GTX 970 Sagging

[BigChimp97]

Hi guys, so my MSI GTX 970 has started to sag I noticed it a couple of weeks ago and have checked to see if the actual PCI slot has been bent (it hasnt thank god) So it's obviously just the card bending under the weight.

Is there anyway that i can fix this? Any backplates that would help fix it?

Thanks!

[Imakuni]

2 minutes ago, BigChimp97 said:

Hi guys, so my MSI GTX 970 has started to sag I noticed it a couple of weeks ago and have checked to see if the actual PCI slot has been bent (it hasnt thank god) So it's obviously just the card bending under the weight.

Is there anyway that i can fix this? Any backplates that would help fix it?

Thanks!

Fix: don't worry about it, it's not actually a problem.

 

Seriously, forget about it, unless you find it too ugly to bear.

[paprikman]

Backplate won't solve this, unless your card is getting bent.

You can find some supports on amazon and ebay, but it will cost you some extra $.

[JPotze]

5 minutes ago, BigChimp97 said:

Hi guys, so my MSI GTX 970 has started to sag I noticed it a couple of weeks ago and have checked to see if the actual PCI slot has been bent (it hasnt thank god) So it's obviously just the card bending under the weight.

Is there anyway that i can fix this? Any backplates that would help fix it?

Thanks!

if you buy a backplate for it, it would also benefit from the passive cooling. its a bonus. plus it looks more cool.

[JPotze]

1 minute ago, paprikman said:

Backplate won't solve this, unless your card is getting bent.

You can find some supports on amazon and ebay, but it will cost you some extra $.

o yeah, backplates only benefit if it is bending. if it is not bending, just sagging than it is worse then without a backplate because of the extra weight. @BigChimp97

[BigChimp97]

2 minutes ago, JPotze said:

o yeah, backplates only benefit if it is bending. if it is not bending, just sagging than it is worse then without a backplate because of the extra weight. @BigChimp97

 

3 minutes ago, paprikman said:

Backplate won't solve this, unless your card is getting bent.

You can find some supports on amazon and ebay, but it will cost you some extra $.

This is the level of sagging im getting. But thanks for the replies!

7 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

Fix: don't worry about it, it's not actually a problem.

 

Seriously, forget about it, unless you find it too ugly to bear.

If it wont actually break the card then i probably wont bother then. Was scared it would actually snap the connections eventually.

[Spectrez]

this is why i give up desk space for horizontal motherboards!

 

more ontopic tho, i remember seeing some product helping with this issue, mainly rods or supports to take some of the weight.

[BigChimp97]

Just now, BigChimp97 said:

 

This is the level of sagging im getting. But thanks for the replies!

If it wont actually break the card then i probably wont bother then. I Was scared it would actually snap the connections eventually.

 

[paprikman]

Maybe you can try reseating it in pci slot and tighten screws on the left a bit more after it, if this problem is bothering you. From here it looks more of optical illusion (because of photo).

[JPotze]

it looks awful imo. i have a metal reinforcement on the pci-e slots on the motherboard. yours doesn't look like having that feature. i would stud the graphics card.

[astrosheen]

something you could do is manage your pcie cables along the back of the card using zip ties and route them in a way the they are tight and help hold the gpus weight

 

[BigChimp97]

1 minute ago, astrosheen said:

something you could do is manage your pcie cables along the back of the card using zip ties and route them in a way the they are tight and help hold the gpus weight

 

PCIE cables are wayyy to short for that. My power supply was from back in the day when cable management wasnt really a thing ahah

[astrosheen]

1 minute ago, BigChimp97 said:

PCIE cables are wayyy to short for that. My power supply was from back in the day when cable management wasnt really a thing ahah

what do you mean way too short could you take another photo?

 

[byalexandr]

Come one come all, an easy fix!

 

Get some fishing line, tie a loop through a hole on the backplate, pull up the card and tie another loop at the top of the case to hold it there.