Question GPU blocked from entering the PCI-E x16 slot by the expansion slots

Aug 6, 2021
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hello, so i have got a problem. i have got a ZOTAC GeForce GTX 650ti. i cant insert it into the PCI-E slot because the metal part of the GPU cant fit into the expansion slot (it gets blocked by the metal part above and inbetween the 2 slots at the back of the gpu)
do i need to cut out the metal parts?
is there anything else i can do to make the gpu fit?
 

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Titan
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Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

do i need to cut out the metal parts?
Please don't!

Might want to include the make and model of your motherboard as well as a video of how you're trying to insert the GPU into said PCIe slot. You can host your images/videos on Imgur and then parse the link here for us to see. If you're working with a build in a case, please include the make and model of the case as well. If the system is breadboarded, then leave the case's detail out.
 
Aug 6, 2021
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Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

do i need to cut out the metal parts?
Please don't!

Might want to include the make and model of your motherboard as well as a video of how you're trying to insert the GPU into said PCIe slot. You can host your images/videos on Imgur and then parse the link here for us to see. If you're working with a build in a case, please include the make and model of the case as well. If the system is breadboarded, then leave the case's detail out.
my pc is a lenovo thinkcentre m83, i bought a small gpu so that it can fit, i didnt expect it to have a problem like that.
im trying to insert the gpu into the slot the normal way everybody does