Motherboard spacing doesn’t allow two 2.5-slot Gigabyte 5070s to fit in the x8/x8 slots. Rather than changing the motherboard or buying different GPUs, I’m considering fabricating a custom mount that holds the second GPU at an upward angle in front of the side intake fans.

My theory is:
- The two lower side intake fans would feed GPU 2 directly with fresh air.
- The Meshify 3 XL’s PSU shroud/ramp should help direct some of that lower airflow up into GPU 2.
- By angling GPU 2 instead of mounting it directly beneath GPU 1, I’d leave a much larger cavity under GPU 1 so it can still draw fresh air.
- By offsetting GPU 2 towards the tempered glass, I’d leave an air channel behind it (between GPU 2 and the motherboard) so fresh intake air can still reach GPU 1.

My concerns are:
- Could GPU 2 still end up starving GPU 1 of fresh air despite the forward offset? I’d probably only have around 20–30 mm behind GPU 2, and I’m also unsure how much the PCIe riser cable itself might obstruct airflow.
- Is there a better angle or position I should mount GPU 2 at?

Would you expect this to perform better or worse than two GPUs stacked directly on the motherboard?

This is for a home AI server, so the dual GPUs are intentional. Most of the hardware was given to me as spare parts by a family member, so returning or exchanging components isn’t really an option.

I’m happy to fabricate a custom bracket if the airflow concept makes sense—I just wanted some opinions before I start cutting metal.

i'm kinda stuck between going for an AM4 and an AM5 build. I could go for an AM5, but I'm worried I might buy too early (like buying an AM5 build before prices go down)

I could go for an AM4 build, but I might have to upgrade soon after purchasing one.

Can you guys enlighten me? My budget for a build is around $800-$900.

Looking to upgrade my gaming pc from a decade ago, ai put this together for me just wanted to get some opinions from people who know what they are doing, not looking for anything crazy, just want to run some newer games better. Already have a case and 32gb of ram.

Cheers

This is what I’m thinking for my build, ssd is taken care of so there’s no problem in that. I don’t mind spending a tiny bit more if I have to.

Hi all, built a PC and im having some setting up errors. Whenever I boot up a game, one of my radiator fans starts bouncing and hitting the cpu cable underneath.

Would my best attempt be adjusting the fan curves first? Followed by securing the fan to the radiator? All do all three and look at the offending cable and re route it?

Under the silver thing theres glue, is it normal? Or should I be worried?

I am using asus prime ap201 as my case and MSI Pro B850M-P motherboard. The usb 3.0 header of the motherboard is aligned with the bottom case fans and the cable is so rigid and big that it bends over the bottom intake fans and sits dangerously close to the gpu fans above. Is it possible to replace this cable or do something with it or should I decommission those ports? I tried using plastic locks but the head is also too rigid and takes space no matter what.

So I have this pc but every time I turn it on it doesn’t register the peripherals such as keyboard, monitor, mouse. What can I do??

I have about $500 to spend on upgrades. I've had this thing since 2017 and have not touched a single thing about it, as it runs all the games I play fairly well on medium-ish settings.(Rainbow Six, Call of Duty, Rocket League, indie games, etc.)

Tengo un problema que al iniciar horizon o al encender mi computadora y querer iniciar algún programa de inmediato se reinicia mi computadora, ya hice pruebas de estrés y no hay ningún problema, podría ser el disco duro?

i just started up my pc after months of inactivity, and after installing all my windows and drivers updates (graphics), i was met with the loading wheel. i restarted my pc and was then met with "Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart".

i've tried restarting, uninstalling quality updates, and i resorted to just resetting my pc and reinstalling windows. except i was met with this screen again, and it's been stuck at 0% ever since. not really sure how to go about this anymore. any advice is appreciated

Will my Endorfy Elementum E5 550W psu work with a sapphire nitro rx 580? i had a gtx 1080 before, and i dont know if it will work, can anyone help?

I would love to get all the feed back and insight I can get.

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I've been playing more and more in my living room with my wife than my desk setup. Im utilizing my ROG ally z1e for this. I'm realizing I literally never have the thing undocked and figured I can swap it for my old laptop with a 1660ti for this and sell the ally

I target 1440p, sometimes 4k with aggressive fsr if the game is light enough. I think the laptop is 20-30% more powerful but limits me to FSR 3 and 6gb VRAM if I do this. The plan would be install Bazzite.

Any reason not to do this, and does anyone know if that will be (mostly) painfree on an Nvidia card?

Hey guy’s so after about 3 weeks i finally got the motherboard i ordered from the uk shipped to australia,

Before even opening the box i noticed that there were white paper covers on the box covering the front of the box and it came with no cushion/foam or any sort of packaging just the motherboard box in an amazon box.

As i open the back i am greeted with the photo above, so i am looking on some advice on what the next step should be.

A. Should i try to put my cpu in it and turn it on to see if it works

B. Straight up return it and ask for a refund or replacement

C.try to bend it back myself or take it to a repair shop ?

Was also wondering whether it would void my warranty if i tried to put my cpu in it and turn it on.

Thanks in advance.

I am planning to get a used PC following are the specs:
CPU: Amd Ryzen 5 5600
Mobo: MSI B550 Pro vdh wifi
SSD: Crucial E100 480Gb NVMe Gen
RAM: 16Gb ddr4
GPU: Asus Dual RTX 3050 OC edition 6GB
PSU: Cooler Master MWE 550Watt Bronze Smps
Case: Cooler Master
Comes with a 100Hz monitor and Keyboard mouse
Price : 48k INR around $500
The system is purchased 15 days ago so everything is new and under brand warranty
I will sell the Gpu and upgrade to 5060
Please suggest if it is worth buying this and what tests/benchmarks I need to check before getting it. I can visit and test the system.

So i have a gtx 1080ti currently and its not artifacting and causing full system locks (rip legend). So to replace it i found a RTX 3070 on marketplace for 375$ CAD. I havent gone to get it yet but i want your oppinion if its a good upgrade or not. My current pc is a MSI Z390-A Pro, Intel Core I9 9900, Nvidia GTX 1080ti Aorous waterforce extreme, Coolermaster 750W platinum psu, 16gb corsair ddr4 2933, and a big old coolermaster case.

I just put my pc together, it has an rtx5060 from gigabyte and im using a gigabyte z890 eagle wifi7 plus. When I booted it up for the first time my motherboard lit up its vga light and my monitor wasn’t getting any signal (or it was black screening). I’m not sure what to do now. I have an Intel core 7 ultra 270k, Corsair ddr5 6000 ram and an m.2 gen 4. I’m not sure if anything else would affect it, and I made sure the fans were spinning in my gpu. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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