GPU Backplate

Sleeper47 · January 10, 2020

I have a Red Devil Vega 64, tho the card is a beast, the backplate looks bland, I am thinking to buy custom made acrylic backplate to spice up the looks of my system.

Anything that I should look out for before sending the measurements to the seller?

Also according to my understanding, I dont need to screw in the custom backplate, just place it on top of my GPU and that's it, correct?

Thanks in advance!

W-L · January 10, 2020

26 minutes ago, Sleeper47 said:

I have a Red Devil Vega 64, tho the card is a beast, the backplate looks bland, I am thinking to buy custom made acrylic backplate to spice up the looks of my system.

Anything that I should look out for before sending the measurements to the seller?

Also according to my understanding, I dont need to screw in the custom backplate, just place it on top of my GPU and that's it, correct?

Thanks in advance!

You will want to send them the model number and version of your specific GPU. Some will use the mounting holes to bolt on the backplate where others may be just double sided mounting tape so it depends on the manufacture.

Sleeper47 · January 10, 2020

10 minutes ago, W-L said:

You will want to send them the model number and version of your specific GPU. Some will use the mounting holes to bolt on the backplate where others may be just double sided mounting tape so it depends on the manufacture.

thanks for the reply, but I dont think the seller can take the GPU Model and construct the backplate - as in, we are the ones who must tell him the dimensions, and they will simply follow.

Also he did not declare of the usage of mounting holes or just sided mounting tape. Is simply putting the backplate on the GPU is not a viable option?

W-L · January 10, 2020

19 minutes ago, Sleeper47 said:

thanks for the reply, but I dont think the seller can take the GPU Model and construct the backplate - as in, we are the ones who must tell him the dimensions, and they will simply follow.

Also he did not declare of the usage of mounting holes or just sided mounting tape. Is simply putting the backplate on the GPU is not a viable option?

No it'a acceptable to put a back plate on using mounting tape. For the dimensions if you need to measure ensure you also take into account anything that may be inside the case when putting a backplate on top in case there are components on the motherboard or necessary cut outs on the plate to clear connectors.

A good way is to take off the original backplate and to then using that to trace and create a drawing for them to follow to get the dimensions or locations of cut out correct.