How to resolve poor connection between motherboard and graphics card?

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I had recently noticed that connection between my motherboard and graphics card was poor when my computer restarted itself without warning when I shook my computer by accident. It did came back on but without display. I had to reseated my graphics card again for everything to work. It then happened again a week later when I was gaming when my computer restarted itself without warning and came back on without display and I had to reseat my graphics card for everything to work. Sure enough, the same thing happened again when I was surfing the internet and I had to reseat my graphics card again for it to work. For your info, I did not fasten my graphics card with any screw as the position of my graphics card did not align with the back of my computer case. I simply just slot my graphics card to my motherboard. It couldn't be a problem with my graphics card isn't it? I had just bought it barely two months ago. Is there anyway I can resolve this annoying problem where there was poor connection between my motherboard and graphics card?
 
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well you have said the solution to the problem by yourself xD its not screwed in so yeah when i test graphics cards i just insert them in the slot without screwing them in so they acted pretty much like your situation (I also have a crap case).

You could just use zip-ties or a wire to keep it secure i don't know as i haven't seen it pictures might help getting an idea of whats going on, but a simple short term solution is to not move your pc and try to keep it horizontal if you can a long term solution is to get a better case.
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The screw is there to support the weight of the card. Simply placing the card into the "plastic" PCI-e slot with not extra support can cause issues and can cause permanent damage. If the screw support hole don't line up, I'd suggest, if possible, drilling a new hole in your case or getting a different case. You will have to support it somehow or it will keep doing it and may eventually brick your mobo and/or your GPU.
 
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Well, there's your problem. I find it hard to believe there's no place for it, as cases, motherboards, and cards are all standardized sizes for that reason. Maybe if you have the motherboard screwed in off-center, or into the wrong holes in the case? Or if the case itself is bent? But you shouldn't be having that problem.

In the immediate short term, you can probably fix the problem by laying the computer on its side, with the motherboard flat against the ground (so that the graphics card is upright). That way gravity will not be working against you and pulling it out of the slot. The long-term answer is to find a way of screwing it down, whether that means re-seating the motherboard, bending the case back, or even fabricating something for it to screw into.
 
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well you have said the solution to the problem by yourself xD its not screwed in so yeah when i test graphics cards i just insert them in the slot without screwing them in so they acted pretty much like your situation (I also have a crap case).

You could just use zip-ties or a wire to keep it secure i don't know as i haven't seen it pictures might help getting an idea of whats going on, but a simple short term solution is to not move your pc and try to keep it horizontal if you can a long term solution is to get a better case.
 
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It is a crap case! A Thermaltake V3 Black Edition case which the back expansion slots do not align with my motherboard at all. I even had to take to the extreme of sawing off the entire back expansion slots of the case in order for me to slot in my graphics card and pci cards!
For your info, my motherboard is ASUS M5A78LM_LX_V2, a mini aTX motherboard and my graphics card is SAPPHIRE DUAL-X Radeon R7 265.
 
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The SAPPHIRE DUAL-X Radeon R7 265 is quite a bulky graphics card. I guess it could be my motherboard couldn't support the entire weight of my graphics card by itself all the time, thus having poor connection. I think I need to start 'fabricating' something to screw the graphics card to the back of the case.
 
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For a "quick fix" get some cardboard and set up a couple of "pedestals" of sorts to sit under your card to bear the weight. But in the meantime, I'd be shopping for a new case. There are decent microATX cases under $50.
 
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Worse still, the Thermaltake v3 has totally no room for cable management! The inside of my case looks like a big mess of cables which I can't even make up where each cable is connected to! It is just too messy! Plus the Power LED, front panel usb and audio connectors of the case died after a year of usage!
I am now looking at the Corsair Spec 03. From what I had heard, it looks like an awesome case at a budget price.
 
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