Will Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Windforce 4GB fit new motherboard Gigabyte H81M-S1 help please!!!

[themarkofx]

Hello I need help.?

So I have ordered a new motherboard and I'm not sure if my graphics card will fit.

New Motherboard ( Gigabyte H81M-S1 )- 22.6 x 17

Old Motherboard (Gigabyte H81M-S2H) - 22.6 x 17.4

Graphics Card - Gigabyte GTX 970 g1 Windforce 4GB

PC Case - Zalman ZM‑T3 Mini tower

Help please if the graphics card will fit the new micro atx motherboard.

 

[furkan68k18]

Yes it will work. As long as it fits your case as well.

 

[themarkofx]

Yes it will work. As long as it fits your case as well.

Well My current motherboard in the case is Gigabyte H81M-S2H. I have my graphics card in there, the three fan gtx 970 from gigabyte and it all fits. I was wondering with this new motherboard being just a little bit smaller will all my parts fit in the PC case and motherboard

The size of my case is - 189 x 427.5 x 364mm

 

[furkan68k18]

Yes it will work with the motherboard.

 

[themarkofx]

I know that but is the size of my case big enough to fit the motherboard and all the parts, including the graphics card, power supply supply and more.?

 

[furkan68k18]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Tx2tXH

I have added your parts together on pcpartpicker.com and got some compatibility notes.

The Zalman - ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case supports video cards up to 300mm long, but video cards over 250mm may block drive bays. Since the Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 970 4GB Windforce 3X Video Card is 297mm long, some drive bays may not be usable.

Zalman - ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case has front panel USB 3.0 ports, but the Gigabyte - GA-H81M-S1 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard does not have onboard USB 3.0 headers.

You may have to remove some of the drive bays to fit the 970 and will not be able to use the front usb ports, but you will still have the usb on the back of the pc which you can use.

 

[themarkofx]

It's all good we made it fit with my old motherboard, so just to make sure does this motherboard have front USB ports I can use or not? Are the front USBs available. also currently the GPU is not occupying drive bays as I only have 1 HDD and my SSD is on the other side of the panel of my case. Should I be okay for fitting my hardware?

 

[furkan68k18]

If you are talking about your old motherboard, the Gigabyte H81M-S2H, when I add that in to the part list in doesn't say that it hasn't got usb 3.0 so I'm assuming it should work with the case.

 

[themarkofx]

No what I am saying is with the new motherboard H81M-S1 can I use front USB ports or not? Also it shouldn't be a problem getting in the GPU since the new motherboard is smaller, you have to angle the GPU but it fits as I've got it in my current PC and case right now. SI I shouldn't have problems correct ?

 

[furkan68k18]

No, with the new motherboard you won't be able to use the usb ports on the front as they are usb 3.0 and the new board only supports 2.

 

[themarkofx]

How am I able to use front USBs, updating the motherboard drivers. Because my old motherboard had USB's I could use at the front.

 

[furkan68k18]

Your old motherboard has usb 3.0 so you can use the front panels. There is no way you will be able to use it with the new motherboard.

 

[themarkofx]

It does support USB 3.0:

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-H81M-S1-rev-10#ov

USB 3.0 ports with GIGABYTE 3x USB powerGIGABYTE On/Off Charge™ for USB devices

LAN with high ESD ProtectionD-SUB port on rear panelSolid capacitors for CPU VRM design