Gpu too big

[huzaifajamilin]

Soooo i bought a pc and the graphic card was too big so it blocked the pcie x1 slot and i wanted to put my wifi card there so is there any solution

 

[julienruc]

Not really. Either you don't use your Wifi card, or you change Mobo/Case. Or get a smaller GPU

 

[Eximo]

Well a new case is a good idea regardless. A simple solution would be a USB wireless dongle.

The more complex solution would be a 1x PCIe extension cable so you can relocate the wireless card. That would probably still involve getting a new case so you have somewhere to mount it properly.

https://www.amazon.com/KNACRO-Extension-Cable-36Pin-Riser/dp/B06W9HG8DB/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1538143473&sr=8-3&keywords=1x+PCIe+extension

 

[faqen]

A new case is not gonna solve it since his motherboards's slots are too close. Not case blocking it. I think you might need a new motherboards which has more distance between slots or buy a pcie riser to use your wifi card somewhere else.

 

[Eximo]

A new case is for additional mounting options, essentially you would get a case that has more PCI expansion slots than the motherboard. That way you can mount a card in the empty slots below the board, leaving room for the hard socket of the extension. You can certainly get that ribbon cable underneath another card to use the available 1x slot.

Hard to say without knowing the case or the motherboard. Assuming an OEM computer that could be an ITX board or one of those odd inbetween ones with two slots ITX+1 or MicroATX -2. If not, same applies, really. Need room for an expansion card, but the slot is physically occupied by the GPU. Get more slots.

If the computer is actually BTX, then it should just die in a fire and be replaced outright. What a terrible idea that was.

 

[gingerrankin]

Can you say you mobo, graphics and case?

 

[USAFRet]

Th GPU isn't too big...your other parts are too small.

Solution?
Use a USB WiFi device, instead of PCI.

Or change all your other parts.