New Graphics card issue

[ButterMeUp]

Hello again, I am having some issues with installing my new graphics card i got from newegg.ca a radeon 7870 : http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125665&cm_re=radeon_7870-_-14-125-665-_-Product , My pc is a pre built one i purchased from best buy an asus m11bb series i got a good deal with it and it came with an amd a8 6500 processor for only 350$ or so, Now the issue is the case, the motherboard is up to date and has crossfire x capabilities but the issue is i have removed the bracket in the back but this video card is very large or at least the metal part is that slides into the back part of the case, i will attach a picture as it is very hard to describe what i mean. Please respond asap as i have been eagerly waiting the arrival of this new card and such, thanks for the review and appreciate any help or ideas. picture i found on google is the exact same case as mine except i have an upgraded psu.

 

[JobCreator]

That video card, I'm assuming, is a two-slotter. You have to remove two of those metal slides in the back of the case in order to fit it. It's going to eat up whatever other slot is directly below your PCIe x16 slot. This is a good example of that. http://www.3dnews.ru/documents/12449/7900GTX-SLI-big.jpg Each of those cards will take two slots. So just line it up so that it fits over two of the expansion slots and you're fine.

 

[Jason H.]

Hello again, I am having some issues with installing my new graphics card i got from newegg.ca a radeon 7870 : http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125665&cm_re=radeon_7870-_-14-125-665-_-Product , My pc is a pre built one i purchased from best buy an asus m11bb series i got a good deal with it and it came with an amd a8 6500 processor for only 350$ or so, Now the issue is the case, the motherboard is up to date and has crossfire x capabilities but the issue is i have removed the bracket in the back but this video card is very large or at least the metal part is that slides into the back part of the case, i will attach a picture as it is very hard to describe what i mean. Please respond asap as i have been eagerly waiting the arrival of this new card and such, thanks for the review and appreciate any help or ideas. picture i found on google is the exact same case as mine except i have an upgraded psu.

it would be helpful if you uploaded a pic of the graphic card metal piece

 

[Mustangrock12]

Ill be honest that case is not really optimized for customization. You also might want to make sure that your Power supply has the correct connectors. For that graphics card you should make sure that you have 2 6pin/8pin connectors. That card is not gonna work without power... you might wanna get a new case and power supply unless you want to mod your current case to fit that card which I think would be rather unnecessary. There are a lot of cheap cases on new egg. You can snoop around there for cheap buys. If your gonna do this i would also recommend upgrading your processor. Good luck! I hope this helps out and I hope you can get up and running.

 

[Mustangrock12]

Oh! you need to knock out the metal pieces in the back with a screw driver thats what the little crosses on the metal are for
again tho you really might wanna invest in a powersupply for that graphics card because im almost 100% positive that your PC does not have enough plugs to power that card.

 

[ButterMeUp]

Jobs picture represents the back plate of my graphics card sorry i cant really take a picture but his picture he posted is the exact same size with the back plate in comparison, the card fits perfectly but the one metal piece has no screws and is very loose as if i could just push it in and it would pop out but it almost looks attatched by metal so im unsure if i should just pop it out? im very confused

 

[ButterMeUp]

like i said when posted i upgraded my psu to a 500w one and it has the required pci e connections and etc, even has extra cpu connector too. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438016&cm_re=evga_500w-_-17-438-016-_-Product

 

[JobCreator]

Jobs picture represents the back plate of my graphics card sorry i cant really take a picture but his picture he posted is the exact same size with the back plate in comparison, the card fits perfectly but the one metal piece has no screws and is very loose as if i could just push it in and it would pop out but it almost looks attatched by metal so im unsure if i should just pop it out? im very confused

If you screw in the top screw, you are fine. I'm not sure what you mean by "the one metal piece" there should be only one metal piece on the video card. It's just that it has two "pegs" or "feet" that should fit into the back of the case. The PCIe slot on your motherboard should have a locking mechanism on it so that the card doesn't go anywhere. Combine that with the screw you're going to put into the metal piece and it should be sturdy. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/PCI_und_PCIe_Slots.jpg If you look at the PCIe x16 slot, it has that little catch on the right side. Pictures would really help in this case.