Do you guys think this 7850 model would fit into my desktop?

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gorebs24

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This is my desktop, it currently has a 6670 in it. I've measured and it looks like it would be a tight fit, but I am curious.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03531729&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=101&contentType=SupportFAQ&prodSeriesId=5295969&prodTypeId=12454

This is the card.

In the future, I'm going to go with a large case but the wife isn't convinced of the look yet. ha. Just a little warning to you guys thinking about getting married. ;)

http://www.walmart.com/ip/XFX-Force-AMD-Radeon-HD-7850-2GB-GDDR5-PCI-Express-3.0-Double-Dissipation-Edition-Graphics-Card/20925423
 
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Sure. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153114
Now click for an enlargement of the picture (click on the picture) then find the one with the label containing all the information about the PSU. See where it says +12V1|+12V2? These are your most important things when buying a power supply, the higher the better. Now would you kindly(guess where the reference is from) look down and where it says 576W. This means that the 2 combined 12V rails can output 576W of the total 600W. When you buy a PSU you want the acutal 12V to be as close to the rated watts as...
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Then the 7850 will work. Not the best PSU though but it will be sufficient. What about the inside space? How much space do you have between the expansion slots to hard drive cages or any other obstructions.
 
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The WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor) doesn't matter when the case is under the desk in the dark. She never sees is.
 
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It looks like I have plenty of room to slide it in there. All of the components that would be in the way are either 4 inches away up top or 3 inches on bottom. That would be the PSU and the fan for the processor.
 
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Sure. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153114
Now click for an enlargement of the picture (click on the picture) then find the one with the label containing all the information about the PSU. See where it says +12V1|+12V2? These are your most important things when buying a power supply, the higher the better. Now would you kindly(guess where the reference is from) look down and where it says 576W. This means that the 2 combined 12V rails can output 576W of the total 600W. When you buy a PSU you want the acutal 12V to be as close to the rated watts as possible. There are PSUs that say it's 500w that can only output 3 or 400 watts. Sometimes it doesn't even say the total wattage output and this is where googling comes into play. I hope this helped you.

 
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Ok. Gotcha. So if the highest listed is 12v2 20amps then that's what would let me know that it is ok to use? Well, that and the combined watts.

Btw. Actually played Bioshock 1 today. Ha. Infinite was so good that I had to go replay the others again. Especially after the ending.

**no spoilers**
 
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No it's more like this.

There are 2 types of power supplies, single rail (one 12V rating) and multi rail (two or more 12V ratings) power supplies. Usually it's a single rail though. The 12V is how much power your PSU can output. The higher the better. Often times there will be a label on the PSU itself telling you how many amps are on the 12V rail(s). And usually it will give you a highly accurate number such as 648W. So when you read on the label it says it's a 650W PSU, look for the 12V and the "accurate" number which would be 648W. This means the PSU can output 648W of the total 650W it claims. I hope this clears up any confusion. Feel free to PM me if you have any further questions.

 
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