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Bman123

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Well I have a gateway gt5476e pc.It is completely stock and I want to start gaming with it.
I know I need a psu and video card.I will be gaming on a 32inch lcd hdtv that is 720p and on a 17inch monitor which is 1280x720.
The case is a matx case so I am unsure what size psu and video card will fit.
I want to use either an 9800gtx or an 8800gt and some corsair 500-600 watt psu.
WIll these fit in this case or no?
It is small but not tiny,I am gonna bust out the ole dremel and add some fans inside to help with cooling.
PLease help me out
 
That gateway fits a standard ATX PSU. So any Corsair PSU will be fine for you.

As for whether or not the 9800GTX or 8800GT will fit, the 9800GTX is 10.5" long and the 8800GT is 9" long. Measure your case , starting from the PCI slots to the HDD bay and see if you have about 1" clearance for either the 8800GT or 9800GTX
 
sweet I thought that a atx psu wouldn't fit.Now I dont need a new case for that.
I will measure and see if the card will fit if I have to I'll chop it up.
I will try to post pics of the inside so you can give input on it.
 
what do you mean by the pci slots?do you mean from the back of the case where the plug ins are or from the end of the pci slot towards the plug ins
 
Bman123 said:
what do you mean by the pci slots?do you mean from the back of the case where the plug ins are or from the end of the pci slot towards the plug ins
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From the back of the case where the PCI slots are to where the HDD cage is. You know, the area where a video card would go?
 
I took pics but I dont know how to post them,at worst can I send them to you via email so you can look at them and tell me what ya think
 
the pic is at the top of the page,will an 8800gt or a 9800gtx clear those ram slots?That si what I am mainly concerned about.
From the very back of the case where you would plug in your dvi or vga to the beginning of the hard drive cage is 10inches.I have room to move the hard drive down in the cage towards the front of the case.That will give me 12 inches in length.I just don't wanna buy a card and have it hit the ram slot
 
It'll clear it but it's gonna be very tight. More than likely that you'll have to remove the video card first if you ever want to replace or upgrade your RAM. But it should fit.

Oh and just upload your pics to Photobucket, Flickr or any other free pic hosting website.
 
well you obviously seen the pic from the link I posted.Now what about the length?
I just wanna be right so I can get the card to fit in there for sure.I can get to 12 inches from where the vga or dvi adapter will plug into on the back of the pc to where the hd cage is and that is with me removing some of the cage.
 
What is that card in the second PCI slot? It might interfere with cooling with you go with the 9800GTX.

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So let me get this staight:
- You're gonna move the drive forward
- You're gonna cut out the part in blue
- The length from the rear of the case to the HDD cage area in the pic is 12"
 
on my mobo I have roughly 4inches from the pci 16x slot to where that card is.
I need to find the specs for the 9800gtx to see how big it is.
yes,yes yes.
 
well I found the card is 4.3inches so it won't fit unless I can get that card out.What card is that anyway?
If it needs to stay then I am screwed and will have to go with either 8800gt or 9600gt
 
Bman123 said:
well I found the card is 4.3inches so it won't fit unless I can get that card out.What card is that anyway?
If it needs to stay then I am screwed and will have to go with either 8800gt or 9600gt
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I don't know, hence why I asked you. You have the PC so you should be able to see what it is. Though my guess it's either a modem card or USB card. Either of which you don't need.
 
Bman123 said:
well I found the card is 4.3inches so it won't fit unless I can get that card out.What card is that anyway?
If it needs to stay then I am screwed and will have to go with either 8800gt or 9600gt
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nVidia is releasing their next generation of video cards, the GTX260 and GTX280, on June 17/18, so you might want to wait and see how those perform.

Also, you could always get an 8800GTS, I'm pretty sure that's the same length as an 8800GT. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, I'm sure :)
 
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