400R Case, Micro ATX ( ASROCK N68-S3 UCC), EVGA NVIDIA GeFORCE 770 with ACX

[JB567]

Hi, I am new to building PCs and have managed to salvage some parts from my educational institute, chiefly a MoBo, RAM, CPU and HDD (asrock n68-s3 ucc, AMD Athlon X2, Seagate 80GB HDD). However I have attempted to mix it with my new computer components I have purchased (FSP Group Aurum 750M, Corsair Carbide 400R and EVGA GeForce GTX770). However when I attempted to put the GPU in it the GPU slot did not line up with any of the PCI- end slots, is this an issue with my mounting, or the card itself.

Many Thanks,

JB567

[JoshM]

Dude thats massively unbalanced, the mobo and cpu are really old, I would say its a mounting issue, but something newer. 

 

If you are on a tight budget look at AM3+

 

if that is too expensive look at 1366. 

 

@JB567 you need to follow your threads 

[Me1z]

I looked up the motherboard you listed and it does appear to have a pcie x16 slot. When you put the GTX 770 in did you use the blue slot or did you try to use one of the white ones?

[JB567]

I looked up the motherboard you listed and it does appear to have a pcie x16 slot. When you put the GTX 770 in did you use the blue slot or did you try to use one of the white ones?

I attempted to put it in the blue slot, however the case did not want to let it go in, as it did not line up with the PCI Plates

[Me1z]

I attempted to put it in the blue slot, however the case did not want to let it go in, as it did not line up with the PCI Plates

 

Could you post a picture of the pci bays on case and the graphics card? It would help if I could see what was not lining up.

[JB567]

Could you post a picture of the pci bays on case and the graphics card? It would help if I could see what was not lining up.

[Me1z]

When you put the card in it was in these two bays, right?

 

[JB567]

the PCIE slot is the blue one, so I attempted to put it in there, (the top one)

 

When you put the card in it was in these two bays, right?

[Me1z]

the PCIE slot is the blue one, so I attempted to put it in there, (the top one)

 

 

Did you take the plate for the one below it out too? The GTX 770 should be a 2 slot card and take up both.

[JB567]

When you put the card in it was in these two bays, right?

here is a picture of me putting as close as I can to the pcie port

[JB567]

oh, derp, I didn't know it was a two card slot, sorry to waste your time

Thanks,

JB567

Did you take the plate for the one below it out too? The GTX 770 should be a 2 slot card and take up both.

[Me1z]

oh, derp, I didn't know it was a two card slot, sorry to waste your time

Thanks,

JB567

 

It's no problem at all, people make mistakes all the time and that's what the troubleshooting section is here for.