i/o plate

Hello, I have an XFX Swift RX 9070 XT White. The GPU makes a crackling sound that is noticeably heard near the GPU's I/O bracket when at load. Powered on: pushing the DisplayPort cable inwards stopped the noise (although the noise does not emanate from the port). Off: I lightly pulled the GPU...

The motherboard I bought came in a mini PC, so it has a low profile I/O port. It's only half the size of the opening for my case. None show up anywheres, unless Google is just being crappy.