Missing r9 290 backplate/ i/o shield thing, looking for retailer that may sell gpu backplates.

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I recently got a 290 r9 as my first step to get into gaming, my GPU came from a friend's old setup but the I/O shield for the GPU has been lost, is there an online retailer that Sells this sort of thing?
(a quick google search didn't turn anything up)

I'm really just looking to secure the GPU in place so if there are any tricks to holding the GPU in place in addition to just the pcie slot, that could be an option as well. thanks!
 
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Eximo
Depends on how fancy you want to get.

1) Simplest would be to ebay around for a parts only card.
2) With some measurements you can probably get a replacement plastic backplate 3D printed.
3) If you just want it to work, you have the screw holes for the various ports, some plumbing tape/pipe straping (Steel sheet metal with holes in it, somewhat flexible) could be used to strap it to the remaining expansion slots. (I would say using the DVI port screw holes you could probably make a decent mount)
4) A very crude method would be something like two part epoxy or plumbers putty to build up enough material to squish it into the slot. (Build up around each port, wait until it gets tacky and shove it in, than apply more as needed to make a...
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Depends on how fancy you want to get.

1) Simplest would be to ebay around for a parts only card.
2) With some measurements you can probably get a replacement plastic backplate 3D printed.
3) If you just want it to work, you have the screw holes for the various ports, some plumbing tape/pipe straping (Steel sheet metal with holes in it, somewhat flexible) could be used to strap it to the remaining expansion slots. (I would say using the DVI port screw holes you could probably make a decent mount)
4) A very crude method would be something like two part epoxy or plumbers putty to build up enough material to squish it into the slot. (Build up around each port, wait until it gets tacky and shove it in, than apply more as needed to make a hard fix to the expansion slots)

And so on to levels of great silliness.
 
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