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I am looking to buy a new Desktop system I have found this:

I think it is a great system for the price

Lenovo ThinkCentre K230

8 GB of ram
Core 2 Quad Q8200

by main concern is if it will accept a full size graphics card like Radeon HD 4890 or GTS 250 etc.

the case for it looks really large with ample room for a bulky graphics card in the image which can be found here: picture here

but when i read specs for it on other sites it says: PCI Express X16 Slots (Total): 1 Half Length that can be found here:http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4833576&CatId=4927

I am worried that because it is half length it will not accept large graphics cards. but this makes no sense it is a huge case which looks like it could hold a large PCI-e card.

does anyone have experience with this system and knows if it will accept such a graphics card? otherwise can someone look at the image of the opened case and provide their opinion?

it would be a perfect system for me if I just put a nice graphics card in and maybe got a better power supply.

thanks

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The case looks big enough, but I don't like the position of the hard disk bays.

It could indeed be a problem to fit a full-length (312mm) graphics card.

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The price is right, certainly a good deal there.

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my personal opinion: should the hard disk bay constitute a problem, it would be gone in NO time, even if it takes an angle grinder to get rid of it. :) – Molly7244 Dec 30 '09 at 0:59
As stated in the question, the PSU may be limiting graphics cards as well but, alas... if the drive bay can be removed it shouldn't be a problem. Browsing the reviews the disk seems to be from a bad batch though and it may not be eligible for a Win7 upgrade ^^ – Oskar Duveborn Dec 30 '09 at 4:51
I did read that, hard drives are pretty cheap so I can always replace it, also even if there is not a windows 7 upgrade I have a full copy on hand. although I think some of the later reviews said that lenovo changed their policy on the upgrade. – user23034 Dec 30 '09 at 5:02
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