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Old 10-30-08   #1 (permalink)
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Default Help! Video card is not fitting correctly
Everything is new so I am positive I am screwing something up.

Board, 780i ftw.

Cards gtx280 with evga waterblocks.

Case lianlipc-p280


I can get the card to go low enough to click with the plastic sli locks on the mobo. Its almost as if the mobo is too low!

Can someone figure out what I am doing wrong here? Pictures below, sorry they are crappy.





You see here I screwed it in tight, but the video card is not fitting properly..

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could be using slightly smaller spacers between mobo and tray?

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Looks as though the standoffs aren't tall enough.
You did insert standoffs in mobo tray?
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Did you put the spacers between the case and motherboard ?

// edit : You're going to need taller spacers.
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Did you use the motherboard stand-offs?

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Here is what I am using. Left is under mobo, right is on top. Was this not the right thing to use? It came with the case.

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Pull the mobo out and insert the cards - see if they fit that way. If so, I would agree with the above posts that your standoffs are too short. If they don't fit any better, look for something in the way.
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Actually, looking closely at your pics, it looks like the black things on the back of the waterblock, or the waterblock itself, is contacting the mobo socket. Your card is sitting lower on the case back side than the clip side.
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Looks as though the standoffs aren't tall enough.
You did insert standoffs in mobo tray?
Lilratt did you see the last picture. Thats what I used on the mobo tray.

Hang on getting a picture of the tray.

EDIT: HERE IS THE PICTURE OF THE TRAY


System: Water JORDAN
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Q9650@4ghz p95 stable		 Motherboard
780i sli ftw		 Memory
8 gig Gskill @1000mhz 		Graphics Card
3x gtx280 tri-sli
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2x 300 gig velociraptor in Raid 0		 Sound Card
on board HD		 Power Supply
Toughpower 1200watt		 Case
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Actually, looking closely at your pics, it looks like the black things on the back of the waterblock, or the waterblock itself, is contacting the mobo socket. Your card is sitting lower on the case back side than the clip side.
no, I dont see anything obstructing the path of the video card other than the fact that the mobo is just too low.

System: Water JORDAN
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Q9650@4ghz p95 stable		 Motherboard
780i sli ftw		 Memory
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3x gtx280 tri-sli
Hard Drive
2x 300 gig velociraptor in Raid 0		 Sound Card
on board HD		 Power Supply
Toughpower 1200watt		 Case
Lian-Li pc-p80
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