First of all I want to point out that I'm a huge newbie when it comes to hardware. I only know the very basics and I knew even less when I bought my computer a couple of years ago.
I'm a gamer, and I'm looking to upgrade my GPU very soon. I bought my computer new a couple of years ago, in parts, but I got a lot of help with putting it together. My current GPU is an ASUS GeForce GTX 760, but I am thinking of upgrading it to an ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 ROG Strix (I know there are other manufacturers with smaller designs, but I'm happy with ASUS and I know it should be fine in my system based on what I have figured out).
The problem I have is my case. The card is way longer than my current one, however this should not be a problem as I can remove some of the harddrive cages inside.
My case is a Cooler Master HAF 912 Advanced by the way. Without removing cages it is a couple of centimeters to small, not a problem though.
My motherboard is a B85M-G though, which from what I can understand is smaller than regular motherboards. I do not know if the card will fit under the removable cage, and I do not know how well such a big card will be on this basic, micro motherboard. Can anyone who knows the card and knows more than me, see from the pictures I included in the bottom of this post if the card will fit underneath the upper cages? They are not removable so I would have to cut them in order to fit something higher up. Also, are there anything I have missed? Something that may kill my joy if I get one and try to put it in my current system?
The removable cage is the one with my SSD in it. I only have one other hard drive so I have space for it somewhere else.
Thank you everyone.
Images:
http://imgur.com/a/aqLZh
(Dont worry about the dust, I'm cleaning the inside very very soon)
I'm a gamer, and I'm looking to upgrade my GPU very soon. I bought my computer new a couple of years ago, in parts, but I got a lot of help with putting it together. My current GPU is an ASUS GeForce GTX 760, but I am thinking of upgrading it to an ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 ROG Strix (I know there are other manufacturers with smaller designs, but I'm happy with ASUS and I know it should be fine in my system based on what I have figured out).
The problem I have is my case. The card is way longer than my current one, however this should not be a problem as I can remove some of the harddrive cages inside.
My case is a Cooler Master HAF 912 Advanced by the way. Without removing cages it is a couple of centimeters to small, not a problem though.
My motherboard is a B85M-G though, which from what I can understand is smaller than regular motherboards. I do not know if the card will fit under the removable cage, and I do not know how well such a big card will be on this basic, micro motherboard. Can anyone who knows the card and knows more than me, see from the pictures I included in the bottom of this post if the card will fit underneath the upper cages? They are not removable so I would have to cut them in order to fit something higher up. Also, are there anything I have missed? Something that may kill my joy if I get one and try to put it in my current system?
The removable cage is the one with my SSD in it. I only have one other hard drive so I have space for it somewhere else.
Thank you everyone.
Images:
http://imgur.com/a/aqLZh
(Dont worry about the dust, I'm cleaning the inside very very soon)
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