News Gigabyte pokes fun at Asus’ GPU-scratching quick-release mechanism — undamaged GPU connector even after 100 insertions

[Admin]

Gigabyte trolls Asus by showing that its EZ Latch Plus quick-release doesn't scratch PCIe pins even after a hundred cycles.

Gigabyte pokes fun at Asus’ GPU-scratching quick-release mechanism — undamaged GPU connector even after 100 insertions : Read more

 

[tiredcrow]

Quick release: adding complexity and introducing damage risk for the sake of.....
What.

Who's reinserting a GPU 100 times or even 10? 5?

Theres very few reasons to undock a GPU to many times, and I can't think of one that's a valid use case for a primary GPU consumer.
Even in a datacenter I would expect them to sit for a long time and not constantly taken on and offline to swap out.

 

[Notton]

This is rich coming from Gigabyte.
Red arrows on 30 and 40 series because the PCB's locking nub was poorly designed for the card weight.

 

[HardwiredWireless]

Quick release: adding complexity and introducing damage risk for the sake of.....
What.

Who's reinserting a GPU 100 times or even 10? 5?

Theres very few reasons to undock a GPU to many times, and I can't think of one that's a valid use case for a primary GPU consumer.
Even in a datacenter I would expect them to sit for a long time and not constantly taken on and offline to swap out.

These systems actually remove complexity by eliminating the need to press the latch.

 

[diminishedfifth]

Oh no, reaching in the PC case to push the release button! How will I ever manage with these sausage fingers!?!!?
What's next, telling us that bending over to tie our shoes is the most difficult thing?

 

[Sluggotg]

I like the Asus Push Button release. Very Handy. When I am dealing with the classic release tab, I usually use a Wooden Spoon handle. It fits and if it slips, it is unlikely to damage anything, (unlike a Something metallic).

 

[qwertymac93]

I like the Asus Push Button release. Very Handy. When I am dealing with the classic release tab, I usually use a Wooden Spoon handle. It fits and if it slips, it is unlikely to damage anything, (unlike a Something metallic).

I've found the best thing to use is a paint stirring stick. You can often get them for free at hardware stores, they are made of soft wood that won't scratch or dent anything, they are flat and wide to register against the back of a GPU, and they are over a foot long so can easily reach over even the largest GPU. 😉

 

[HardwiredWireless]

Oh no, reaching in the PC case to push the release button! How will I ever manage with these sausage fingers!?!!?
What's next, telling us that bending over to tie our shoes is the most difficult thing?

You laugh but I have a large Be Quiet air cooler on my CPU and a wide GPU and you have to fit your hand in between the CPU cooler and the GPU and press on that little tab to get the GPU out and when I was doing so on my computer in order to remove some spinning disc hard drives that are no longer used and unplug the SATA cables that plug in underneath the graphics card, I had to have my daughter come in because her hands are much smaller than mine and she was able to reach in and release the card for me because there was no way I could physically do it without trying to use a screwdriver 😱 or something (paint stir stick) which would have been the last resort.
So yeah there is definitely a use case for this technology.

 

[HardwiredWireless]

Oh no, reaching in the PC case to push the release button! How will I ever manage with these sausage fingers!?!!?
What's next, telling us that bending over to tie our shoes is the most difficult thing?

You wear shoes with laces still?