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PCI slot wrong way round?

I recently purchased a 2nd hand (yet somewhat new) video card for my desktop. Previously, any video cards Ive had are AGP, whereas this one is PCI.

For some reason, the PCI slot on the video card does not match the motherboard. (If I were to make it fit, it would be facing inside the tower.)

Is there any easy way of getting around this, such as some sort of PCI extension cable? Or will I be forced to upgrade most of my desktop if i want a graphics upgrade?

phototropic

What is the make and model of your mobo?

hippydaz

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Im reasonably sure its a gigabyte GA-7VRXP

phototropic

If your new card ia a pci-e card, it will need a slot which looks like this:

http://www.cooltechzone.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=506&Itemid=0&limit=1&limitstart=2

If your board does not have such a slot, it is not going to work...

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phototropic

hippydaz,

Does your card look like it would fit into the slot in the link I posted originally? If it does, then all of the above is correct...you need a new motherboard or a new card...

nobus

it would help if he posted the model of the video card and mobo

hippydaz

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Hmm. Looks like the graphics card is PCI express, whereas my motherboard only has normal PCI slots. I wasnt even aware such a difference existed, but I am now educated and informed.

Thanks all, points split as best I can.