gtx 280 wont fit in my dell dimension?
ive just bought an nvidia gtx 280 card and am disgusted to find that it wont fit into my dell dimension (the cpu heatsink casing is in the way!!) what are my options if any? do i need a new motherboard? can i buy a pci-express connector that will allow me to run the card away from the pci-express slot (like an extension cord?) any help greatly received. and yes i know i should have checked!!
hi fran
this is a common issue when buying high end cards,since cards like the gtx280 and also the radeon HD4870x2 are extremely large and will not fit in some cases,especially mass produced pc.s like the dell dimension,s and compaq presario,s
your best option is to buy a gaming case ,however before you start to sweat with the worry of cost you can get a pretty big gaming case for less than £30(a small outlay compared to what you have payed for the gtx280)
a good case for you needs to be large enough to house the gtx280 and one such case is the Arianet Gamer Dark Star 500w Case(http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/Arianet+Gamer+Dark+Star+500w+Case+?productId=24546),this is a inexpensive case with some decent features
its more than big enough for your gtx280 and has 2 x 120mm fans,one at the front and one at the rear,this along with a 500watt psu is ideal for you
bare in mind the ideal cooling set up is air is drawn in from the front and then drawn out from the rear ,this will cool both your gtx280 and cpu
most modern psu,s come with at least 1 pci-express power connector,and if your lucky you may get 2,however if your not entirely happy with the psu that comes with this case the Xilence 600W Gaming Edition PSU(http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/Xilence+600W+Gaming+Edition+PSU+?productId=27930)is a excellent gaming power supply
it has 2 x 12v rails ,with 20A on each,giving you a maximum of 40A over the two,and considering the gtx uses around 8A this is more than enough
another case to consider is the Thermaltake Soprano - Black, Window Side Panel(http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/Thermaltake+Soprano+-+Black%2C+Window+Side+Panel+?productId=27594),this has a side panel with a 90mm fan,and 2 x 120mm fans at front and rear
personally i like this case and being from thermaltake you know its built well,and again its more than big enough to house the gtx 280
for your reference this case is 210mm wide,478mm deep and 495mm high,and considering the gtx280 is 26.7cm deep you should be fine
my advice is buy the Thermaltake Soprano and the xilence 600watt gaming psu,this will cost you around £100 inc vat however you will know you can fit your motherboard and graphic card in the case
one bit of advice,be careful when removing your Dell Motherboard,they may of attached it to the dimension case in a specific way,however i may be wrong but be careful
when transfering your hardware to the new case follow this method:
1) remove the psu after unconnecting power connectors from hardware
2) unattach front power connections(pwr,rst,spkr)
3)unattach ide cables and sata leads,and place next to new pc
4)remove optical drive,hard drives,floppy(optional) and other peripherlas(front card readers)
5)remove motherboard with cpu still attached(be careful),theres no need to remove the cpu when transfering the motherboard however be careful not to knock the fan/heatsink which could damage the cpu
when attaching the motherboard in the new case allways use the risers supplied with the new case and not the ones from your old case,and its also a good idea to download the dell dimension motherboard manual for instructions on how to connect the front power connectors,you can download the manual from http://support.euro.dell.com/support/topics/topic.aspx/emea/shared/support/my_systems_info/en/manuals?~ck=ln&c=uk&l=en&lnki=0&s=gen
then after reconnecting all the hardware double check you have connected everything ok,theres no time limit and one mistake now will ruin a good change over
note: sometimes after a big modification like this windows may ask you to re-activate your copy of windows,however this is rare
another good point about the thermaltake Soprano is the amount of interior room,theres 5 x 3.5 bays and 4 x 5.25 bays so room isnt a problem,and with this many hard drive bays you can allways move your hard drive lower if the gtx280 needs a bit more room,i discovered this when i needed to fit my geforce 7900gs in my gaming case,there was a 4 cm gap between the 7900gs and my main sata drive however with the sata data and power cable and the geforce 7900gs power cable there wasnt enough room and i didnt want to bend the sata data cable so i simply moved the sata drive down one bay
anyway i hope this has helped you however any problems anytime just let me know
good luck fran !
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