Need Help, Optiplex 3010 case too thin for GTX 1050!

[enterthespark]

Hi, I went to install my Geforce GTX 1050 card today and found that it didn't fit quite right.
My PC case is:
41cm x 10cm x 36cm (DxWxH). The issue is the Width.

I lay my pc on its side, motherboard resting horizontal inside. which means the PCI port is facing up to the side panel.
Motherboard is 042P49 Dell- small form factor.

The graphics card is 12cm tall, whereas the width is 10cm.

~What are my options? Can I somehow lay the graphic card on its side?

 

[maxalge]

Hi, I went to install my Geforce GTX 1050 card today and found that it didn't fit quite right.
My PC case is:
41cm x 10cm x 36cm (DxWxH). The issue is the Width.

I lay my pc on its side, motherboard resting horizontal inside. which means the PCI port is facing up to the side panel.
Motherboard is 042P49 Dell- small form factor.

The graphics card is 12cm tall, whereas the width is 10cm.

~What are my options? Can I somehow lay the graphic card on its side?

return the card


get a low profile card



or buy a riser cable and somehow hold the card in a way that it will not rattle around inside the case, maybe with zip ties?

 

[william p]

Get the low Profile card. The ribbon cables vary greatly in their ability to provide 75W to the GPU.