Recently, a new standard regarding thickness has emerged colloquially (often seen in GPU specs as "2-slot," "2.5-slot," or "3-slot"). The standard PCIe expansion slot cover is roughly 18mm wide (allowing for a 2-slot card thickness of roughly 36-40mm). While the bracket width is fixed, the cooler thickness is increasingly exceeding the standard 2-slot width, potentially blocking adjacent motherboard slots.
Recently, a new standard regarding thickness has emerged colloquially (often seen in GPU specs as "2-slot," "2.5-slot," or "3-slot"). The standard PCIe expansion slot cover is roughly 18mm wide (allowing for a 2-slot card thickness of roughly 36-40mm). While the bracket width is fixed, the cooler thickness is increasingly exceeding the standard 2-slot width, potentially blocking adjacent motherboard slots.