Poor choice for sure. You can change the back plate on most cards to a
short one or just cut the back plate with a hack saw.

David Bowen wrote:
>
> I just built a new PC. the case is a Micro ATX Desktop. It is a very
> short case in the vertical demension. The video card that was in my old
> machine will not fit due to the height of the plate at the back of the card.
>
> Are there video cars available to fit this small case? I'd like to get
> one that will allow me to run Doom 3, but all the ones I see on newegg
> are the larger size. Did I screw up i my case selection?
>
> Thanks