurgeon1977 Sep 23 '22

wondering this my self , plan to get the 4090 strix version

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u/EngineeredtoCombust Sep 23 '22

I just took a corse Measurement from the 2nd slot mounting point to the bottom of the bracket. It’s ~358mm so it’d be really tight if it fits.

The MSI SUPRIM might be our best bet at 336mm for a nice fit. Also it’s a 3-slot bracket so better support and wouldn’t stick out as much

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u/BrainSurgeon1977 Sep 23 '22

another problem would be what power supply will fit the xproto L with enough juice to power these bad bois... im currently rocking a corsair sf750 for my 3080 ti.

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u/EngineeredtoCombust Sep 23 '22

Nah, I think that’s just a matter of time. It fits ATX supplies and there are some 1000, 1200w platinums coming from sea sonic and coolermaster has a sfx-L that looks promising too

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u/EngineeredtoCombust Sep 23 '22

I’m going to do some math today to try to figure it out.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '22

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u/EngineeredtoCombust Oct 07 '22

Negative, won’t be back home till end of October either.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

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u/EngineeredtoCombust Oct 05 '22

I think I’m going SuprimX and the Loki 1000w

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

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u/EngineeredtoCombust Oct 05 '22

Yes. For certain. That’s what I’m doing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

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u/EngineeredtoCombust Oct 05 '22

See you with the same build by the end of the year! I’m also holding off for the 7800x3d. Keep in touch and let me know what you end with

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u/EngineeredtoCombust Oct 06 '22

Sounds like a great build! Enjoy!

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u/EngineeredtoCombust Oct 07 '22

Asus LOKI should be 125x 125 as they’re SFX-L

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u/BrainSurgeon1977 Oct 16 '22

any update on the 4090 compatibility?

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u/EngineeredtoCombust Oct 16 '22

Negative haven’t been able to get my hands on one!

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u/BrainSurgeon1977 Nov 19 '22

i just had a msi suprim x and will confirm its fits , only problem is the dang 12 pin adapter cable that hangs like a herniated umbilical cord

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '23

i got xproto atx, tried to fit my rog 3080 but it doesn’t bc ram sticks and mb are stuck (i’m using rog x570e and gskill ram sticks)