PCIe Riser dismanted???

[Vdkxmn]

Hello LMG,

I was trying to insert my Zotac 1650 OC into my PC using a riser cable and I found that one of the "arms" had fallen off. I lift it up to see what had happens and the entire thing was disconnected from the female PCI insert. Before you assume anything, no, I did not pull a @RoxBox and yank it out, and it looked like they weren't even properly connected in the first place. Is it salvageable, and if not, what are other *CHEAP* alternatives? Thanks in advance!

[PDifolco]

Why do you even need a riser cable in the first place ? For a 1650 ??

[ki8aras]

no shade but it doesnt look like a particularly high quality riser, so stuff like this can happen

you can probably solder it together again if you believe the time you need to commit is worth it (and have the skills to do so ofc)

but i would go with a higher quality one and discard this one if your budget allows it

[Eigenvektor]

Did you buy this new? Because it looks like someone abused the crap out of it. Looks more like the seller wanted to get rid of their old useless mining stock.

 

 

You could try soldering it, if you're up for it, or simply use the card as is, without a riser?

[TetraSky]

low quality mass produced riser for crypto mining.

Unless you absolutely need a riser, just don't use it at all. 

[Vdkxmn]

17 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Why do you even need a riser cable in the first place ? For a 1650 ??

I have an Optiplex 3010 DT so it wont fit in there normally

[Vdkxmn]

3 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

Did you buy this new? Because it looks like someone abused the crap out of it. Looks more like the seller wanted to get rid of their old useless mining stock.

 

 

You could try soldering it, if you're up for it, or simply use the card as is, without a riser?

bought it brand new off of ebay

[Vdkxmn]

11 minutes ago, ki8aras said:

no shade but it doesnt look like a particularly high quality riser, so stuff like this can happen

you can probably solder it together again if you believe the time you need to commit is worth it (and have the skills to do so ofc)

but i would go with a higher quality one and discard this one if your budget allows it

what kinda budget are we talking? and this is in the UK btw

[Vdkxmn]

Also, do you think these ones are any better?

[PDifolco]

4 minutes ago, Vdkxmn said:

bought it brand new off of ebay

You got scammed, it was used for mining bitcoins for year imo...

Rather than wasting money on janky stuff you should  get a decent case  

[ki8aras]

4 minutes ago, Vdkxmn said:

what kinda budget are we talking? and this is in the UK btw

you can find something decent from companies like msi in europe for 30 euro, im assuming you can find something similar


 

 

3 minutes ago, Vdkxmn said:

Also, do you think one like this is any better?

absolutely not, i have never seen a riser that needs external power

guys back me up on this am i crazy?

[Vdkxmn]

1 minute ago, PDifolco said:

You got scammed, it was used for mining bitcoins for year imo...

Rather than wasting money on janky stuff you should  get a decent case  

dont have that much budget for it

[Vdkxmn]

Just now, ki8aras said:

you can find something decent from companies like msi in europe for 30 euro, im assuming you can find something similar


 

 

absolutely not, i have never seen a riser that needs external power

guys back me up on this am i crazy?

and the second one?

[Eigenvektor]

6 minutes ago, Vdkxmn said:

bought it brand new off of ebay

I'd assume it is anything but. Someone is selling their old used mining supplies. If you still can, I'd try returning it.

[Vdkxmn]

1 minute ago, Eigenvektor said:

I'd assume it is anything but. Someone is selling their old used mining supplies. If you still can, I'd try returning it.

bought this a couple months ago. I was thinking of buying the same one and returning this broken one, just to get some justice

[Eigenvektor]

6 minutes ago, ki8aras said:

absolutely not, i have never seen a riser that needs external power

This is mostly for GPUs that have no extra power, i.e. can pull up to 75W from the PCIe slot. While the slot itself should be able to handle this much power, slot + riser might not (not covered by PCIe standard).

 

If I'm not mistaken the Zotac 1650 OC is such a card, so it might actually be a good idea to get a riser with extra power.

[Vdkxmn]

3 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

This is mostly for GPUs that have no extra power, i.e. can pull up to 75W from the PCIe slot. While the slot itself should be able to handle this much power, slot + riser might not (not covered by PCIe standard).

 

If I'm not mistaken the Zotac 1650 OC is such a card, so it might actually be a good idea to get a riser with extra power.

oh God, so which one would I get? My options are the following :

[Vdkxmn]

oh wait, I cant use the ASUS one because it doesn't fit

[PDifolco]

40 minutes ago, Vdkxmn said:

dont have that much budget for it

An used case costs like $20... How much for your risers ?

[Fasauceome]

13 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

An used case costs like $20... How much for your risers ?

I'll bet this is for a Dell optiplex or something. Not just low profile, probably has proprietary mounts and I/O. I get the idea that OP is getting a bit creative with the mounting

 

38 minutes ago, Vdkxmn said:

oh God, so which one would I get? My options are the following :

The ribbon cable is fine. Chances are you won't get the same garbage pawned off on you again if you go with a different seller.

[PDifolco]

2 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

I'll bet this is for a Dell optiplex or something. Not just low profile, probably has proprietary mounts and I/O. I get the idea that OP is getting a bit creative with the mounting

 

The ribbon cable is fine. Chances are you won't get the same garbage pawned off on you again if you go with a different seller.

Yeah surely, but upgrading Dell crap is like building on sand...

[Godlygamer23]

1 hour ago, Vdkxmn said:

oh God, so which one would I get? My options are the following :

The ASUS one is PCI anyway. Not PCIe.

[Godlygamer23]

1 hour ago, Eigenvektor said:

This is mostly for GPUs that have no extra power, i.e. can pull up to 75W from the PCIe slot. While the slot itself should be able to handle this much power, slot + riser might not (not covered by PCIe standard).

 

If I'm not mistaken the Zotac 1650 OC is such a card, so it might actually be a good idea to get a riser with extra power.

From what I'm seeing, this is only for risers adapting a PCIe x1 slot over to PCIe x16. 

[Fasauceome]

33 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Yeah surely, but upgrading Dell crap is like building on sand...

Could be worse. I am guessing that OP already has a plan to get all the pieces together correctly, but just to be sure, @Vdkxmncan you share some material on how you're using this ribbon cable? Just so we can make sure the one you selected is actually gonna be just right for you. I also just noticed that the black one is a right-angle connector, which might make this process a lot easier, but potentially harder depending on the orientation of the card.