Support those video cards

[Soulcatcher668]

Card repair on a 14 layer PCB. Damage from not supporting the card properly.

I feel this video should be on every home builders watch list.

 

[freakdiablo]

Don't worry, I talk to my video card every day, let it know I care for it and that it has my full support

 

[EarthDog]

Where's @WhitehawkEQ ......

 

[Johan45]

Wow, watching him repair those traces was amazing. I never thought that was possible.

 

[Celeron_Phreak]

I have done multilayer PCB repairs for traces a few layers below the surface, and no matter how easy it may look in a video, the task is a PITA every time. Props for this guy keeping cool!

 

[WhitehawkEQ]

Where's @WhitehawkEQ ......

What do you mean Where's WhitehawkEQ?

 

[Nebulous]

I've always tried to add some sort of support to my video cards. Especially when I started getting those 2 1/2 to 3 slot beasts. I cringed when I saw those heavy arse cards sag and I was scared as hell thinking either the card's PCB will break or rip the PCIE slot out or both.

I tried all kinds of ways : Fishing line, picture frame cable, I even stole lego parts from my son to create a support bracket. Dam I'm low stealing from my kid

So when I swap cases, I had to find other ways to sag/weight supprt my video cards. I got these as well:

https://www.amazon.com/upHere-Graphics-Anodized-Aerospace-Aluminum/dp/B076GYL25H/ref=asc_df_B076GYL25H/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312824707815&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15770601292579536354&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9058731&hvtargid=pla-562571101390&psc=1

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So I ran across this vid from jtc

This is what I'm currently using. I was using the MSI piston one, but can't now because I have a rad on the bottom of the case and there's no clearance. I also tried the "UpHere" bracket, but with the waterblock and fittings, there's no clearance for that either.