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Hey guys, i recently bought a used asus strix gtx 970 . Everything works fine but when i tried to clean the gpu, i found out that the body frame of the gpu was moving a bit to sideways. The heatsink is not moving though. Just the outter frame with the fan pieces are moving a bit to left and right. I can't see anything loose or anything. Every screws are tight. What might

 

 

 

be the problem ?

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As long as there are no screws missing and the shroud stays on when the card is turned over you're probably OK. Someone that had the card before you probably took the shroud off the card and broke one or two of the plastic retaining clips. it's pretty common as the plastic tends to get brittle overtime from constant changes in temperature. 

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5 hours ago, Founders said:

As long as there are no screws missing and the shroud stays on when the card is turned over you're probably OK. Someone that had the card before you probably took the shroud off the card and broke one or two of the plastic retaining clips. it's pretty common as the plastic tends to get brittle overtime from constant changes in temperature. 

All the screws are still there. And the frame won't go forward or backwards or upwards.  Just in sideways. Should i open up the card and inspect and try to fix it or should i return it or is it okay to use like this ?

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