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SUCKAGE :(

Gerard

Gerard

Gerard

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Got my evga 8800gtx ko acs 3 today for installation and guess what..bloody thing wont fit in the shuttle. Lengthwise its fine but the oversized shroud on it presses against the drive cage too much. Even with the cage removed theres a couple of capacitors on the motherboard that the card actually sits on preventing it from being installed properly :(

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Think i'll keep it, ive got a lian li coming today, just a matter of finding a dinky motherboard for a bit. :(
 
Will_3rd said:
tbh the card is pretty big, so your asking a lot fitting it in a shuttle case

unlucky though, what was your previous card?
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8800gts, i assumed it could fit in the case as theres a guy on here with one in an sn26p chassis. Ive an sn25p and theyre pretty similar, not similar enough though.
 
My only concern at the mo is getting to test the card to make sure its working fine, was sent from the states on tuesday and arrived today. Box was totally shrink wrapped with seals on the flaps so its definately new.
 
Just had a quick check of it in a friends pc, boots into windows fine, didn't get a chance to test any games or whatever. The hunt is now on for a decent 939 mobo, got a thread in the wanted section if any of you have an abit\asus\dfi board you;re looking rid of. :)
 
LoadsaMoney said:
Thats terrible bad luck that :( still will fit in the that nice Lian Li case your getting so all is not lost, and its a cracking card. :)
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Im suprised by the size and weight of it, could be used as a weapon. :eek:
 
BlairH said:
If you're going to splash the cash on a system that will allow you to use your GTX to it's fullest, I would advise going Core 2 Duo rather than Socket 939.
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To be honest when i was on a pentium 4 3.2 at 4ghz all i read was how much of an improvement gaming on an amd 64 at 2.6ghz or so would be, i eventually made the swap and didn't notice any massive difference. At the mo im on an FX60 and i very much doubt id see a massive leap by going to core 2.

I was pretty happy with my pentium 4 and got sucked into the hype, i got an amd with a dfi motherboard and had endless headaches getting that thing to work properly. Im considering upgrading to penryn later in the year though.
 
Im not gonna send it back, ive ordered a mobo off ebay, (abit kn8 sli) just to tide me over till i build my new system. :)
 
Insides are similar but the drive cage is closer to the side than in the sn26p. Had been like a half inch or so further to the left it would have fitted in. :(

Didn't get any email though, still waiting on one from evga to set up my warranty.

Does that asus board need a "terminator" card in one slot to route the lanes to the first slot or is it a bios option? How much you looking for it. :eek:
 
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