Dell Dimension e520/ Dell XPS 400 Upgrade GPU

[CrazyApple]

Hi, i just bought a 700 watt psu and a gtx 460 video card for my dimension e520.

(Links: http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/EZCool-Infin...item45fcb2a155

http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/Palit-Sonic-...item336b3c1db6

Right after that, i searched up to make sure it perfectly goes with my pc.
I found some articles that tells me that my gtx 460 won't fit in the case.
But i also found people that tell that it will fit in the e520.

I'm kind of confused, the gpu & psu can arrive now at any day so i'm kind of worried.
I already upgraded my gpu onec to a geforce 9500gt pci-e.
Gtx 460 is should be a PCI-E too.

The gtx460 also takes 2 card slots. I'm going to open my case to see if it can fit my pc.

If anyone has some suggestions, please tell them.

Thanks, Apple.

[Kreij]

Since you already ordered it, the best thing to do would be to see if it fits when you get it.
If not, maybe a little case modding will give it the room it needs.

[Jstn7477]

I'm pretty sure that my E520 only has 4 expansion slots, and that the PCIe x16 slot is the top one (PC is BTX form factor and slots are upside down). If you got a dual slot GTX 460 you may be out of luck.

Please refer to page 68 of this PDF showing the BTX motherboard layout. http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...n/NH730A01.pdf

[CrazyApple]

Originally Posted by Jstn7477

I'm pretty sure that my E520 only has 4 expansion slots, and that the PCIe x16 slot is the top one (PC is BTX form factor and slots are upside down). If you got a dual slot GTX 460 you may be out of luck.

Please refer to page 68 of this PDF showing the BTX motherboard layout. http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...n/NH730A01.pdf

I opened up my case and i see that my PCI slots are on top and the PCI-E is under them.
And it has 2 slots and my GTX460 needs 2 slots aswell, i will just wait it out and see what will happen.

I will inform if i get it.

Thanks until than, Apple.

[Jstn7477]

If your board differs from the picture, then you may be lucky. If there is a free slot above the PCIe x16 slot, then you should be okay.

[CrazyApple]

Like i said, i will update my thread, so here i am

My card isn't fitting in my pc correctly, is it a big problem if i cut parts out of the plastic fan holder and my cpu heatsink plastic holder? The fan wont be as stable but 1 screw still holds it...

[brandonwh64]

sounds like you need a new case.

This is a nice cheap case for you, also has a bottom mount for PSU and lost of features

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133094

[CrazyApple]

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

sounds like you need a new case.

This is a nice cheap case for you, also has a bottom mount for PSU and lost of features

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133094

Yeah, thought about that, the only problem is, i have a BTX case witch means if i buy a new case, i need a new cpu cooler& heatsink.

[CrazyApple]

Update 2: So i've removed my original fan and placed another one that fits in it. Sadly my temp on the card runs up to 80C by just playing a non-intense game.

Ive played league of legends for about 3-4 hours without any problems (60C-80C) on high/very high settings.
After that i ran the new Dead Island on high settings after 2-3 mins my monitor blacked out and i had to reboot.

I'm thinking about getting a Zalman VF2000 cooling, but i don't really know if it's worth it. The stock cooling is a f****ing joke. I've bought a simple fan for 10 euros, but as you can see, it's worthless.

I bought the card used so i can't RMA, i really don't know what to do, i need help.

Things I've tried:

CoD4 with custom performance config: 70c-80c (10 min gameplay)
League of Legends: 60c - 70c (3-4 hrs gameplay)
Dead Island: 80c - 105c (2-3 min gameplay)
CoD: Black ops: 70c (5 min gameplay)

I will post some pictures of my pc as soon as i can.

If someone has the Palit GTX 460 2GB version and can help, please do i really need help.

Specs:

Intel Q6600 2.4 (no oc)
Palit GTX460 2GB (700mhz stock)
4gb 800mhz ram
700w ezcool infinity PSU
Intel G43 chipset (i know it's old)

My pc is 6 years old i know it's old i bought it back in 2006. It's a dell dimension e520, the case is pretty small but the card still fits in it.

Any help is appriciated,

Thank you, Apple.