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Offline Stealth

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yeah hope so.

if it doesn't, cases are cheap enough that you could go get another case for $40

 

Offline Mongoose

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Well however it works out, I'm incredibly grateful for it. :) I'm kind of hoping to squeak by with the current power supply, so I may not even have to worry if it doesn't fit.

(Also, I shudder to think what sort of mangled mass of tangled cable I'd create if I attempted to shift this entire system to a new case. :p)

 

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it's really not difficult at all.  you can't screw it up unless you're trying, and it doesn't need to be pretty.
I like to stare at the sun.

 

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All righty...the package arrived today.  First off, Stealth, you're the utter master of packaging materials; it took me a good twenty minutes to get through all that. :p (Woo bubble wrap! :D) Unfortunately, as Klaustrophobia surmised, the power supply you sent doesn't fit in my case...not only is it a bit longer than the spring-clip mount can handle, but the actual plug input would be covered by the case's sheet metal.  That aside, I successfully installed the new card, and it seems to be running properly, at least for the moment. The fan's pointed straight downward sort of halfway into my wireless card, which makes me wonder how the airflow will work out, but there isn't much I can do about that anyway.  I haven't given the system a real graphical workout yet (MV_Advanced hooo!), but if I start experiencing instability, I'm guessing the PS would be to blame, and I'll take the next step of looking into a new case.

Again, Stealth, you're the man. :)

(Strangely enough, my case didn't come with any screws for securing cards laterally, so I have a slightly-too-small one stuck through the hole to hopefully provide some extra stability.  The plus is that it probably won't wobble as much, since I no longer have to use the DVI-to-VGA adapter with the direct VGA port.)

 

Offline General Battuta

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My HD 4870 just died and War in Heaven is only a few tiny tweaks from completion! 

:nervous:

 

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Noooooooooooooo!

 

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Okay, this is just amazing.  I didn't even know it was capable for FS2_Open to run at such a silky-smooth framerate...and with normal maps on, no less!  And Portal looks so...shiny.  I'm like a kid in a candy store right now. :D

 
17:37:02   Quanto: I want to have sexual intercourse with every space elf in existence
17:37:11   SpardaSon21: even the males?
17:37:22   Quanto: its not gay if its an elf

[21:51] <@Droid803> I now realize
[21:51] <@Droid803> this will be SLIIIIIGHTLY awkward
[21:51] <@Droid803> as this rich psychic girl will now be tsundere for a loli.
[21:51] <@Droid803> OH WELLL.

See what you're missing in #WoD and #Fsquest?

[07:57:32] <Caiaphas> inspired by HerraTohtori i built a supermaneuverable plane in ksp
[07:57:43] <Caiaphas> i just killed my pilots with a high-g maneuver
[07:58:19] <Caiaphas> apparently people can't take 20 gees for 5 continuous seconds
[08:00:11] <Caiaphas> the plane however performed admirably, and only crashed because it no longer had any guidance systems

 

Offline watsisname

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Slowly we crawl in the dark.
Swallowed by the seductive night.

  

Offline Stealth

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hehe glad it's working out for you ;)
yeah hold onto the power supply.  you never know when you may need it.

and that card is probably one of the best you can get on PCI without going to PCI-e