How to make more space in my case?

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Kyle McDonald

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In my case i am getting a new 7950. its about 10 and a half inches and im worried it may not fir. i measured but i may a TINY bit off. is there any soluiton to make about a 1/5 inch more room?
 
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correct me if im wrong (looking at this picture: http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_4557-531x500.jpg ), but it looks like the hard drive bay is removable...it has a screw at the top. if so you should be able to remount the drive in one of the upper bays (maybe via a 3.5" to 5.25" adapter). you also may be able to cut the bottom left corner of the drive bay enough to clear the card and move the hard drive up one slot.

there are a few options to get it done, but one main question im having is whether or not you've upgraded the power supply in the computer?
 
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yeah that will work assuming it is a good quality psu. i dont think the one in your case currently even has any 6 pin pci e connectors at all, and therefore wont work with a 7950, or any card requiring pci e connectors for that matter
 
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that should be able to power it just fine. check the power connectors on the gpu you are looking to get. if it requires 2x6 pin, or a 6pin and an 8 pin, youre covered with that psu. i have not heard a whole lot about the green series but i have heard that rosewill does make pretty good psus.
 
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thats referring to the slot that it uses on the motherboard. if you look at some pictures of the card you see the 6 pin and 8 pin plugs. theres one of each so that power supply will work for your card
 
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the psu you are looking at will cover the new card's needs, the psu that is in there now will not
 
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oh wow, the interior of that case is the same as my emachine case, your card will fit in there, it will be a tight fit, but a fit none the less, cable management may end up being a nightmare, be sure the PSU you get has some length to it, i know that the TX750 V2 from Corsair has the reach, but i had a CoolMax 700w that barely reached from the top, in a bottom mount it would be fine.

Good luck!
 
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