to anti sag or not to anti sag that is the question

[Masychefx2]

do you use an anti sag bracket?

[PopinFRESH]

Originally posted by lsdninja:

Originally posted by PopinFRESH:

.... ITX, obviously ;)

wait; I mean CTX, clearly. "Cool Technology eXtended" because everything has to be eXtended.

"ATX" made sense at the time since it was literally an extension of the old AT form factor, but it has gotten a little ridiculous since then, yes.

And if it is not eXtended then it is eXpress ;) lol

[plat]

The pcb and pci-e slot can warp or corrupt over time with the weight (heat too?) so it's on the user to monitor. My gtx 1080 weighed over a pound but never sagged. Now my rtx 4070 occupies the same place and is much lighter in weight. No sag yet but who knows. I've seen others having to prop up their 1080s.

I would get a 10 US dollar stand on Amazon or at Micro Center that you can adjust. No Legos, evah!

[Komarimaru]

I'd recommend it for anyone getting a high end 30 series or 40 series or 7900+. The weight alone is cringe when ya slowly set the case up and see that card tugging at the pcie slot.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by plat:

The pcb and pci-e slot can warp or corrupt over time with the weight (heat too?) so it's on the user to monitor. My gtx 1080 weighed over a pound but never sagged. Now my rtx 4070 occupies the same place and is much lighter in weight. No sag yet but who knows. I've seen others having to prop up their 1080s.

I would get a 10 US dollar stand on Amazon or at Micro Center that you can adjust. No Legos, evah!

The largest GTX 1080 Ti or even 2080 Ti does not come close in comparisons to how heavy and bulky some of the 3080, 3080 Ti, 3090 and 4080 / 4090 are. These can make a 1080 Ti look tiny and feel very light. Most 4090 for example make even a 3090 look tiny.

[Andrius227]

Just get a good gpu and it will not sag. My rtx3090 and rtx4080 are both from nvidia and they dont sag at all. Its only a problem for 3rd party brands that make low quality gpus so they bend from their own weight…

[C1REX]

I would add a support bracket even if a GPU doesn't sag. It's a lot of weight concentrated on a small PCB area.

Here is one of many GPUs that cracked under its own weight.
4090 Founders Edition.
This kind of damage is not covered under warranty.


https://youtu.be/qwpNztmyBGE?si=hViOWvDZgN39W8vB

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by Andrius227:

Just get a good gpu and it will not sag. My rtx3090 and rtx4080 are both from nvidia and they dont sag at all. Its only a problem for 3rd party brands that make low quality gpus so they bend from their own weight…

Your GPUs still have the possibility of ending up with cracking PCIE fracture where much of the weight of the card is held up by the PCIE slot. That "could" cause the gpu pcb to crack or fracture the actual pcie slot

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Steel reinforced PCIe ports...

[Tiberius]

I do use a bracket to support my gpu

[Castyles]

I do.

My GPU is way too big and heavy so it feels like it can crack the port, with time.

Better safe than sorry.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Some of the bigger issues are ones that have always plagued power house PCs, physically moving it around. If you can't do vertical mount for GPU then yes I'd suggest a simple adjustable anti-sag bracket of sorts and regardless of the PC config, if you'll need to physically move the PC around, then lay it Motherboard side flat before moving it or transporting it. To avoid any damages

[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.]

You don't have to use it.
It looks ugly and serves no purpose.

I don't do brackets because I'm not ♥♥♥♥.

[_I_]

Originally posted by Wynters:

Steel reinforced PCIe ports...

its tin, not steel
it helps, but not by as much as you would think
only a few stakes going through the board, imho the pci x16 slot has more support than the shield adds

[plat]

Originally posted by Castyles:

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Better safe than sorry.

Exactly. I would be pro-active. It's a small but potentially important investment.

[C1REX]

Originally posted by _I_:

Originally posted by Wynters:

Steel reinforced PCIe ports...

its tin, not steel
it helps, but not by as much as you would think
only a few stakes going through the board, imho the pci x16 slot has more support than the shield adds

It also won’t protect the GPU.