Graphics card sag/droop

[Orangey]

Let's hear your home remedies for this, OcUK don't appear to sell anything to solve this.

Building a WC rig and trying to do it up right this time, this always bothered me and when I get bothered I can't let it lie.

 

[whyscotty]

http://www.powercolor.com/Global/product_Accessories.asp

 

[SouthEastBlue]

Or you can use cable ties as a support if you can find a gap to put them through at the right height.... But I would rather buy that item linked above!

 

[Deceptor]

You putting WC blocks on the GPUs? That should make them solid, if the screws are nice and tight there should be no drooping at all. If not then a solution like above would work

 

[Orangey]

http://www.powercolor.com/Global/product_Accessories.asp

I knew someone would link this. It is not in stock anywhere and EOL. It's not on ebay.

NEXT

 

[Kaapstad]

You putting WC blocks on the GPUs? That should make them solid, if the screws are nice and tight there should be no drooping at all. If not then a solution like above would work

+1

No sagging with my w/cooled cards and they weight a lot.

 

[Confused Stu]

Have you thought of one of the Silverstone cases with the rotated motherboard? That way the card hangs vertically rather than horizontally so there's no way it can ever sag. That said, the cases tend to be aimed towards air cooling so don't know if there's one that would be suitable for a water cool rig inside.

 

[Orangey]

Yup, saw that in this thread:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1167183/gpu-sagging-it-really-bugs-me-anyone-else

I am planning on WCing, will be getting the new AMD cards though so no blocks for a month.

 

[BlackBat]

I knew someone would link this. It is not in stock anywhere and EOL. It's not on ebay.

NEXT

Google must be wrong then.

 

[pgi947]

Never had sag with a block on, hold straight and tighten while in desired position

I think most sag comes from big air coolers that are essentially hanging from 4 or so screws around the core, so all the weight is pullling down on one side, a non issue with blocks as weight is distributed evenly over the card while also keeping it rigid.

 

[tommybhoy]

http://www.scythe-eu.com/en/products/pc-accessory/ninja-wire.html

 

[Orangey]

I like the bracket idea, he didn't say if he drilled and tapped the PCB though...

 

[Silent_Scone]

screws are normally enough lol...

 

[ubersonic]

It's odd that cases used to have slots opposite the motherboard to hold the end of extended length add in cards (most high end GPU's are way beyond PCI spec size) but they have stopped doing this, shame. The used to be flat plastic adapters that connected onto the card then into the slot.

FYI, I routed my PCI-E 8 pins so they dropped from above and hung the end of the card.