installing a new gpu, need some help with psu cables

[ruby solstice]

What are these two cables for? It says PCI-E on the bottom

One is an 8 pin and the other is a 6 pin

Also they’re kind of difficult to pull out

[lilac iron]

they are both to power pcie devices (mainly graphics cards)

both have a clip you need to release

[ruby solstice]

To remove the cables I need to release a clip?

[lilac iron]

yes

[ruby solstice]

Errr do you have any clues as to where I should look?

[ruby solstice]

Yeah those clips

I’m pushing em down

Is that not the intention?

[lusty vault]

Probably at the pc

[lilac iron]

yes. press them in and pull

[ruby solstice]

Its a little tough to pull out

[lilac iron]

yes

[ruby solstice]

Do I just keep pushing?

[lilac iron]

there's a lot of friction on the pins

[ruby solstice]

Whats friction mean?

Eng is not my first language

[lilac iron]

resistance to being moved

[ruby solstice]

Ah

So I just keep pulling then

Thanks

[lilac iron]

yep

[ruby solstice]

I got it out

Thanks

[lilac iron]

yw

[ruby solstice]

How do I put it back in?

Do I need to hold the clip down again and push it in?

Or can I just push it in

[lilac iron]

just push it in until you hear a click

[ruby solstice]

Got it thaaaanks

I got a new 7900 GRE

So I was checking the cables of my current gpu

[lilac iron]

nice

hope you enjoy your new gpu

[ruby solstice]

Whats this? @lilac iron

[lilac iron]

thats a sag bracket

[ruby solstice]

Ah I figured

[lilac iron]

yeah

[ruby solstice]

Would you happen to know how to install one in case I need it lol

[lilac iron]

it screws underneath the gpu with the same row of screws that attach the gpu

[ruby solstice]

Do I pull the plastic thing off

[lilac iron]

what plastic thing

[ruby solstice]

This plastic film or wtv

[lilac iron]

oh yeah, the peels come off

[ruby solstice]

By itself?

Or do I need to remove it

[lilac iron]

remove what

[ruby solstice]

The film

[lilac iron]

yeah take off the film (peels)

[ruby solstice]

Aight

[ruby solstice]

It doesn’t fit 💀

Anything I can do to squeeze it in

[lilac iron]

Wdym

Take a pic

[ruby solstice]

Its blocked by like 1.5cm on both sides 😭

And this

[lilac iron]

Oh damn, uhhhh

Probably should have checked that prior

[ruby solstice]

Can I just saw through the unneccessary parts i don’t need more hdd’s

[ruby solstice]

Yeah true

But I thought 1.5cm would fit 😭

[lilac iron]

I think those drive cages are removable

[ruby solstice]

Oh shit fr?

[lilac iron]

There’s a thumb screw connecting the hdd cage to the 5.25” bay cage

Other than that, I can’t see

[ruby solstice]

What about this metal part?

Hold on

It’s a little dusty but ignore that

[lilac iron]

What metal part

[ruby solstice]

Let me draw a circle

[lilac iron]

Is that in the way?

[ruby solstice]

Drive cages are removable yeah

[ruby solstice]

Yup

Theoretically I could just saw through that no

[lilac iron]

Guess you should remove that too

Try not to cut up a case

[ruby solstice]

Actually mb

Hold on

[ruby solstice]

This is in the way

Hold on

EUREKA

[lilac iron]

Yeah I knew you’d need to take out that cage

[ruby solstice]

I’m going to try to squeeze it through that open spot

[ruby solstice]

?

[lilac iron]

That’s a 5.25” bay cage. Rn you have an optical drive at the top

But it gets in the way of the gpu so you’ll need to remove it

[ruby solstice]

Can you draw a circle around it

[lilac iron]

Take a picture of your whole case

[ruby solstice]

K

Prebuilt and I’m trying to upgrade it rn

[lilac iron]

So is it just this part that’s in the way?

[ruby solstice]

Yeah primarily

[lilac iron]

You might have to replace the case

[ruby solstice]

Unfortunate

Shouldn’t be THAT difficult right?

[lilac iron]

If you know how to build a computer from scratch, no it won’t be difficult

[ruby solstice]

YO

@lilac iron

[lilac iron]

What

[ruby solstice]

I MADE IT FIT

FLIP THE img if u wanna see better

I just had to do some cable remanagement

[lilac iron]

Oh wow, that actually worked

[ruby solstice]

Can you say good job for me I feel so accomplished

[lilac iron]

And you don’t have to use a sag bracket 😂

[ruby solstice]

Err

[lilac iron]

Good job lmao

[ruby solstice]

I put it face down

Had to remove a fan bcs the cable was in the way

Now I’ll put my old gpu back in and install some amd software

Splendid

[lilac iron]

What’s your old gpu?

You need to use DDU (display driver uninstall) to remove the remnants of the old gpu

[ruby solstice]

A 2080 from a shitty manufacturer

[lilac iron]

So just leave the 7900GRE in the pc, uninstall the old drivers and software, and install the amd one you want/need

[ruby solstice]

Hold on im workin on it

Brb

[lilac iron]

Alr

[ruby solstice]

I can do that?

I still have nvidia drivers installed

[lilac iron]

Yeah

[ruby solstice]

Aight if you say so

[lilac iron]

You won’t be able to game or do a lot with the gpu until you remove the old drivers and install the new ones

But it’ll be fine for just browsing settings, etc

[ruby solstice]

IT WORKED!!!!

[ruby solstice]

Can you help me?

The pc booted

Ummm i dont think its detecting my gpu?

In task manager not at least

@lilac iron

💀

[lilac iron]

install 7900GRE drivers from AMD's website

[ruby solstice]

both?

[lilac iron]

just the top one

[ruby solstice]

ok i installed it

but i dont run it yet right?

iirc i need to use ddu

[lilac iron]

are the nvidia drivers and software removed?

https://www.guru3d.com/download/display-driver-uninstaller-download/

[ruby solstice]

No

But i errr

I downloaded the driver

Didn’t run it

[lilac iron]

thats fine

[ruby solstice]

But my pc suddenly detected my gpu?

[lilac iron]

use DDU now

[ruby solstice]

So I’m wondering if it ran automatically

Ok

I downloaded the ddu setup

Was i supposed the use the self extracting one?

[lilac iron]

ive never used it myself so i dont know

[ruby solstice]

I got it

And the gpu wont sag bcs its sitting on that metal part of my pc 😭

[ruby solstice]

Part of it is just barely floating above that