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is there really an actual risk of the zotac gtx 1080 amp extreme damaging the pci express slots?

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Been thinking about getting a 1080 in the coming months so I've just been looking at them online. After seeing what PC Gamer had to say about the AMP Extreme, the review was positive but there was a sense of worry that the weight of the card could damage the pci express slot. to be honest, i find it hard to believe that a manufacturer of a gpu would engineer something to the point that that could happen to everybody's machines. what do you guys think?

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Well, first off, never assume that no company would ever mistakenly (or intentionally) damage people's computers...

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if you are worried make a brace. my pc has one right now for a strix 970 because it was hitting my wifi card that I never use 

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1 minute ago, GDRRiley said:

if you are worried make a brace. my pc has one right now for a strix 970 because it was hitting my wifi card that I never use 

i feel like it would look a little odd. i'm very particular about the looks in my pc. if i had to do some kind of brace or support, i'd probably get some different card.

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Just now, acer4thewin27 said:

i feel like it would look a little odd. i'm very particular about the looks in my pc. if i had to do some kind of brace or support, i'd probably get some different card.

mine is painted black with a glass side window and I have lights. it does not look that odd

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1 minute ago, acer4thewin27 said:

i feel like it would look a little odd. i'm very particular about the looks in my pc. if i had to do some kind of brace or support, i'd probably get some different card.

Just get a different card and spare yourself the headache of worrying constantly.

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Just now, acer4thewin27 said:

i feel like it would look a little odd. i'm very particular about the looks in my pc. if i had to do some kind of brace or support, i'd probably get some different card.

Puget systems make a brace that loks decent.

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yes, it can happen:

Damaged_Falcon_NW_610x406.jpg

 

why do you think mobo manufacturers have started to added braces to the PCIe slot

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1 minute ago, zMeul said:

yes, it can happen:

Damaged_Falcon_NW_610x406.jpg

 

why do you think mobo manufacturers have started to added braces to the PCIe slot

was this due to the card OP mentioned, or something else?

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1 minute ago, duckwithanokhat said:

was this due to the card OP mentioned, or something else?

something else

 

but, card OP mentioned is 2.3Kg (box included), GigaByte G1 is 1.45Kg (box included), EVGA FTW is 1.92Kg (box included) - this should make him think twice

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1 minute ago, zMeul said:

yes, it can happen:

Damaged_Falcon_NW_610x406.jpg

 

why do you think mobo manufacturers have started to added braces to the PCIe slot

i guess you learn something new every day. xD i didn't know that mobo manufacturers have begun making braces for the pcie slots. sorry if i sound kinda dumb. i've only been doing pc gaming since 7/15.

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6 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

mine is painted black with a glass side window and I have lights. it does not look that odd

no offense man. i'm sure it looks great. i was just visualizing if i were to put a brace it would look crummy because i don't have the best creative art like skills.

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Just now, acer4thewin27 said:

no offense man. i'm sure it looks great. i was just visualizing if i were to put a brace it would look crummy because i don't have the best creative art like skills.

can you see it. there is a lack of light in that photo but even looking at it right now it blends in well.

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5 minutes ago, acer4thewin27 said:

i guess you learn something new every day.

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I'm looking to upgrade from gtx 750ti to a 1060 but don't know exactly which one to get. I don't want anything that would be too flashy in my case (bright colors crazy accents etc).If anyone has any suggestion on brands or specific models it would be greatly appreciated :)

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You could brace it, but honestly, if you are already worried you it will just get worse in your mind as time goes on.

 

My suggestion is to just swap cards. Get something a bit lighter, but out of all the cards I have tested recently most weigh enough to give a bit of sag to them. That's enough for me to say, regardless of what you cards are out currently, they all weigh enough to create an issue with the pci slot.

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3 minutes ago, Reflecting said:

You could brace it, but honestly, if you are already worried you it will just get worse in your mind as time goes on.

 

My suggestion is to just swap cards. Get something a bit lighter, but out of all the cards I have tested recently most weigh enough to give a bit of sag to them. That's enough for me to say, regardless of what you cards are out currently, they all weigh enough to create an issue with the pci slot.

right now i have a evga 980ti. don't know if there's a huge difference in weight. i know it depends on the card. so far it seems like the zotac 1080 amp extreme is the heaviest and bulkiest of all.

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If I were you I would buy the 1080 amp edition. The one that has only 2 fans.

That card is huge already, when it compares to the founders edition one.

 

1st 2 pics are 1070 amp.

The last one is 1080 amp extreme... 002.png003.png004.png

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1 minute ago, mrchow19910319 said:

If I were you I would buy the 1080 amp edition. The one that has only 2 fans.

That card is huge already, when it compares to the founders edition one.

 

1st 2 pics are 1070 amp.

The last one is 1080 amp extreme... 002.png003.png004.png

did you mean buy the 1070 amp?

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1 minute ago, acer4thewin27 said:

did you mean buy the 1070 amp?

No... sorry, I mean you should buy the 1080 amp edition. The 2 fans 1080 from zotac. 

Personally I would not pay that much more for an extra fan. Even though they said it supposed to make your card cooler and run quieter and all that stuff. 

If it is not broken, let's fix till it is. 

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1 minute ago, mrchow19910319 said:

This one. 005.png

xD that's the one i've been talking about it in this thread the whole time. it supposedly weighs a lot. i would need to get a brace for it.

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1 minute ago, acer4thewin27 said:

xD that's the one i've been talking about it in this thread the whole time. it supposedly weighs a lot. i would need to get a brace for it.

never mind my bad

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