PC Noob that could use some advice

Lucarto_1 · Jun 15, 2016

Hello my fellow tomshardware users!

I got some quick questions about my computer and i thought you might could answer it for me.

My graphics card (MSI 980ti) is tilting inside of my case because of its weight. Can it bend or destroy something e.g the motherboard? its barely visable but its visable enough to make me worried. Does the tilting affect the fans on the card like maybe causing some sort of inbalance when it spins?

Where can i find benchmarks between my graphics card (MSI 980ti vs GTX 1080) I found other benchmarks on other cards with the same name (980 ti) but they look different from my card and i want to know if its worth upgrading.

Another quick question. When you get a new graphics card you also receive like small protection for the different stuff on the card like this: https://youtu.be/ksPpKWHkboo?t=299 you see the red things. Should i keep them on if i dont use those holes?

Thank you alot!

turkey3_scratch · Jun 15, 2016

It's just graphics card sag. It should not harm anything. Just annoying visually.

MystoPigz · Jun 15, 2016

Over time, a tilting, heavy graphics card may damage the motherboard, especially the PCIe slot. Warping can happen in both the GPU and the motherboard. You can use something like floss to support it or a paper towel tube.

-MystoPigz

Ryan_78 · Jun 15, 2016

A card tilting down or drooping sue to it's weight is not uncommon. My beastly (or used to. Be. It was the most powerful card when it was made. Better than the 680 by a noticeable margin. Till the 770 and 780 came out. It destroyed it) HD7970 tilts at a noticeable angle. The card is pretty long and heavy with a beefy cooler. That causes it to droop. It is not a hardware threatened problem however. It will not damage the motherboard or any components, just amke sure the card is secure by the 2 screws on the back panel. They sell stuff that attaches and holds the card up. It's 20 bucks, just use Legos and fishing line instead. Or make one.

As of the two cards, there is a noticeable gap in performance. I wil update and add a benchmark. The look of the card has nothing to do with performance. You don't want to waste 600 bucks on a upgrade you don't need. If you are satisfied with your card don't upgrade it. Use it for other things like a trip maybe. The difference is marginal. But it is noticeable. But I mean as I said, your needs.

Lucarto_1 · Jun 15, 2016

Ryan_78 :

A card tilting down or drooping sue to it's weight is not uncommon. My beastly (or used to. Be. It was the most powerful card when it was made. Better than the 680 by a noticeable margin. Till the 770 and 780 came out. It destroyed it) HD7970 tilts at a noticeable angle. The card is pretty long and heavy with a beefy cooler. That causes it to droop. It is not a hardware threatened problem however. It will not damage the motherboard or any components, just amke sure the card is secure by the 2 screws on the back panel. They sell stuff that attaches and holds the card up. It's 20 bucks, just use Legos and fishing line instead. Or make one.

As of the two cards, there is a noticeable gap in performance. I wil update and add a benchmark. The look of the card has nothing to do with performance. You don't want to waste 600 bucks on a upgrade you don't need. If you are satisfied with your card don't upgrade it. Use it for other things like a trip maybe. The difference is marginal. But it is noticeable. But I mean as I said, your needs.

Sorry for being a noob but what do you mean with the graphics cards looks has nothing to do with performance, Why do you make alot of different 980 ti then?

turkey3_scratch · Jun 15, 2016

Lucarto_1 :

Ryan_78 :

Sorry for being a noob but what do you mean with the graphics cards looks has nothing to do with performance, Why do you make alot of different 980 ti then?

There are multiple 980Tis because they:

1) Look different
2) Some may overclock better than others or are factor overclocked
3) different coolers
4) So companies like MSI, Zotan, EVGA, Asus make money.

Ryan_78 · Jun 15, 2016

Custom designs. manufacturers design tier own OEM cards to sell on tier own. The reference card is the basic design, and the oems make adjustments like beefer coolers, more silent, more power pins, and higher clock speeds, and search up binning. Anyways as long it is a 980ti, performance should be with a certain range.

pete_101 · Jun 15, 2016

As the others said, if the card is sagging too much then support the weight to prevent further sagging.

About your other question, those protective caps are there to keep dust out of the ports. Dust can cause a poor connection which directly effects image quality. Best idea is to keep the caps on the unused ports and that way if you go to use them in the future they should be dust free.

Ryan_78 · Jun 15, 2016

pete_101 :

Yes. I agree.mrhough he says it only says it says a little. It should be no problem.

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I mean the upgrade if you don't need it, isn't worth it. Unless you need the full power of the 1080, which you should not. Even VR does not use 100%. So no really if you are satisfied, with the 980ti, then don't upgrade.

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