Is this GPU seated correctly?

[tjquinlan87]

I've literally just taken this brand new machine out of the box and removed the packaging from inside the case and I noticed the GPU is properly on the wonk!! From what I can tell, all of the connectors and fixings are in the correct place and are secure. However, the card doesn't sit as horizontally as I would have expected. Should it not sit square to the motherboard?

Image:

http://tinypic.com/r/iwp6b7/9

Any help would be fully appreciated.

Thanks - TQ

 

[tjquinlan87]

Yeah the second generation of Corsair's CX/CXM line is a major improvement over their first generation line. First gen was x50 wattage ratings and second gen x00 wattage rating. Another validation is being grey label instead of green label. Keep an eye on that VS power supply. It's not an enthusiast level quality PSU and has cheap capacitors. Since you have a stock cooler and obviously won't be overclocking the CPU there's a good chance you'll be okay long term.

Putting it on a good quality line-interactive UPS battery backup like from CyberPower or APC will help too for brownouts if you have them from time to time. It's an extra level of protection for lower quality PSUs. Where I live I get them at least once a month, and I don't even know one occurs until the UPS beeps keeping the power conditioned.

Hope the replacement for you arrives in good shape. Let us know!

Thanks, I'll keep an eye on it. I'm looking to get my Corsair liquid cooler that's in my current system swapped to new one. Also, I have a Cooler Master B600 PSU in my old rig which I could probably swap out...

 

[10tacle]

You got those two mixed-up: old-gen CX(M) 'green label' was 430/500/600, new-gen 'white label' is 450/550/650. The x50 ones are 2nd-gen/2017 models.

Thanks for the correction. Of course I knew that. Tom's Hardware forum rule #143: never post in the morning before the coffee is ready. :lol:

 

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Thanks for the correction. Of course I knew that. Tom's Hardware forum rule #143: never post in the morning before the coffee is ready. :lol:

YW, happens to me more often than I'd like to admit