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[Synthetic-Pulse]

Case - Fractal Meshify C

Motherboard - Asus B450 F Gaming

Ram - 16gb Corsair 3200

CPU - Ryzen 3600

CPU Cooler - Noctua NH-U14S

GPU - 5700 XT

GPU Support - MNPC Tech bracket 

Storage - Viper Patriot 2TB M.2

PSU - EVGA G5 750

Fans - Be Quite PWM

 

[Bombastinator]

What is the black thing below the gpu bolted to the pcie slot connector?

[Synthetic-Pulse]

22 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

What is the black thing below the gpu bolted to the pcie slot connector?

It's a MNPC Tech GPU support bracket 

https://www.mnpctech.com/products/2nd-mnpctech-amd-radeon-support-bracket-non-reference-black

[Bombastinator]

3 minutes ago, Synthetic-Pulse said:

It's a MNPC Tech GPU support bracket 

https://www.mnpctech.com/products/2nd-mnpctech-amd-radeon-support-bracket-non-reference-black

$50?!  I’ll drill some holes in a paint stick I think.  It’s an interesting concept though.  I’ve thought for some time that the real solution to hot video cards is some sort of really seriously thick cooler.  SLI is dead so there’s little reason not to use up the space.  4 or 5 slots would mean you could do a push pull blower style with 120mm fans front to back.  

[Synthetic-Pulse]

1 minute ago, Bombastinator said:

$50?!  I’ll drill some holes in a paint stick I think.  It’s an interesting concept though.  I’ve thought for some time that the real solution to hot video cards is some sort of really seriously thick cooler.  SLI is dead so there’s little reason not to use up the space.  4 or 5 slots would mean you could do a push pull blower style with 120mm fans front to back.  

It's not for heat, it's to support the GPU from sagging

[Bombastinator]

5 minutes ago, Synthetic-Pulse said:

It's not for heat, it's to support the GPU from sagging

I’m aware. No fans on it at all.  It’s just a stick of aluminum.  It really points out though that a 4 or 5 slot card has space though

[kkpatel87]

10 hours ago, Synthetic-Pulse said:

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You might want to invest in good quality flush cutters...the cable tie on the GPU power input is cut horribly. How does it look behind the side panel?

 

Also, look at the sub-forum rules...is this only a first step? Typically this should be a log with additional photos and a written log.

[Synthetic-Pulse]

On 6/14/2020 at 6:37 AM, kkpatel87 said:

You might want to invest in good quality flush cutters...the cable tie on the GPU power input is cut horribly. How does it look behind the side panel?

 

Also, look at the sub-forum rules...is this only a first step? Typically this should be a log with additional photos and a written log.

My case dose not have a window

[Mazdaspeeding]

I really like that GPU support.  It look super clean.  I'm considering ordering one now.  

[Bombastinator]

14 minutes ago, Mazdaspeeding said:

I really like that GPU support.  It look super clean.  I'm considering ordering one now.  

Strikes me as really expensive for what is effectively just a metal bar.  It’s your money and your machine though.

[Mazdaspeeding]

Quality costs money.  Not everything is a race to the bottom.  Not one component in my system was picked because it was the cheapest.  Why should a GPU support be any different?

 

EDIT:  I've also bought "just metal bars" for my car that were much more expensive.  Engineering costs money.  I'd hate to be the guy above with a paint stick in their rig.  Sheesh.

[Bombastinator]

46 minutes ago, Mazdaspeeding said:

Quality costs money.  Not everything is a race to the bottom.  Not one component in my system was picked because it was the cheapest.  Why should a GPU support be any different?

 

EDIT:  I've also bought "just metal bars" for my car that were much more expensive.  Engineering costs money.  I'd hate to be the guy above with a paint stick in their rig.  Sheesh.

As the guy who would be the one putting the paint stick in their rig i might point out that engineering isn’t about making something hold up its about making it barely hold up but doing it every time.  

I also don’t do glass side panels so how something looks inside the case is unimportant to me.  I can hide crimes.  Would a paint stick be an aesthetic crime?  Probably.  Especially if it was a used paint stick.  To do such a thing and make it visually pleasing it would need to be sanded stained and probably cut at the appropriate angle.  Myself I don’t need to do any of those things.

 

It’s all about what you want and need.  Our wants and needs are different.
 

A 3mm x 30mm aluminum bar is going to hold a lot.  Screws will give way before the bar will.  All the thing has to do is brace the gpu.  A few ounces.  It’s more than I need.  I think it could be done with a stamped piece of painted metal too.  Less cost but more tooling.  The advantage of Milled aluminum is it needs no tooling.  Might not be enough demand for them.  The wood might turn out to be too thick and I’d have to get longer screws.  I don’t know.  

[Mazdaspeeding]

6 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

As the guy who would be the one putting the paint stick in their rig i might point out that engineering isn’t about making something hold up its about making it barely hold up but doing it every time.  

I also don’t do glass side panels so how something looks is unimportant to me.

It’s all about what you want and need.  Our wants and needs are different.
 

A 3mm x 30mm aluminum bar is going to hold a lot.  Screws will give way before the bar will.  All the thing has to do is brace the gpu.  A few ounces.  It’s more than I need.

I can never tell what your point is.  You talk one thing down and then seemingly talk it up again.  And half the time it's only tangentially related to the topic at hand.

[Bombastinator]

2 minutes ago, Mazdaspeeding said:

I can never tell what your point is.  You talk one thing down and then seemingly talk it up again.  And half the time it's only tangentially related to the topic at hand.

My point is $50 for a piece of metal bar seems like a lot. Even a pretty piece of metal bar.  It’s way way over built for the job it’s doing.