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help GAINWARD 8500 wont fit my pc

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  • 23-09-2011 7:09pm
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    freeze4real
    Registered Users Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭


    I bought a new GPU gainward 8500 and it wont fit my pc.

    The red stuff can fit the slot as its too fat.

    what should i do ?


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    Jonny7
    Registered Users Posts: 6,696 ✭✭✭Jonny7


    freeze4real wrote: »
    I bought a new GPU gainward 8500 and it wont fit my pc.

    The red stuff can fit the slot as its too fat.

    what should i do ?

    Need to be more descriptive. Photos would be better.

    What is blocking the graphics card? is it too long or too wide? etc


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    freeze4real
    Registered Users Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭freeze4real


    I originally thought that to install gpu i must slot them from the outside.

    Now i fixed it the right way and its slanted.

    it seems my motherboard base plate is not fixed right. it removed earlier and i couldn't fix it right.


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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,324 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Lots of basic questions to be asked here.

    Is it an Nvidia 8500 based card? Who sold that as new?

    Is it AGP or PCI-E?

    What motherboard do you have?

    How could it be at an angle if you've screwed it onto the case?


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    PseudoFamous
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭PseudoFamous


    freeze4real wrote: »
    I originally thought that to install gpu i must slot them from the outside.

    Are you sure that computer building is really for you?


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    freeze4real
    Registered Users Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭freeze4real


    Spear wrote: »
    Lots of basic questions to be asked here.

    Is it an Nvidia 8500 based card? Who sold that as new?

    Is it AGP or PCI-E?

    What motherboard do you have?

    How could it be at an angle if you've screwed it onto the case?

    its a PCI-E card.

    normally when you install a gpu the slope must be aligned, its should be in a straight line.

    But mine is not, the motherboard back plate is not aligned properly in turn this is affecting the motherboard.


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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,324 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    freeze4real wrote: »
    its a PCI-E card.

    normally when you install a gpu the slope must be aligned, its should be in a straight line.

    But mine is not, the motherboard back plate is not aligned properly in turn this is affecting the motherboard.

    What model motherboard is it?


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    #8
    freeze4real
    Registered Users Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭freeze4real


    ALiveNF6G-VSTA


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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,324 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    It should fit that board, so it seems we need a photo to see what's happening.


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    freeze4real
    Registered Users Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭freeze4real


    i removed the whole motherboard and re set the pl;ate so it worked it fits properly now

    could someone tell me what the while 2 pin slot is on the GPU.

    cheers


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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,324 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Looks like a fan power header.


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    freeze4real
    Registered Users Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭freeze4real


    But a gainward 8500gt has no fan.


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    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    freeze4real wrote: »
    But a gainward 8500gt has no fan.

    Its there if you ever want to add a fan


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    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    I hope you got that card for very little money?


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    freeze4real
    Registered Users Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭freeze4real


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    I hope you got that card for very little money?

    I got it for 15e.

    Is it a **** or crappy card ?


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    uberpixie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭uberpixie


    freeze4real wrote: »
    I got it for 15e.

    Is it a **** or crappy card ?

    It won't be good for playing any game bar solitaire!;)

    €15 to just display to a screen is a good price though.


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    freeze4real
    Registered Users Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭freeze4real


    uberpixie wrote: »
    It won't be good for playing any game bar solitaire!;)

    €15 to just display to a screen is a good price though.

    Thats okay then, the only game i play is avp2.

    whoch is better ATI radeon 9550 pci or this gainward 8500


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    aN.Droid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭aN.Droid


    freeze4real wrote: »
    Thats okay then, the only game i play is avp2.

    whoch is better ATI radeon 9550 pci or this gainward 8500

    The 8500 is a better card. Don't expect any of the latest games to run with it though :P


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    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,134 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Limericks wrote: »
    The 8500 is a better card. Don't expect any of the latest games to run with it though :P

    T'wil run most games on lowest settings at an acceptable framerate. I haz one lying around somewhere.


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