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Do you need a back plate? I have 2 gtx 680s but only 1 came with a back plate

 

You don't need one but it can help with looks a lot, also can help cool ever so slightly. Also stops and leaks getting onto the GPU directly. 

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Also stops and leaks getting onto the GPU directly. 

I would argue; it makes it harder to dry the card if you do have a leak and it makes it harder to spot a leak.

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I would argue; it makes it harder to dry the card if you do have a leak and it makes it harder to spot a leak.

 

If it was a full blown leak it would be, but for a tiny drop say it'd stop the liquid hitting the back of the card (I'm thinking leak from a CPU block) 

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If it was a full blown leak it would be, but for a tiny drop say it'd stop the liquid hitting the back of the card (I'm thinking leak from a CPU block) 

Any leak is a problem. :/ Eventually that pool of water could spill over. It would just delay it inevitable once the leak started

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Any leak is a problem. :/ Eventually that pool of water could spill over. It would just delay it inevitable once the leak started

 

Gives you a better chance of catching it though :) My PC is in full sight when I walk past luckily. 

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