Graphics card won't fit! Any solutions?

Alright, I bought myself a Geforce 8800 GTS the other day and it just got here. I checked that it was short enough, and my case had enough room for it lengthwise, however my case is BTX-form and I forgot that the card would essentially be upside down, and it gets in the way of the CPU heatsink (but only by a tiny little bit, I can bend that out of the way), and the component for the PS/2 mouse/keyboard that's soldered onto the motherboard even though I never use it. I was wondering if there were anything like a PCI-Express slot extender or something that would basically give me an extra couple of inches between the graphics card and the motherboard...I did some searching but came up with nothing that would really help...thanks in advance!Graphics card won't fit! Any solutions?
dang i had to look in my case to figure out what you meant. The flat part sould be facing upward, by flat i mean not protruding from the card. you should post a pic though so we can see. Graphics card won't fit! Any solutions?
I'll get a picture if possible, but yes, the big part should be facing downward, towards the other expansion slots, with the flat part of the board facing upward, but instead to get it on this motherboard, it needs to be turned around and the big part needs to be up top and just...gets in the way.
Is this a pre-built? Either way, if your parts are ATX, your best solution is to get a cheap case. Coolmaster has a decent one for about $40 U.S.D.
BTX? Sounds like Dell.
You're close :P It's a Gateway, and I got pre-built only because, for the price, it was a really good deal then, and still is. And if I get a new case, I'd need a new motherboard too, since that's the problem, and the motherboard is really what makes the thing BTX.
They fit an 8800 GTX in mine...
If you want to break out the soldering iron you can remove the keyboard /mouse block, the computer should still work without it, make sure you dont leave any pins touching. you could probably also just snap it off.
[QUOTE=''AbyssKnight'']You're close :P It's a Gateway, and I got pre-built only because, for the price, it was a really good deal then, and still is. And if I get a new case, I'd need a new motherboard too, since that's the problem, and the motherboard is really what makes the thing BTX.[/QUOTE]Or you could drill new holes into your new case.

Er...yeah, but the motherboard is what's the problem. I found a three-inch extender cable for PCI-E, but it's 60 dollars and I'm not paying that much money for a three-inch cable! And...if the computer would still work if it's missing the keyboard/mouse block...then I'll try that!
I do repairs on PCs for a living I wouldn't recomend ripping off the keyboard and mouse block. The results could be bad catostrophic bad. It may still work but it also may fry every component attached to the motherboard. That would be the whole computer. If you can return the card you may look for a different brand of card that has more clearance in that area.
[QUOTE=''pcdebol'']I do repairs on PCs for a living I wouldn't recomend ripping off the keyboard and mouse block. The results could be bad catostrophic bad. It may still work but it also may fry every component attached to the motherboard. That would be the whole computer. If you can return the card you may look for a different brand of card that has more clearance in that area.[/QUOTE]I dont see how it would be that bad, I've ripped ports off before and it never hurt anything. (but please correct me if im wrong)I think as long as you remove it carefully, and clean the area, it should be ok. but dont hold me responsible.
When you put a soldering iron on the board you can damage 1 of the layers and crash the whole board.(because you got the wrong part too hot) If you don't have the right tools to remove the old solder you run a real chance of creating a short by getting solder somwhere it shouldn't be. If you just yank it off, the board itself will break most of the time before the block comes loose. Also a circuit is ending at that block depending on how the manufacturer laid out the board it may or may not run after you pull it.I learned most of this by either doing it or fixing the mess after someone else tried and had me put the pieces back together. I didn't say it wouldn't work I just said I would recomend against it because your running a 50 50 proposition at best. Believe it or not if you scratch your board (not even that deep) in the wrong spot it can die. The manufactures claim a simple static shock can kill the board, I haven't seen it happen but I have talked to people who have. Don't get me wrong I've broken out the hack saw and dremmel plenty of times. But I have cooked one or two to many boards trying to get that extra eigth inch of clearance. When I do this it is in my repair room and usually on an old computer which I have about twenty of laying about right now, and the stack is growing. If I find something that works with consistancy I'll do it on newer stuff.
Alright, what I'm gonna do then is wait until I have the money saved for the new parts, then I'll try taking off the block. If the computer keeps working, great, I saved myself 300 dollars! If not, then I have the money to buy the new parts with right away (only have a part-time job right now, juuust finished school...yay). Thanks for the help!