- Nov 2, 2012
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Dear respected community of Tom's Hardware,
I'm upgrading my system by purchasing a new GPU and PSU.
My problem is I'm worried the new GPU (HD 7950) won't fit, since I read on a thread someone was having "tight fit" problems with a smaller NVidia card on the same system as mine, the problem seems to come from the position of the MoBo and I/O.
Current system:
System: Dell Studio XPS 435MT
MoBo:0R849J
Intel X58 Rev 12
Intel 82801JR (ICH10R) Rev 00
CPU: Intel i7 920
New upgrade parts I'm about to purchase;
GPU: Asus Radeon HD 7950 Direct CU II (I read this was the beefiest model in terms of size)
PSU:OCZ 650W (non modular version)
Questions;
a· Will it fit?
b· What exactly does tripple slot card mean, referring to the 7950 I'm LTB.
c· Any educated commentary on my upgrade that you can add is also very much appreciated.
Here is the thread where someone was talking about the "tight fit" nature of discrete GPUs on his (my) Motherboard, in case you were looking for a photo and point of context.
Thank you for taking your time to read this, I hope I get an answer sometime soon, as I'm buying the card from E-Bay.
*edit*: Here is some extra info on my motherboard, which I think will help
I'm upgrading my system by purchasing a new GPU and PSU.
My problem is I'm worried the new GPU (HD 7950) won't fit, since I read on a thread someone was having "tight fit" problems with a smaller NVidia card on the same system as mine, the problem seems to come from the position of the MoBo and I/O.
Current system:
System: Dell Studio XPS 435MT
MoBo:0R849J
Intel X58 Rev 12
Intel 82801JR (ICH10R) Rev 00
CPU: Intel i7 920
New upgrade parts I'm about to purchase;
GPU: Asus Radeon HD 7950 Direct CU II (I read this was the beefiest model in terms of size)
PSU:OCZ 650W (non modular version)
Questions;
a· Will it fit?
b· What exactly does tripple slot card mean, referring to the 7950 I'm LTB.
c· Any educated commentary on my upgrade that you can add is also very much appreciated.
Here is the thread where someone was talking about the "tight fit" nature of discrete GPUs on his (my) Motherboard, in case you were looking for a photo and point of context.
Thank you for taking your time to read this, I hope I get an answer sometime soon, as I'm buying the card from E-Bay.
*edit*: Here is some extra info on my motherboard, which I think will help
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