Is one mounting screw enough for a GPU?

SAT01 · March 23

I had to reseat the GPU and ended up stripping the lower mounting hole. The top one is secure, and the card has an anti-sag bracket, but the lower screw is not snug because the hole is stripped. The card seems stable enough though.

Should I leave it? I could try a wider screw if need be.

johnt · March 23

It's fine. DOn't give it a second thought.

Ruffleduffle · March 23

3 hours ago, SAT01 said:

I had to reseat the GPU and ended up stripping the lower mounting hole. The top one is secure, and the card has an anti-sag bracket, but the lower screw is not snug because the hole is stripped. The card seems stable enough though.

Should I leave it? I could try a wider screw if need be.

the bracket should provide enough support, i would not travel with the installed gpu tho

Salted Spinach · March 23

Its fine. The PCIE bracket screw only needs to be hand tight. Use a thin spring washer if you have no confidence in yourself

SAT01 · March 23

6 hours ago, Salted Spinach said:

Its fine. The PCIE bracket screw only needs to be hand tight. Use a thin spring washer if you have no confidence in yourself

Would I use the spring washer on the loose screw? It isn’t quite “hand tight,” but at least it doesn’t fall out. Cheers!

johnt · March 24

On 3/23/2025 at 9:08 AM, SAT01 said:

Would I use the spring washer on the loose screw? It isn’t quite “hand tight,” but at least it doesn’t fall out. Cheers!

You probably need a small nut to screw into. It's not necessary because you have a GPU support bracket. That is supporting the weight of the GPU, so those side screws are mostly to keep the GPU from popping out of the PCIE socket and to electrically ground the GPU.