Graphics playing cards are getting larger, hotter and costlier – and that first one is extra of an issue than you may suppose. With the RTX 4090 and a complete household of outsized GPUs on the way in which, these tiny PCIe slots in your motherboard are taking up an unimaginable quantity of weight, such that even mid-range playing cards can sag and bend over time.

The finest approach to stop that is with a brace, which pushes up from the underside of your case to the far finish of the graphics card, holding it stage and stopping all that drive from affecting the cardboard or the PCIe slot. You typically get a assist brace like this free together with your graphics card, however in any other case you may choose one up pretty inexpensively from a variety of producers.

Today, one of the standard fashions on Newegg is discounted to simply $15 from its standard worth of $26, making it a superb time to shore up your GPU – or put together for the arrival of a next-gen graphics card.

The HiHOCH design is easy however efficient, with aircraft-grade aluminium (or as you Americans say, aloo-min-um) offering the power and rigidity wanted. Rather than simply pushing up on the nook of the cardboard, this design attaches to each the underside and the highest of the GPU, offering a tighter grip that nonetheless spreads the stress extra evenly throughout the cardboard. You can slide the brace up and down to regulate, and screw it into place once you’re pleased with the positioning. Interestingly, this sort of brace additionally helps vertical GPU mounts, which is a superb thought for those who ever transfer your PC and need to stop the GPU from getting yanked round whilst you’re on the transfer. The brace helps playing cards between 19 and 68mm thick, and extends from 36 to 120mm, so it ought to cowl all however the smallest and largest instances.

Do you suppose it is a good thought? Do you employ a GPU brace like this? Let me know within the feedback under – I’d be curious to listen to your ideas. Personally, I began utilizing one after I seen my EVGA RTX 3080 sagging, and I want I had picked one up sooner. Anyway, thanks for becoming a member of me and I’ll see you once more for extra offers subsequent time!