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How to stop a graphics card from "sagging"

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I have an HD 7950, and I've noticed that because of the weight from the cooler, the card actually "sags" a little in it's spot.  Does anyone have a way to stop this from happening, and can this cause harm to my card?

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You can get things that prop the card up. Some people use a pencil, or offical products from companies. Unless it's sagging badly, it won't do any harm. I have two DirectCU II 660 Ti's in my rig that both have slight sagging.

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Fishing line. Tie the fishing line to the end of the card (try to find the sturdiest point) and then tie the line to the top of your case somewhere (fan mounting holes?). You could also try getting a metal back-plate that might help a little and if not it will give a sturdier structure to tie the fishing line on. 

 

Here's another idea to prevent it; post #14 http://www.overclock.net/t/1167183/gpu-sagging-it-really-bugs-me-anyone-else/10#post_15681240

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Darn stiff PCI-e cables... now you can make use of them :D

 

Zip-tied cables to case and use as support for card. 

 

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I like the bracket idea. Helps a lot and doesn't look to bad.

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i have always wondered about this card sagging issue.. is it actually a bad thing to allow happen?

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i have always wondered about this card sagging issue.. is it actually a bad thing to allow happen?

 

To an extent no. Just looks pretty bad when everything is straight and your video card has a bend. But if it bends enough it could probably damage something.

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i have always wondered about this card sagging issue.. is it actually a bad thing to allow happen?

If it bends enough, the slot will slowly get destroyed.

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To an extent no. Just looks pretty bad when everything is straight and your video card has a bend. But if it bends enough it could probably damage something.

 

If it bends enough, the slot will slowly get destroyed.

fair enough, i have always had backplates, 90 degree mobo rotation or both so its never been an issue, good to know though maybe i should check on the rig i built for my girlfriend o.O

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fair enough, i have always had backplates, 90 degree mobo rotation or both so its never been an issue, good to know though maybe i should check on the rig i built for my girlfriend o.O

 

I've had a 300 series card (wish I knew the model don't have the computer here) for 3-4 years and it hasn't sagged at all. It is a stock cooler though. I think it's more predominant on after market coolers because of the extra weight of the fins and heat pipes. With a graphics card the part it would sag is the furthest part away from the pci-e lane and the bracket. With a stock cooler you have a fan and a shroud in that corner, with an after market you have heat pips and fins with a fan so much more weight.

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I've had a 300 series card (wish I knew the model don't have the computer here) for 3-4 years and it hasn't sagged at all. It is a stock cooler though. I think it's more predominant on after market coolers because of the extra weight of the fins and heat pipes. With a graphics card the part it would sag is the furthest part away from the pci-e lane and the bracket. With a stock cooler you have a fan and a shroud in that corner, with an after market you have heat pips and fins with a fan so much more weight.

the system i built for my girl has 2 aftermarket 7870 twin frozr's so i think i should check on them lol

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buy a haf xb or other case with horizontal mobo

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Well i tried a solution using a chop stick and a heat shrink tube. Doesn't look bad :)

 

 

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On 6/25/2017 at 2:26 PM, orch1d said:

Well i tried a solution using a chop stick and a heat shrink tube. Doesn't look bad :)

 

 

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Props to you sir. This pic inspired me to fix my GPU sag with a simple fix:

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Jay has a decent video on addressing this. I'd just prop it up, myself. 

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4 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Jay has a decent video on addressing this. I'd just prop it up, myself. 

Uploading for convenience.

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Those metal brackets from Amazon are actually pretty good. I just had one on my GTX 1070. I swapped it out for a V1 Tech support bracket though cause it just looks amazing. Check them out if you are looking for a well made and good looking support. www.v1tech.com

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