GPU slanted in slot

Now we know why your sli bridge popped off and was laying on the bottom.     A little sag is normal but this seems excessive, at least from the pic. I would unplug it, loosen the screw on inside back bracket, release the catch on the front of the pcie slot and remove and reseat the card. Inspect it for damage. PC unplugged.

so i removed it and didnt see anything physically wrong with the card or the slot on the motherboard. Also the bottom card has a cable under it that seems to be supporting the cards end so Im wondering if thats the reason that card too is not slant like the top one.

still slant

Edited by Saajuk - 31 Dec 2014 at 2:36pm

o it all works, sli too just the slant is driving me crazy
maybe ill get some zip ties or something

Edited by Saajuk - 31 Dec 2014 at 2:47pm

I have to agree with Frank.... looks like a problem there somewhere. But, if it's working then that's great.

If possible, after you play some games, a picture with more lighting, side panel open, that shows the card, mobo, etc would be great. We get real curious around here.

Enjoy your DS rig and Congrats.



Edited by bprat22 - 31 Dec 2014 at 4:35pm

called a DS tech. Told me to try out some games and see if my cards are fine. If they worked he told me there was nothing to worry about but also said they should both look the same ( clearly they arent) Supposedly they have pictures they take before ship of the system for this situation but he said the images were to blurry to really tell if the cards were straight or not.

This would drive me nuts as well, so I feel your pain. If you remove the cards from the case entirely and sit them side by side, do you notice any oddities? Hard to tell what could be causing this so once you verify the cards are physically OK that would be a good first step.

So I rerouted the cables up one so to reduce their weight on the card he is the after:




looks like it helped a little. I tried chaining zip ties up to the top of the case and forcfully raising up the cable along with the card but then decided it wasnt worth it because it would be a pain in the ass to unplug and re plug in the power cables if i ever decided to take out the card again plus it doesnt seem good to strain the cord plug so much.

When the card is in the slot I have to actually apply some force to raise up the droopy card. Its not like its just loose or hanging there if that is of any concern.


I also took both cards out and looked at there back plates and noticed the one that drooped had a back plate that was a little bent compared to the other one.

top card


bottom card


so I decided to switch the around since the bottom card had a power cord supporting its weight and thought it would help. Did not do much. end result is first pic of this post. It kinda looks like the cord under the bottom card is raising it up more making the top car look slant. idk

Edited by Saajuk - 01 Jan 2015 at 9:32am

its the plug not the cord so i cant move it. It says USB3 on the motherboard.

It definitely looks better after you re-arranged things.  The bottom USB cable is probably from one of your drives and I wouldn't think it applies much pressure. 

Looks like the box was dropped and the top card flexed with the sudden jolt, popping off your sli bridge and bending the card just a little.

If its working I would just leave it at this point.  It looks better.   Nice job. 


What Ariktu said.            The more you mess with it the more room for issues.  


Edited by bprat22 - 01 Jan 2015 at 9:56am

@Saajuk,

The way your original picture looked, I would have to say that it did not look normal. When I looked at the photo our QA team took, I do see that it was normal at that time.

It appears that the tension from the power cables to the card must have gotten tight or pulled during shipping (the video cards must have moved around a bit). This must have caused the cables to get caught and pull on your card.

Your latest picture looks much better. Video cards usually always have a slight drag on the end, that's because they are quite heavy (especially the type that you have.

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