HELP ATI 4890 too big to use PCI slots

[l00k]

Hi,

I've got a system built on a micro ATX mobo ALiveNF6G-VSTA (not the best) http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=ALIVENF6G-VSTA

I'm replacing my HD 3850 with a HD 4890 which takes the space of 2 slots because of the heatsink and fan.

Trouble is I also want to have my Satalite tuner card (Compro VideoMate S350 DVB-S) in the bottom PCI slot but it wont bloody fit because of the fan on the 4890.

The way I see it I have a few options

1- get a new ATX mobo £40 I can get something that will sort me out without changing any other components

2- get a flexible PCI riser card and put the tuner card lower in my case (case is a big old ATX tower)

3- sell the 4890 and stick with the 3850


Anyone had a similar problem.

Anyone had any success with a PCI riser used in this way?

 

[rolli59]

Option 1 is worth it for the increase in GPU performance.

 

[l00k]

Cheers

Decided I'd rather get a new full sized board so I've gone for Asrock ALIVEXFIRE-ESATA R3.0 AMD AM2+ http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?model=alivexfire-esata2 r3.0 £37 all inc

Which should give me some scope to upgrade more in the future