GTX280 wont fit in Abit AB9 Mobo!!!

SH64 · 07-23-08, 07:33 PM

WTF!! a capacitor near the PCI-E slot is interfering with the lower part of the card's bottom cover!!

AthlonXP1800 · 07-23-08, 08:33 PM

Abit bad design, you could try cut off one or two capacitors. Lose either could affect the motherboard stability.

SH64 · 07-23-08, 08:40 PM

I'm thinking about sawing the DVI port cover. that part is nothing but a DVI cover just like the 8800U which is without it.

Bman212121 · 07-23-08, 09:08 PM

Wow that's kind of lame. I just looked at some of the other cards I have lying around to see if they had that same notch on them and even my GF4 MX has that on there. The only difference is that other cards probably don't extend that bump to the 2nd slot, which is why they didn't notice a problem.

Just browsed through several of XFX's other cards and none of the older cards have that thing on the bottom, which is why it was probably an oversight.

shabby · 07-23-08, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SH64

I'm thinking about sawing the DVI port cover. that part is nothing but a DVI cover just like the 8800U which is without it.

Or pick up a similar capacitor with longer leads and re-solder it and bend it outta the way.

**nekrosoft13** · 07-23-08, 09:37 PM

wow that is a weird board.

who was the genius that placed IDE and SATA ports in that place

SH64 · 07-23-08, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

wow that is a weird board.

who was the genius that placed IDE and SATA ports in that place

Only the idiots at Abit.

anyway i went as i planned & sawed off the DVI port's cover. now it fits , not 100% but enough to get the card working!
i already started testing Crysis & 3DMark06.

EDIT : Shabby that wasnt a bad idea either!

**nekrosoft13** · 07-23-08, 10:42 PM

update your sig now

SH64 · 07-23-08, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

update your sig now

Sure!

**LT.Schaffer** · 07-24-08, 01:33 AM

Looking Good SH64

Glad you got it working

CaptNKILL · 07-24-08, 01:50 AM

Wow, it takes balls to start cutting up a brand new $400 video card.

Lfctony · 07-24-08, 04:17 AM

Had the same genius type of design on the MSI P7N Platinum. They put the speaker connection next to the PCIe slot, thank God the plastic cover came off leaving the pins exposed but allowed the board to fit. Notice the black thing next to the PCIe slot, that...

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Bman212121 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,726	Re: GTX280 wont fit in Abit AB9 Mobo!!! Wow that's kind of lame. I just looked at some of the other cards I have lying around to see if they had that same notch on them and even my GF4 MX has that on there. The only difference is that other cards probably don't extend that bump to the 2nd slot, which is why they didn't notice a problem. Just browsed through several of XFX's other cards and none of the older cards have that thing on the bottom, which is why it was probably an oversight.

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