GPU connection weak/unstable. Please help.

mookg

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Jul 31, 2016
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I recently put together a build with used parts, however my GPU is acting really strange. Sometimes it wont boot when the case is vertical instead of laying flat and a little bump on the case will make the screen go black. I am suspecting the gold pins as I have tried it in a few other cases. I have to manually lift the GPU up in the case or use zip ties to hold it up for it to boot.

How can I make sure that this connection is not weak? I have tried zip ties but its still unstable sometimes.

Tried GPU in 3 other builds and the same issue occurred, so its most likely an issue with the GPU. Also tried cleaning the gold pins but nothing changed.

I suspect a shorting issue somewhere because a slight bump makes the screen go blank