GPU sag issues

[TripleTen]

So a few months back i've buit myself a decent gaming rig (I5 4460/ 8GB XPG DDR3/GTX 970 Strix) i met no issues for these first few months but about a week back i started to hear coil whine whenever i break the 90 FPS mark and the more FPS i got the more noisy it became, so i went to good old Linus to see if he made a video about the subject (which he did), he said it was nothing alarming, but then i noticed my GPU was sagging and it scared me, i was afraid that my GPU with time and leverage would end up snapping the PCI slot (BTW : z97 gaming 3 mobo).
So my question is this is there any effective way to reduce coil wine and will my mobo get ruined and is GPU sag normal or an issues that must be solved.
Thanks in advance for replying.

[don_svetlio]

Sag is normal - nothing you can do about it

Coil whine for Strix Maxwell is also normal.

[TripleTen]

11 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Sag is normal - nothing you can do about it

Coil whine for Strix Maxwell is also normal.

Thank you for the help.

[Crowes]

31 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Sag is normal - nothing you can do about it

I hear there's an old trick where if you twist the retention screw into the slot whilst propping the card up a tiny bit, the sag will reduce.

 

Could someone confirm it?

[TripleTen]

2 minutes ago, Crowes said:

I hear there's an old trick where if you twist the retention screw into the slot whilst propping the card up a tiny bit, the sag will reduce.

 

Could someone confirm it?

I will get on it right away.

[Lethal Seraph]

Nah.. just push the GPU up when you tighten the back panel screw. If not, get one of those Puget System Acrylic GPU brace. I know I use one.

[LukaH]

without spending money a well tightent screw is your best bet it reduces some sag on my 7950 windforce

[don_svetlio]

1 hour ago, Crowes said:

I hear there's an old trick where if you twist the retention screw into the slot whilst propping the card up a tiny bit, the sag will reduce.

 

Could someone confirm it?

It's a myth - not true in my experience

[Charlie27364]

To stop your GPU from sagging you can do what I do. Get a ruler and measure the distance from the spot between your two fans. This spot should be some sort of plastic, the distance heavily varies between after-market coolers. You need to get something that is smaller than that, or the same size. I prefer PVC because it's strength and longevity. Also, measure the distance between that gap, and the floor of your gap, this is how long you want to cut your material.

 

Once you've visited the store to buy your material, cut it, sand it, than if you want spray it with some sort of rubber coating to reduce scratching, and put it into place. You shouldn't have to heavily force it, but it should be at the point where the piece of material is touching the GPU and the floor very clearly and it is sort of firm. Once you done this, close your computer and continue. If the PSU is in the way, put the stick of material on the PSU instead of the floor and cut it to the new length. If there are wires in the way, move the wires around the pole.

 

If you have a window and take lots of pride into the appearance of your PC, you can use PETG, it's a transparent plastic used in hard water-cooling loops in place of acrylic. Or if you want a opaque material you can spray paint the PVC, using a stripped pattern that represents the colors off the rest of your PC would look pretty neat, or you can use a metallic spray paint if you like it that way. Either way you prefer it doesn't really matter because that's aesthetic and you're trying to stop the sag of your GPU.

 

I hope this reply helped you, if you have any questions please contact me at my Gmail: anthonysparta1220@gmail.com

[Nena Trinity]

Get a case that does not hold the motherboard vertically? Mine is horizontally mounted!