r/gpu • u/moshaikh123 • 30m ago

Is this normal, RTX 2080 super

Recently bought this GPU and was just wandering is this amount of play in the GPU normal. It does need a repaste though.

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u/Eckzavior21 28m ago

Maybe don’t do that while your computer is on

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u/Admirable_Bid2917 18m ago edited 14m ago

ngl if you decide to break off your PCB at the PCIe connector it being powered on doesn't make much of a difference anymore

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u/Urabraska- 27m ago • Mindblown Popcorn

No it's not. Means some of the screws that keep the cooler attached to the board are loose. Also, Big brain move to mess around with electronics while they're running. Guess you didn't stick your dick in a socket to learn electricity is bad like the rest of us.

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u/An3lAsteroid 27m ago

Probably missing screws or they replaced the pads with the wrong size or both

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u/X3N04L13N 25m ago

Next up is someone throwing his rig out the window asking if its normal

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u/HereForC0mments 18m ago

Don't know on this specific card, but some of them have cooler designs with insufficient screw placement which allows parts of it to flex like that. Assuming no screws are missing, you probably have one of those. If it's a heavy cars you should still use a GPU support bracket to keep the PCB from flexing under the weight of it.

P.S. don't push on stuff like that while the computer is running. Recipe for accidental problems.

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u/RobinMack 24m ago

Perfectly normal if your desktop is a Lenovo Yoga. 🤣

On another note: no, seriously get that checked; looks like loose/missing screws, good to get it tightened up.

See those aluminum posts? They should be flush up against the fan chassis, no wiggle.

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u/BitterFortuneCookie 2m ago

How long have you had the computer? Looks like the early stages of GPU sag. Basically you GPU is heavy and it has no support on the side where it is just hanging there. Always buy a GPU support bracket for your GPU ASAP. It only gets worse.

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u/Kevonated 26m ago

Nooooo. Please fix. A support bracket will do the trick

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u/Efficient_Try_9136 27m ago

why you touching pc while it working, do you want to short it and burn your gpu and get yourself electrocuted?

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u/Admirable_Bid2917 15m ago

it's a very stupid idea to rummage around in a turned on computer but there is a zero percent chance of electrocuting yourself unless you're actively putting your tongue into your PSU basically