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norritt
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Hey everyone,

 

I just got my new graphics card. It has rubber caps on the SLI Pins and inside the DP/HDMI ports on the back side. I think it is quite convenient to keep the caps inside the ports / on the SLI bridge to protect it from dirt/dust. I'm just wondering if its safe to not remove those -  escpecially the SLI bridge one - I have no idea how temperature resistant that rubber is. What do you think is it safe to keep the cap on the SLI bridge inside the rear ports or not?

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Yes it's safe.

 

There won't be any heat going through parts that aren't being used, and even if there were, it would be a very small amount.

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I'd say its fairly safe. I would think that if the GPU got hot enough to melt those, you would have other parts on the GPU itself that would be melting as well.

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It should be no problem, as those caps are non conductive.

 

Main reason anyone would remove them is if they are using the ports/ dont like the aesthetic of having them on

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Hey everyone,

 

I just got my new graphics card. It has rubber caps on the SLI Pins and inside the DP/HDMI ports on the back side. I think it is quite convenient to keep the caps inside the ports / on the SLI bridge to protect it from dirt/dust. I'm just wondering if its safe to not remove those -  escpecially the SLI bridge one - I have no idea how temperature resistant that rubber is. What do you think is it safe to keep the cap on the SLI bridge inside the rear ports or not?

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