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I have just bought a 8x pcie card that only came with the half bracket. Is there a way to extend this to be able to install in a full size pcie slot?

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You should be able to install it, It dosnt need to take up all the space in the lane as far as I know.

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You should be able to install it, It dosnt need to take up all the space in the lane as far as I know.

He's talking about a half height card in a full height case from what I gather. In that case, you would need the full height bracket or to run the card bracketless.

 

I could be wrong though, in which an x8 card can be inserted into an x16 slot with no issue.

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I have just bought a 8x pcie card that only came with the half bracket. Is there a way to extend this to be able to install in a full size pcie slot?

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Just bend the tab at the top so it fits..

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Just bend the tab at the top so it fits..

But what about the weight of the card bending in the slot? Plus id like something that looks neat

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But what about the weight of the card bending in the slot? Plus id like something that looks neat

Go to ebay and look for a full bracket for the card in question. Or buy a blank full bracket and drill holes for mounting the card.

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You need to find a full length bracket with the same i/o holes, so probably easiest to find one for your card, a lot of cards with half size brackets come with an interchangeable full length so it shouldn't be too hard. I'd have a quick look on ebay etc and the manufacturers site.

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You need to find a full length bracket with the same i/o holes, so probably easiest to find one for your card, a lot of cards with half size brackets come with an interchangeable full length so it shouldn't be too hard. I'd have a quick look on ebay etc and the manufacturers site.

It's a fairly old fibre card, so I don't think there would be any spares.

Are there any adapters out there that are similar to a pcie riser?

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I have just bought a 8x pcie card that only came with the half bracket. Is there a way to extend this to be able to install in a full size pcie slot?

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What about a riser cable like this one: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PCIE-PCI-express-data-extention-cable-15cm-16x-riser-graphics-card-gpu-/221698404204?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item339e412f6c

 

but shorter to make it look neater?

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