Help! - Video Card Not Lining In New Build

Hi all. Of all the problems I expected to encounter on this build, I never expected this:

I'm near the end of a new build, and my video card will not line up with the back of the case properly.

My build (pertinent parts):

Antec 900 case
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P mobo
Asus EAH4850 TOP PCI-E vid card

Here's the problem:

I can line the card up perfectly, ready to go into the slot, and line up with the back opening. When I press it into place, it tilts b/c the bracket is hitting the case where it is supposed to seat. It seems as though if this bracket portion were just a bit taller, or if my motherboard was up out of the case more (maybe 3-4 millimeters), everything would fit.

If I try to force it to fit by pulling the card into place in the back slot after it's in place, the motherboard wants to lift from the front (bend), so I don't want to do that.

As it stands, though - I cannot seat the card completely without doing something to either it or my system.

Has anyone had this problem?

I would like to avoid lifting my motherboard, as I think even the smallest riser would knock everything else out of alignment.

Help! I can't believe I've gotten this far into the build only to be stopped by something like this.

Yes, I double-checked and all the stand-offs are placed correctly.

I'm going to see if I can upload some pictures of this in a minute - this is driving me nuts.

I can mostly seat the card - in that I can "submerge" all the copper portions of the connectors into the slot - it just seems like it needs to go in a tad further. It's at a very slight angle - and I cannot support it with the bracket screw.

Ok - I have some pictures to help go along with what I'm saying.

First, here is the PCI-E Slot:

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Now, here I have placed the card just in the slot without pressing it into the slot. You can still see the copper of the leads going into the slot:

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And here, I have pressed the card in as far as I can:

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Note on the bracket that the screw hole is just to the edge (it is the dark hole closest to you under the U of the bracket. Note also that the face, or fence, of the card angles slightly into the case. It just seems like the bracket needs to be a slight bit taller and everything would fit perfectly.

I've thought about trying to remove the bracket from my old AGP card in my other system and seeing if it would fit this one just as a test.

Is there anywhere I could buy a generic bracket for this card?

Finally - am I just over-reacting? Does the fact that I do not see any copper leads coming out of the slot mean that although I don't have a perfect fit, that it's "good enough"?

It should be seated fully, that is the priority. If you have to loosen a few MB screws or install a few washers... so be it

Could be a graphics card problem, and testing another card would be good.

I would doubt a case problem, but the wrong standoffs for the case is a possibility.

Call Antec in the morning and see what they say?

I can only say I had a simillar problem... but mine wasn't at an angle like that.

http://www.antec.com/usa/support.html

Even if it's not their fault they might have a suggestion.