Hmmm, I have seen a lot of "Mickey Mouse" solutions to this sagging graphics card problem, so I am happy to see another company starting to address this with something that is aesthetically pleasing and looks professional. However, my bold underline added, Anyone else not like the thought of inserting "strong magnets" inside our cases and near our high-density EMI sensitive devices? And I note there are quite a few aluminum cases out there. Last I checked magnets are not attracted to aluminum. IDK - it is a nice looking product, but for $40 , I'll pass.
that's not really needed, just use a displayport adapter or smth and that already reduces the sag by like 2/3 , if you put 2 that reduces it by like 90%. the adapter keeps the gpu from hanging as long as it passes through the i/o shield, or more like below it (forgot the name)
As u can see here this is my old case and it reduces the sag by like 75% from just this DP adapter hanging it on (the black one, the bronze one is HDMI), if i put another one it would prob increase to 85-90% reduction
I don't think you understand the sagging problem. When the case is in a tower orientation, a big, heavy card will sag down inside the case, putting a downward strain on the PCIe slot. No connector in the rear of the case will help with that - especially with a long card. The connector may help a little in the immediate area of the rear panel, but not across the whole length of the slot
Can you not mount your gpu vertically? I think you need another kind of bracket for that though. Otherwise, if you don't wanna spend the cash, use these--get 'em at flea markets, from your neighbors or whatever. Spoiler
well my card is quite long it's like 300mm or smth like that, and i've been using it like that for years and there has been absolutely 0 problem so far, so maybe you're just a little too paranoid but then again that's just my anecdotal experience which obviously might not apply to everyone
Could be, but I imagine the builder couldn't have been that dumb, or? Hopefully, the bottom area is open so the fans can "breathe." Anyway, I've seen more images of people stacking them here and there, like columns. Even color-coordinating them with the rest of the build but if that was me, I would not bother. I mean, a Lego is a Lego, you cannot disguise that as something else.
^^^This^^^ And your scenario applies to me as well. But obviously, not all cards are the same. And while length may play a role for heavy cards, not all long cards are very heavy. Where the big heatsink sits on the card may play a role too. When you look at your mounted card when the motherboard/case are in a tower position, if the card is sitting perpendicular 90° to the slot, then great! You don't need extra support. But if you can see that gravity is causing the card to sag, some sort of support may be needed. I will point out too that if it becomes necessary to transport the computer with such a heavy card (tall and heavy CPU cooler too), if the computer will not be under your observation and control the whole time to ensure the computer is not rough handled and sits on its side (in a desktop orientation), then it would be wise to remove the card (and tall CPU cooler too) before transport. Leaving a heavy card (or tall cooler) in a tower oriented case while flying over railroad tracks is not a good idea.
well you can see on the pic that even with the display adapter that is holding the card and reducing the sagging by like 2/3rds, it still sags a decent amount, it's a powercolor red dragon with dual bios and dual modes and whatnot so it's a very big and heavy card or just cushion the case with those popping thingies that shipping companies put around the shipments, they are like lots of little pop circles/balloons that are very satisfying to pop
Well, I don't see where you get "2/3". But regardless, any sag at all would be bad for the slot socket. So if you are really suggesting your card is 33.3% past perpendicular, then IMO, you need to add some extra support. Yes, if you can pack some sort of padding and restraints in there during shipment, as long as they do not generate static, or cause other damage, that is fine. Me? I remove before shipping.
