3080 PCB/backplate bending up?

[Duranson]

So I built my first PC, and on top of having a little bit of GPU sag, the backplate and pcb have slightly bent up in the left corner. There isn't any change in temps, though. Should I be worried?

[For Science!]

nah, probably just tension from the screws around the die.

[Mark Kaine]

yeap that's a evga card alright! 

 

hmm honestly - is anything loose if you shake it a bit? this looks like it's not properly "seated". 

 

Edit: wait... is the stuff on the outside your case? And why are there cables on top of the card? o.o

 

 

I really thought the whole thing is the GPU... can you make a better picture? 

 

And, no, a bent pcb isn't really a good thing, neither is putting things on top of a GPU (at least it has a backplate I guess) 

[Moonzy]

is something putting pressure on the right side of the card, pulling it down?

 

i personally wouldnt feel comfortable running it like that

[Duranson]

1 minute ago, Mark Kaine said:

yeap that's a evga card alright! 

 

hmm honestly - is anything loose if you shake it a bit? this looks like it's not properly "seated". 

 

 

Wdym not properly seated- does that mean its not in the pcie slot all the way or not screwed in right?

[Duranson]

3 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

is something putting pressure on the right side of the card, pulling it down?

 

i personally wouldnt feel comfortable running it like that

I dont see anything thats pulling it down

[Mark Kaine]

1 minute ago, Duranson said:

Wdym not properly seated- does that mean its not in the pcie slot all the way or not screwed in right?

Thats entirely possible, it shouldn't be sagging like that...  

As for the bent pcb, I edited my post... 

 

can you make a pic of the whole pc? possibly also one to show where the card is screwed in? 

 

At the moment I believe this is a really old case...? can't really tell from the pic tho. 

[Moonzy]

5 minutes ago, Duranson said:

I dont see anything thats pulling it down

well i see a lot of cable resting on it

 

mine was pulled down by the PCIE power that was plugged in lol

[For Science!]

3 minutes ago, Mark Kaine said:

Thats entirely possible, it shouldn't be sagging like that...  

As for the bent pcb, I edited my post... 

 

can you make a pic of the whole pc? possibly also one to show where the card is screwed in? 

 

At the moment I believe this is a really old case...? can't really tell from the pic tho. 

CoolerMaster NR200 not so old

[Duranson]

4 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

well i see a lot of cable resting on it

 

mine was pulled down by the PCIE power that was plugged in lol

Oh that could be the case, I'll check.

[Mark Kaine]

3 minutes ago, For Science! said:

CoolerMaster NR200 not so old

but this looks like aluminum right? I'm really just wondering how it can sag so much... like maybe the thing where you screw the card in is bent? 

 

for comparison, mine is massive and there's no sag ever... even the evga 1070 FTW2 I had, which was really heavy didn't sag.

 

[Duranson]

On 1/30/2021 at 11:25 PM, For Science! said:

CoolerMaster NR200 not so old

Shoot - just realized I mounted the card wrong the first time. Remounted it and temps are fine, and I'm putting slim fans under it, but the PCB and backplate are still bent. Should I still worry?

[For Science!]

9 hours ago, Duranson said:

Shoot - just realized I mounted the card wrong the first time. Remounted it and temps are fine, and I'm putting slim fans under it, but the PCB and backplate are still bent. Should I still worry?

In my opinion, no, to fully understand what's going on you need to investigate the card out of the case, if its still bent, then its more to do with the card assembly itself. All in all, not something I would be concerned about.