Expansion card assembly

A method of removing heat from an expansion card assembly comprising:

• securing a low-profile expansion card to a full-height mounting bracket, the card comprising an attached card cooler with a single exhaust region;
• securing the bracket to a full-height computer enclosure, the bracket supporting the card and the card cooler within the full-height computer enclosure;
• and,
• attaching an airflow guide to the bracket and the card to enable forced air to pass from the single exhaust region of the card cooler into an air intake of the airflow guide, through a passageway of the airflow guide, and out of an air output of the airflow guide to exit the full-height computer enclosure through the bracket.

An expansion card assembly comprising:

• a full-height mounting bracket comprising a plurality of I/O connection ports toward a first end, and vent openings toward a second end opposite the first end;
• a low-profile video card attached to the bracket and comprising a plurality of output connectors aligned with the plurality of I/O connection ports on the bracket;
• a card cooler having a single exhaust region attached to the low-profile video card;
• an airflow guide attached to the low-profile video card and to the bracket toward the second end such that an output opening of the airflow guide aligns with the vent openings and the single exhaust region of the card cooler aligns with an air intake of the airflow guide.