c/hardwaregore · by GamerBoy705@lemmy.world · 2yOuch. Credit Cause: ripped out GPU 116 points · 6 comments · view on lemmy.world
6 Comments
DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 2y
That's one way to find out it's a x4 slot. I wonder why manufacturers dropped the open ended x4 slot that could still fit a full size card in.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
2 guesses:
It's cheaper to mass produce 1 type of slot vs 2.
Consumers look at the 4x and think they're getting cheated. 16x "looks" better.
heydo@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
That is NOT how you vertical mount.
Hupf@feddit.de · 7 pts · 2y
Riser card
GustavoFring@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
It will get much better airflow this way
XTornado@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
Well... That's one way to get a new build.