I haven't opened my m-itx build in a while but I started getting graphical glitches today. Opened it up and found this. Is it possible that the case temp got too high and the weight of the card was enough to plastically deform the PCI slot? That doesn't look like it was due to impact because it would be cracked instead of warped.
I would have considered airflow average to good. I had slightly more cu.ft/min air in than out for positive pressure to reduce dusting but I think there may have been a warm spot just beneath the graphics card. For reference it was a side vent after market cooler on a r9 290.
Angel Barnes
RiP. Looks like it melted to me as well. After you buy a new motherboard maybe consider drilling a grill for the hot air under the GPU to escape.
Jonathan Wright
>r9 290 >itx build
well at least you didn't burn your house down.
and sweet sag bro, screw in the card next time
Caleb Sanders
I think I might talk to ASUS just to see if there was defective materials used.. if not maybe they'll want it for testing so they can improve their methods. But Yeah I think it melted too - which seems silly. Exhaust never was more than 80C which would be poor design choice if you make components that hold a thing that gets 80C melt at 80C... lol
It was. The sapphire vapor-x cards are pretty heavy and that probably contributed.
I think any future builds I'm just going to run a PCI riser and mount the card somewhere else..
Ian King
>Asus Build Quality
Every Asus Mobo I've had has had some major from-the-factory/designed-that-way fuckup.
Sata Ports that fell apart Audio Jacks that repeatedly desoldered from the board RAM slots arriving DOA Chipset Heatsinks that just fall off
Literally some of the worst boards I've bought. And I've bought REALLY janky chinese motherboards before. Good thing they're normally cheap.
Hudson Gutierrez
I was honestly thinking this was the issue. I haven't had any issues in the past, but I'm pretty careful with my equipment. For it to warp under just normal use.. pretty shitty choice of materials.
Jose Watson
>he fell for the miniitx meme
Daniel Johnson
>some retards actually REALLY fell for the mini itx bullshit
Easton Garcia
>Is it possible that the case temp got too high and the weight of the card was enough to plastically deform the PCI slot Has nothing to do with temps. Heavy cards destroy the slot. That's why expensive boards have steel-reinforced slots. That's also what GPU braces are for.
You cheaped out on the motherboard, you didn't get a brace, you got what you paid for, m8.
Henry Russell
m-itx has an application, not everybody wants a 3 foot tall tower that sounds like a spaceshuttle taking off. Even if its just aesthetics.
I wasn't aware that a $250 mobo was "cheaping out"
Jason Campbell
>M-itx >ASSus
This is what happens when you trust Sup Forums should have went with a gigabyte matx board.
Wyatt Lewis
I'm pretty sure it isn't a $250 mobo. Judging by the south bridge cover it's mid-range signature line.
Should've got Maximus Gene.
Oliver Cruz
>tiny hot pc >quiet pick only one
Brayden Rogers
>amd >mITX
What are you doing?
Jonathan Turner
>posting girly cartoons kill yourself faggot
Wyatt Martin
Actually haven't been on Sup Forums in months so idk why theres so much troll around m-itx. Its fine if you want something small.
z97i-plus, it was 250 when I bought it 2 years ago.
Josiah Campbell
Little girls can do that.
Xavier Howard
that's what you got for not buying military class mothernoards
Gavin James
>Exhaust never was more than 80C If it was anywhere close to that it means your shit got absolutely insanely hot. Exhaust is much, much cooler than the GPU/CPU core temp in any properly cooled build. My system with 1080 SLI and an OC'd 4790K with the cards under load at ~75C has exhaust temps in the 35-40C range.
80C exhaust is absolutely insane.
Isaiah Young
Well you got ripped off. Max price it's ever been on amazon is ~$150
Andrew Walker
80C die temp, I was saying that even if the plastic melted at 80C that would be poor design. Obviously the exhaust wouldn't be 80C.
Christopher Walker
maybe you're right, I have the big matx version of the same board and that might have been what was 250 then