Help Me

[coolis79]

Hello,
So I have a Gateway SX2802-01. The video chip is weak when it comes to gaming. I need some advise on what video card to purchase for the slim tower because I went out to Fry's and bought the ENGT 220 and it doesn't fit. Please someone help me.

 

[mfarrukh]

What is your budget and whats the resolution you game at?

 

[masterjaw]

I don't know if there is a GPU that would fit in that slim type PC. I might be missing something though.

 

[coolis79]

Under 200 for the card. And the resolution I want to run is 1280x1024.

 

[mfarrukh]

Why didn't a GT220 fit in it?

 

[masterjaw]

^ The case is too slim to fit even the gt220. I've seen the inards of a slim-type PC (HP slim workstation) and IMO, you cannot fit a video card inside unless you make some maneuvers inside. Not sure about this one.

 

[coolis79]

Yeah I tried to maneuver, but the D-sub plug is the problem. It just kind of hangs and the way Gateway designed this tower is making my experience an unhappy one. There has to be a card that can fit. Theres a PCI connection to the motherboard so what do I do?

 

[coolis79]

To answer your question mfarrukh. The tower I have is slim. The video card slot on the motherboard is at the very top. The ENGT 220 has a HDMI, DVI and a D-sub plug in. Whats nice is that it came with two brackets. One that has all three plugs in a row and the other bracket is setup so that two plugs are on one row and the D-sub is above those two plugs. The problem is that when the card is placed into the motherboard the bracket is either to long or the D-sub hits the top of the computer. So I tried not to attach the D-sub to the braket but the D-sub doesn't reach the outside world. UURRGGHHH!!! What do I do?

 

[Mousemonkey]

Do you need the D-sub? I thought they could be unplugged for use with the low profile bracket then a DVI-VGA adapter would be used if you want VGA.