My video card is blocking my sata slots help!!!

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#1 Shogun_Master
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This is my first time building my computer and it was going pretty good until I tried to put in my graphics card. My Sata connections to my CD/DVD rom and Hard drive were in the way. So I can't fit my top graphics card if I want a CD drive or Hard Drive and vice versa apparently. Can someone find me a solution to this problem without having to get a new motherboard?

This is my Motherboard

And this is my graphics card

I actually have 2 of those since I was planning on Crossfire-ing them but obviously won't work if I can't fit one in the top slot.

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#2 General_X
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Oops just saw you only had PCI-E expansion slots hold on a tick. From the looks of things you might be SOL with that motherboard, both your GPUs will cover both of your remaining expansion slots. Only options are to run a single card or get a new mobo I think.
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#3 C_Rule
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Did you buy the smallest motherboard you could find?
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[QUOTE="General_X"]Oops just saw you only had PCI-E expansion slots hold on a tick. From the looks of things you might be SOL with that motherboard, both your GPUs will cover both of your remaining expansion slots. Only options are to run a single card or get a new mobo I think.

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Was looking around and found some Sata Cables that bent 90 degrees. Gonna see if my local computer store has any and if they are small enough. Otherwise I guess I'll be looking for another Mother Board. T_T.
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#6 General_X
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[QUOTE="clyde46"][QUOTE="General_X"]Oops just saw you only had PCI-E expansion slots hold on a tick. From the looks of things you might be SOL with that motherboard, both your GPUs will cover both of your remaining expansion slots. Only options are to run a single card or get a new mobo I think.

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Trigger happy moderators. My sig was removed earlier today for having "Offensive content," so I took the liberty of removing the "offensive content" from it Gamespot moderators crack me up sometimes.
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#7 brownwhale
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I am not sure you can crossfire on that mobo, unless you know something i dont, I hear about software mods allowing for it. Umm, I think you will have to find another mobo. Look into sata connectors or expansions. It really depends on how much the card covers the ports. Look into a non micro atx board. YOu probably got that cause it was cheap, might have to spend 20$ more.
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#8 Blicen
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 Check the end connectors where I circled in green, those look like 2 sata connectors, you should be able to use those still even if your video card is very large, just hook your SATA connections up before you pop the card into the PCI-E slot

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#9 Shogun_Master
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omg man. Thank you I would have never found those. I've been staring at this from Bird's eye view for the last 4 hours. Completely didn't see the possibility of there being some off to the side. Wow. Thanks man.
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#10 General_X
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Check the end connectors where I circled in green, those look like 2 sata connectors, you should be able to use those still even if your video card is very large, just hook your SATA connections up before you pop the card into the PCI-E slotBlicen
Good catch, you kids and your new fangled 90degree sata ports :P Hope this solution works out for you OP.
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#11 Shogun_Master
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And with that solution comes with another possible problem. These Graphics Cards have 2 6-pin sockets in them. Do both of those have to be plugged in for one to work or can I just plug one 6-pin in? As in do I need 4 6-pin plugs to work both of them at once? Cuz my PSU only has 2 6-pins.
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#12 General_X
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IIRC you will need to plug in every open powerslot on you GPU's, or else the computer will fail to boot. At least that's what happens to me when I forget to plug my single 6 pin power connector in, I've never had to plug in four 6 pin power adapters. Though I assume since the manufacturer put two 6 pins plugs on the card, that they will both need to be plugged in. As a side note it sounds trying to CF is bringing you nothing but grief, you might consider returning both your 5830s and getting a 5850 or 5870 instead, this will leave you a few open PCI-E slots in the future incase you need to get something like a wireless card, sound card, or raid card.
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Well I managed to google up a thread that found me a thread with a similar problem cept he only had 1 and needed 2. Apparently they have splitters that makes one 6-pin into 2 6-pins. Seems like a good solution.
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I also just double checked my estimated power needs with a psu calculator online and my PSU should be able to generate enough power for both of them. So I think I'll go looking for those splitters tomorrow.
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#15 General_X
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I would guess that this is similar to what you are looking for, but instead of converting one 6pin into two, it converts two molexs into one 6pin: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812887001
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#16 Shogun_Master
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Cool. The 6pin into 2 6pin splitter was $11 each. That one's only $6. I'm going to check my local computer store if they have either. If not then I'll get them off Newegg. For the time being I'm going to try to boot with one Video Card and if that works, intall windows 7 and drivers. Last question is it fine if I have both Video Cards on the Mother Board but only power one of them? Or do I have to take the unused one out?
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#17 General_X
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I would take the unused one out, as it might cause the computer to fail to boot if it isn't receiving the proper power.
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#18 caseystryker
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I would take the unused one out, as it might cause the computer to fail to boot if it isn't receiving the proper power.General_X
Agreed, why wouldn't you remove it? That card is a monster. Something like 11inches long. I barely had enough room to plug the power connectors in when I built my system.

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#19 Shogun_Master
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I was just weary of removing and inputting the cards more than needed. Just don't want to break them or anything.