Question 1060 not fitting in PCI slot.

[Igor_S]

Hello, I've been suffering from random restarts after my new gpu and only now have I witnessed the graphics card smaller chip not fully going into the slot. I thought my case would be big enough but I guess its not?

Here's my case (it is pretty old to be honest):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/CiT-Galaxy-Gaming-Switchable-Bubble/dp/B00EOV7EK0

Here are the pictures of the graphic cards left chip thing not going in fully:

https://imgur.com/a/xnp7umS

View: https://imgur.com/a/xnp7umS

 

[iMatty]

You are pointing at the small chip after the blue PCI slot?

 

[Igor_S]

You are pointing at the small chip after the blue PCI slot?

No, the one inside the slot, if you go on the imgur there's a clearer picture, it's not completely in.

 

[iMatty]

Can't really see any showing pins to be honest, even if i zoom onto the picture.

 

[Igor_S]

Can't really see any showing pins to be honest, even if i zoom onto the picture.

You dont see the pins, but it doesn't go in fully, like after the pins go in the rest doesn't eventhough it feels like it should.

 

[iMatty]

Well if you could try to wiggle the card a little bit without damaging anything it might fit in, else you probably use use a riser card like this https://www.amazon.com/XRP-Express-Extender-Flexible-Extension/dp/B008BZBFTG

 

[Igor_S]

Well if you could try to wiggle the card a little bit without damaging anything it might fit in, else you probably use use a riser card like this https://www.amazon.com/XRP-Express-Extender-Flexible-Extension/dp/B008BZBFTG

Ah alright, I didnt know this even existed, i have tried wiggling it but the brackets just block it so its slanted, '\' <- like that where the right side is fitted in and left side sticks it due to the brackets.

 

[iMatty]

If you have free space in the bottom of your case and you can fit the graphic card there, buy a riser card and attach it to it.

 

[Igor_S]

If you have free space in the bottom of your case and you can fit the graphic card there, buy a riser card and attach it to it.

Can I buy that same rizer card in the UK? Because I cant find it on Amazon.

 

[iMatty]

No idea really, there is more than one brand that sell riser cards, any that supports x16 PCi should work IMO.

 

[iMatty]

Here you go.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=pci+ex...ix=X16+riser+card,aps,269&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_14

 

[Igor_S]

Here you go.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=pci+ex...ix=X16+riser+card,aps,269&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_14

Thank you, they're pretty expensive

 

[AllanGH]

Is that an MSI card?

If all other cards align properly, you may be looking at a manufacturer's defect on the GPU. You may want to call MSI tech support to see if there is a resolution, or a justification for an RMA.

On some cards, I have had to "adjust" the bracket alignment a bit, but I would never do something like that with a GPU.

Also check to see if the inset that the card brackets screw to is adjustable at all. Some models of cases have this screwed to the case with a bit of adjustability to them.

 

[ElectrO_90]

I looked at the photo and it looks perfectly in, due to the fact that we can see the Barcode of your GPU and it looks exactly the same (straight) with the same gap from the left to the right.
I know it's a pain in the arse, but maybe you need to remove the motherboard from the case, and try it that way. This way you know nothing should be stopping it.
Another thing you may want to check is that the pins inside the slot have not bent over, this can happen and of course, when installing a new GPU you should be using DDU to remove ALL old drivers and install new ones.

 

[AllanGH]

Oh...also check the bottom "tongue" of the card bracket. it may need a bit of an adjustment too. It really helps if you can get a visual on where that tongue is going from the other side, which means that the other cabinet side needs to come off and--hopefully-- you will be able to see if something is interfering with the bracket as it pokes through the slot (screw, a sheet metal edge, etc). In some cases you have to trim that tongue a bit, or bend the end so that it will avoid the obstacle as it's being inserted.

Other times you have to "adjust" the case to remove the interfering piece of whatever it is; and, in the long run, that is the preferred method of dealing with the problem.

Looking again at the photo....if that crystal is actually hitting the bottom of the board, then you will have to either notch the GPU board--if you can without cutting a trace--to give clearance to the crystal housing to permit the board to bottom fully in the PCIe socket.

I wish MB manufacturers would stop mounting things at the ends of I/O expansion sockets.