Saggy GPU's... :(

[LordPugIII]

Yo yo yo,

 

My Strix 970 is sagging a little, it's not bad at all, I just wanted to know if you guys have any good solutions?

 

I currently have the 'saggy' end connected to the roof of my case via a line of interlinked cable ties. It's safe and reduces sag, but is not very attractive.

 

Cheers,

 

LordPugIII.

[deVIZtation]

wooden dowell from the front right end of the gpu.

[Luc401]

Ive positioned a fan under mine before to hold it up.. Anything will work really. 

[Vezzeract]

Make sure the graphics card is inside the case and motherboard properly to see if there is a loose connection and make sure everything is tight. If there is a problem consisting you can try to work with different objects to lift it up. As of the videos on LTT the cable management and items in a case will not affect the user too much in terms of heat.

[zberry7]

I think cooler master or someone makes "GPU stands"

Good luck finding something, it's such a niche issue so a good looking solution might be difficult to find

 

http://www.moddiy.com/products/CPU-Cooler-%26-Graphics-Cards-Weight-Support-Adjustable-Stand.html?gclid=CKyAiqDqvssCFYE9gQod12MDeQ

[Smitty07314]

I went for a golf pencil to prop up the end of mine

[Guest Kloaked]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019ZZQVK8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B019ZZQVK8&linkCode=as2&tag=pugesyst07-20&linkId=SUBIKZK3XGUQRLTP

[LordPugIII]

1 minute ago, Smitty07314 said:

I went for a golf pencil to prop up the end of mine

 

1 minute ago, zberry7 said:

I think cooler master or someone makes "GPU stands"

Good luck finding something, it's such a niche issue so a good looking solution might be difficult to find

 

2 minutes ago, Vezzeract said:

Make sure the graphics card is inside the case and motherboard properly to see if there is a loose connection and make sure everything is tight. If there is a problem consisting you can try to work with different objects to lift it up. As of the videos on LTT the cable management and items in a case will not affect the user too much in terms of heat.

 

5 minutes ago, Luc401 said:

Ive positioned a fan under mine before to hold it up.. Anything will work really. 

 

6 minutes ago, deVIZtation said:

wooden dowell from the front right end of the gpu.

Thank you all for your support, I really appreciate it.

 

I'm sure I will find a solution. And Vezzeract, I've checked, and everything is tight. 

 

The Strix 970 is a beefy card, I know it's not the beefiest but it still weigh's like 3kg

[LordPugIII]

1 minute ago, Kloaked said:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019ZZQVK8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B019ZZQVK8&linkCode=as2&tag=pugesyst07-20&linkId=SUBIKZK3XGUQRLTP

Thank you man, I will certainly consider that.

 

[KE2012]

If you don't care about looks a Cable tie can do wonders in this situation, and held 2 of my cards up for a year or so. (Although it is highly dependant on your case if you can use this method or not.)

[Vezzeract]

3 hours ago, LordPugIII said:

 

 

 

 

Thank you all for your support, I really appreciate it.

 

I'm sure I will find a solution. And Vezzeract, I've checked, and everything is tight. 

 

The Strix 970 is a beefy card, I know it's not the beefiest but it still weigh's like 3kg

I am saying "Say no to cable management" it is useless and it does not matter if it tight or loose because it won't change temperatures by a digit.

[LordPugIII]

Just now, Vezzeract said:

I am saying "Say no to cable management" it is useless and it does not matter if it tight or loose because it won't change temperatures by a digit.

My cable management is pretty much pristine, but I will have a mess around and see what I come up with.

 

I will be sure to let you guys know

[iamdarkyoshi]

I always suspend them using the PCIe cable. Just tie it to the nearest disk drive or something

[paps511]

I have the body of a pen sitting between my hard drive cage and gpu

[DrM]

fishing line or 6-pin cables (personally i use black nylon twine) tied to the top of your case or legos, chopsticks, pen, etc under it.

If you really want to be fabulous, go for something like this:

Spoiler

 

[byalexandr]

I gotta make a banner or something for this...

 

Get some fishing line, tie it to the top right of your card somehow, and then tether it to the top of the case through a fan grille or something. just make it the line taught enough so that it keeps your GPU from sagging.

For example:

[Masada02]

Solved

 

 

While not the most economical solution, it will definitely fix your GPU sag issue.

 

Alternatively, @byalexandr probably has the best solution.

[byalexandr]

1 minute ago, Masada02 said:

Solved

 

 

While not the most economical solution, it will definitely fix your GPU sag issue.

 

Alternatively, @byalexandr probably has the best solution.

Also solved:

[Masada02]

Just now, byalexandr said:

Also solved:

Well sir, you have a good point.