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RileyTheFox
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Hello there!

 

I'm wondering if it will be safe if I leave the screw out of a small GPU as I don't have one and is it ok if I leave out the PCI-e cover thing because I don't have a screw for that either.

 

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Its better to attach them, but for a card that small you'd be fine. Check at a local hardware store to find a screw soon though. Be careful when plugging cables in. If you were able to put on the entire cover for the slots the screw from the GPU wouldn't be too much of an issue, but how it is any movement has the potential to pull the card out of the slot. 

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3 minutes ago, Jamiec1130 said:

Its better to attach them, but for a card that small you'd be fine. Check at a local hardware store to find a screw soon though. Be careful when plugging cables in. If you were able to put on the entire cover for the slots the screw from the GPU wouldn't be too much of an issue, but how it is any movement has the potential to pull the card out of the slot. 

Could I potentially just use tape as a temporary solution?

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Ye it's fine :) 

Just be careful with your PC...

How many screws is holding that MSI GPU? If it's 2 then remove one of em no? :D 

 

On a side note, that's a junk PSU...

 

5 minutes ago, Jamiec1130 said:

any movement has the potential to pull the card out of the slot. 

Not if it's a card with a 16x PCIe connector connected to a 16x slot...

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What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here :) 

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1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Ye it's fine :) 

Just be careful with your PC...

How many screws is holding that MSI GPU? If it's 2 then remove one of em no? :D 

 

On a side note, that's a junk PSU...

 

Not if it's a card with a 16x PCIe connector connected to a 16x slot...

Yea I know the PSU is junk, gonna replace it this year 

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7 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Ye it's fine :) 

Just be careful with your PC...

How many screws is holding that MSI GPU? If it's 2 then remove one of em no? :D 

 

On a side note, that's a junk PSU...

 

Not if it's a card with a 16x PCIe connector connected to a 16x slot...

Pulling up on the I/O side of the card will pull it slightly out of the slot. 

Main System: Phobos

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Secondary System: York

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2 minutes ago, Jamiec1130 said:

Pulling up on the I/O side of the card will pull it slightly out of the slot. 

This card won't be used for I/O, I'm just using it so I can encode in OBS

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3 minutes ago, EvilCat70 said:

This card won't be used for I/O, I'm just using it so I can encode in OBS

Can your CPU/main GPU not do it? :P 

Looking at my signature are we now? Well too bad there's nothing here...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What? As I said, there seriously is nothing here :) 

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3 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Can your CPU/main GPU not do it? :P 

I get lots of lag when playing Overwatch 

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