[SOLVED] EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Bending

[Anderson_6]

hey so about 20 days ago or so i received my rtx 3080 and i put it on the case nothing out of the ordinary but recently i noticed it was bending or was bent im not sure because I got the last 6 fans i needed to complete the build then i noticed this weird bend the temps are fine nothing is wrong with the performance but i feel like i had to take it out so it doesnt break but the bracket that im going to show next is coming out of the place is supposed to stay and I cant get it to stay because as soon as i move it comes off
heres a video of what bracket im talking about

View: https://youtu.be/Z5R7-iyGIBY

 

[geofelt]

Ask the EVGA support forum for more authoritative answers.

 

[Anderson_6]

Ask the EVGA support forum for more authoritative answers.

I did just looking for more info maybe someone can help but thank you !!

 

[geofelt]

Graphics cards are heavy and getting heavier.
In a case oriented like yours, there may be sufficient unsupported weight to bend the gpu backplane a bit.
There are gpu support brackets that can help if you want to go that route.
If the bend is present when the card is out of the case, that is possibly a defect.