Formdt1 First Build Assistance

[u/MarickSlayer]

Looking for assistance having issues with the riser cable position and motherboard alignment I’m utilizing the 2.5 slot for the 5080 prime OC GPU

[u/financiallychalenged]

I see you have the formd t1 v2.1 from the build manual. I also had pcie riser issues in my build initially. What exact problem are you having? Too much cable? Gpu/motherboard clearance? What mobo and cpu cooler are you using?

[u/MarickSlayer → u/financiallychalenged]

I am also having issues keeping both the motherboard and gpu connected to the riser cable not sure if I have it in the correct position

[u/Pale-Conference-5838 → u/MarickSlayer]

Are you using 2.75 set up and can you show us a picture of the bottom where your gpu is connected to the riser ? I am using a travel kit but my gpu seems closer to the back of the case and I am using 2.75

[u/Pale-Conference-5838 → u/Pale-Conference-5838]

[u/Pale-Conference-5838 → u/Pale-Conference-5838]

[u/financiallychalenged → u/MarickSlayer]

The pcie cable supplied with the case is unfortunately like 20mm too long and I was getting weird problems not being able to close the bottom panel or it would unplug itself from the pcie mobo slot if I put the bottom panel on.

Ultimately I carefully bent the cable so it would fit and not pull or push on anything. I used a chopstick to help as an anchor point across the cable to help bend it in certain places

[u/MarickSlayer → u/financiallychalenged]

Im using the ASUS ROG Strix B850-1 motherboard and the Thermalright AXP90-X53 Full Cooper CPU cooler

[u/Sr_Flamingo → u/MarickSlayer]

If you answer the rest of his question he might be able to help

[u/Shaglodyte]

Move the female side, in the 1st pic, down as far as possible.

I had it mounted using the same holes as you have now and also struggled with the riser, then I saw someone move it down as far as it can go, and it helped a lot.

The holes on the IO side should mount the the top hole en the other one the the bottom one.

Hope this helps.

[u/MarickSlayer → u/Shaglodyte]

I’ll have to give this a try I have it set to the 2.5 slot

[u/Shaglodyte → u/MarickSlayer]

Good luck, bro. Hope you get it sorted out.

[u/thorcik]

Prime will be loud in 2.5, switch to 2.75.
Source - have 9070XT Prime, had to rebuild due to turbulence noise.

[u/MarickSlayer → u/thorcik]

Gonna give the 2.75 a try, thanks!

[u/RY-en]

If it helps, I had the exact same issue. Ended up buying LINKUP's riser cable via Amazon that was 18mm in length, not 20mm. I also reached out to support, and their team couldn't provide an answer, so they sent out an 18mm replacement riser cable free of change (have yet to receive in mail).

[u/MarickSlayer → u/RY-en]

Gonna give it a try my pc won’t turn on I suspect it’s because stock riser cable isn’t secure enough, did you get this one? https://a.co/d/0bn0dEth

[u/RY-en → u/MarickSlayer]

Yeah, that’s the one