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Hey guys, I just recently build my system and my psu stopped working, I had to take it out for rma and while doing so I noticed how my graphicscard was kinda bent? Or it was hanging off to one side because it was struggling to hold up its own weight... it's just a very little flex, barely noticeable but it really, really bugs me and I notice it every day because the tower is literally next to my face and the windowed sidepanel doesnt help either... 
is that normal? I don't want it to break off?? :S 
One more question.. is it normal that you have to force the 24pin powercable into the motherboard so hard that it causes it to flex? 

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Asus M5A97 evo R2.0
PALIT OC GTX 770 2gb
Hyperx 2x4gb 
EVGA 600b PSU <- died after two weeks but evga agreed to sent me a fully modular gold 650w psu free of charge, which is nice.  

Eehh please forgive me my cable management skillz.. they suck i know it's my first build :>
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Yeah its normal. Most aftermarket cards do that.

It won't damage anything, but it looks bad, so just google "fix graphics card sag" and you will find a ton of DIY solutions :)

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Heavy cards sag, that is a pretty common thing. On of the reasons backplates is a thing.

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Nothing to worry about :)

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Some PSU's (Some Corsairs) have a 24 pin connector that's a challenge to get connected, no worries. The GPU won't get damaged by bending a little but just google around to find some fixes, a lot of people have their own solution.

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