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Antec 900 pci extended holder question

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:27 am
by KnightRid
Ok, my brother-in-law got this case for the build I am doing for him, but it comes with a little black piece that sounds like it is supposed to help hold the long pci-e cards because of the weight. He got a GTX260 card that is insanely heavy and it seems like this piece would help hold it up - but how the hell do you use it? There are 2 sets of 2 screw holes in the motherboard tray in the case, but the top one makes the card tilt and the bottom one is way too low for the first pci-e slot on a motherboard (think the absolute last slot on the case).

Here is a pic snipped from neweggs pic - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage ... -%20Retail
The black piece at the bottom is the one I am talking about
The black piece at the bottom is the one I am talking about
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How the hell do I use this? I didnt get one of these in my 1200 case and it seems they should have included more than 1 for multi-video card setups..??

Mike

I did not get one of these with the 900 case I used for my wifes uncles build either.

Re: Antec 900 pci extended holder question

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:16 pm
by camaroguy1998
That piece attaches to the drive cage and supports the end of the card. Instructions on the installation of that piece are in the cases manual. If you dont have the manual try Antecs site and see if you can download the manual and if not let me know and I'll post the section of the manual for the card end support piece.

Re: Antec 900 pci extended holder question

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:16 pm
by DaIceMan
Don't think I ever saw that part in my box of 900 goodies. if I did, i completely overlooked it and have never used it on my 8800GTX.

Re: Antec 900 pci extended holder question

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:25 pm
by camaroguy1998
DaIceMan wrote:Don't think I ever saw that part in my box of 900 goodies. if I did, i completely overlooked it and have never used it on my 8800GTX.
I'm not using it with my 8800GTX either, didnt really see a need for it! Card was very solid!

Re: Antec 900 pci extended holder question

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 6:32 am
by KnightRid
camaroguy1998 wrote:That piece attaches to the drive cage and supports the end of the card. Instructions on the installation of that piece are in the cases manual. If you dont have the manual try Antecs site and see if you can download the manual and if not let me know and I'll post the section of the manual for the card end support piece.
I will take a look at the manual again - we didnt see it the first time. THANX!
DaIceMan wrote:Don't think I ever saw that part in my box of 900 goodies. if I did, i completely overlooked it and have never used it on my 8800GTX.
First one i got it in also.

Mike