Flex ATX video card

[Mathios]

I cant seem to find a low profile video card to fit into my flex ATX case that the internal video card has stopped working. How do I find a card that fits my case or is there a way to make a normal one fit into the flex case?

[cuffs007]

Hi and welcome to PCMech...

Do you have an AGP slot or just PCI slots?... and how many of each do you have?... are there any other cards taking up space?... just need to know a little bit more of what you have inside before we can offer some suggestions...

Good luck :)

[Airmack]

flex atx, are those them book shelf pc's were the cards have to be small in width and long in length?

[Mathios]

Yea, it is one of those puny cases that is too small to do anything and I believe that it just has AGP slots (2 to be exact)

[Airmack]

Why would you need 2 agp slots.

I know you can buy pci slots for flex atx but as of wair I have no idea. Call a local pc repair shot or some thing and ask them.

[Mathios]

There are two expansion slots and they are just normal. I am at the point of thinking about whether or not I should put the whole system in a new case. I have searched high and low to find a video card that will fit this darn thing!!

[Mathios]

Ok, well, I am computer ignorant but I have two normal expansion slots in the case.

[Airmack]

I know for sure there out there. Call a local pc place..

[DrZaius]

Are you looking for something like this?

http://www.pcpowerandcooling.com/products/sleekline/upgrades/sleekline_gforce.htm

Or just a low profile video card?

[Werewolfdaddy]

I don't say this very often, DrZaius, but you are the man. :)

[Mathios]

that looks like the right size but is that a wierd mount or something on the bottom? it looks like it would sit in there horizontally. Mine would sit in vertically like a normal one. I cant believe that you found one! I have looked everywhere. The computer is Gateway and even they said that they werent sure that they made one!

[DrZaius]

Here's another low profile (a.k.a. half-height) card but without the horizontal adaptor.

http://www.directron.com/m64l.html

And here's a cheaper and better ATI version.

http://www.enpc.com/cgi-bin/enpc/scan/fi=products/co=yes/sf=subcat1/se=Low%20Profile/op=eq.html?category=Video%20Cards

[Airmack]

People at gateway/bestbuy/ what ever dont all ways know what there talking about. I have to take a pc upgrade class for my major and I know more about mobo's then my teacher.