DUAL SLOT ATI OR NVIDIA CARDS MAY NOT FIT !

We have had many come to us to install dual ATI 3800 series cards in their sysytems and they won't fit ! Make sure both slots will accept dual slot cards ! Some motherboards have the top slot too darn close to motherboard components . You MUST be able to see a blank slot opening ABOVE both video card slots . Most of the problems have been with Dell and Gateway systems . They made them for single slot card setups and did'nt allow for dual slot card setups . *** *** Most likely the new nvidia dual cores will be double slot also and will not fit . Just trying to save many from wasting money and sending flaming emails to the companies with no help from them . Not to say they don't deserve getting chewed out . They all advertise dual setup capabilities but are far behind what is coming on the market . *** ***

Only true for micro BTX style boxes, not sure about Gateway but Dell has gone back to ATX style, so the newer systems ( I 530/531 ) won't have an issue.

What false advertising ? None of these companies advertise thier BTX mini towers as being dual slot videocard capable.

Truthfully alot of buyers don't know what BTX or ATX differences make . You forget they walk into a department store or get online and a salesman .... usuually a teenager tells them what is best . Believe me 95 % of them NEVER home built a system and think of this .... if they have to come to us to install the card and setup drivers for a video card ... you tell them any specific data and they get that blank look on their faces . We're just used to have been doing and knowing it for years .... we forget the general public is totally unknowledgable to hardware . Maybe I should have added that but it's easier for someone not knowing the difference to peek at the slots . They're on here .... they just don't know . Glad you added that .... they can ask that now but more importantly ask if the MB supports dual - dual slot boards . The case does'nt guarantee that option . you'd be surprised what some of these independent shops sell ... they have a monoploly in towns and screw the devil out of customers . One customer came to us a month ago and his system was full of used components ... the hard drive had old files left on it and the video card was dirty ! I even told him I'd go with him to confront the owner but he declined and said " I just won't buy there anymore " . That lets that creep ripping people go on and on .... I pity some of these people .