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nexxo · 08-26-2004, 11:28 AM

This was a reply post in another thread, but I thought I might as well slap it here:

AGP cards can take quite a bit of weight. But everyone can relate to the anxiety caused by seeing your precious $400,-- plus state-of-the-art graphic card bending scarily in it's AGP slot, under the load of a heavy waterblock...

So just to be sure (and because Cardkeepers simply do not offer the support, or look l33t enough), I made my own GPU card support that will, well, support a GPU card burdened by a heavy block (not to mention the added tension of any bent tubing looping from block to mobo):

My (pathetic) Sketchup design:

The end result:

(not yet screwed down here, I had to order the appropriate screws).

I've since installed the blocks but I haven't taken any new pics yet --I'll post some this weekend if people want. It works a treat!

08-26-2004, 11:28 AM	#1
nexxo Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brimingham, UK Posts: 385	Heavy GPU block? No worries... This was a reply post in another thread, but I thought I might as well slap it here: AGP cards can take quite a bit of weight. But everyone can relate to the anxiety caused by seeing your precious $400,-- plus state-of-the-art graphic card bending scarily in it's AGP slot, under the load of a heavy waterblock... So just to be sure (and because Cardkeepers simply do not offer the support, or look l33t enough), I made my own GPU card support that will, well, support a GPU card burdened by a heavy block (not to mention the added tension of any bent tubing looping from block to mobo): My (pathetic) Sketchup design: The end result: (not yet screwed down here, I had to order the appropriate screws). I've since installed the blocks but I haven't taken any new pics yet --I'll post some this weekend if people want. It works a treat! __________________ "There is a thin line between magic and madness"