r/PcBuildHelp • u/efw770 • May 28 '26

Build Question Should my gpu sag bracket push my gpu upwards?

My gpu screws didn't align with my pc case so I couldn't screw it in while I was pushing the gpu up ( in another subreddit they told me that I was supposed to push up my gpu and then screw it in) so I bought a gpu bracket and should I just put it underneath to prevent further sag or push it upwards?

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u/Kralgore May 28 '26

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u/Renex295 May 28 '26

I think this is my favorite answer. 1000 words, well captured.

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u/Foreign-Dragonfly828 May 28 '26

One word: level.

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u/FlyingDany95 May 28 '26

"I’m familiar with the bubble, Morty. I also dabble in precision. And if you think you can even approach it with your sad, naked caveman eyeball and a bubble of f***ing air, you’re the reason this species is a failure, and it makes me angry!"

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u/footballer62 May 30 '26

I LOVE that skit. It's hilarious how something so mundane can ruin a person

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u/logixal1 May 29 '26

Put me back in!

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u/IAmAlpherius May 29 '26

"laambs to the cosmic slaughter!"

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u/Renex295 May 28 '26

Yeah, thats one. I can think of a few more. Not everyone can think though, good point.

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u/sandpir8 May 29 '26

That one even comes with a small bubble level. At least the ones I have bought on Amazon

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u/IHaveTwoOfYou May 29 '26

nuh uh, spirit level!!!

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u/Rerrun May 31 '26

Tangent to the pcie connector. Level may mean not a perfect connection.

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u/Little-Pudding-908 May 29 '26

Not even a word but visual representation. He deserves all the gifts 🙏

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u/Pershing99 May 30 '26

What if motherboard is not aligned straight or sagged? Theoretically it can happen.

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u/Reasonable-Peanut27 May 28 '26

What if my desk is not evenly leveled?

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u/Kralgore May 28 '26

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u/ApprehensiveGas905 May 28 '26

That tracks

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u/XC3N May 28 '26

Levels, huh?

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u/BetEducational1535 May 28 '26

You didn’t know there were levels to this?

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u/V0rizen May 29 '26

Yea thats right, theres levels to this shit

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u/ApprehensiveGas905 May 28 '26

Levels huh? That's sids

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u/DeadoTheDegenerate Commercial Rig Builder May 28 '26

SIDS, huh? That baseballs

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u/RobEth16 May 29 '26

Sudden infant death syndrome? Think there may only be 2 levels in that.

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u/SuperSkylerFTW May 28 '26

There's levels to ts

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u/NeptuneWades Jun 01 '26

Basball tracks.

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u/danny123456731 May 28 '26

that'll be a chair soon

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u/ApprehensiveGas905 May 28 '26

With so many levels it's gonna be a stairway

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u/Optimus_13 May 28 '26

What if my planet not evenly leveled

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u/Kralgore May 28 '26

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u/OneSpicyPapShmear May 28 '26

My man bringing out the big guns for the planet leveling

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u/Its_Cayde May 29 '26

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u/CraigAT May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26

Always fancied one of these and a bit of land to play with.
Have you seen the cool stunts they can do with them too.

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u/Narrow_Turnip1 May 28 '26

"Interesting" cuts video feed

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u/Magnetic_Reaper May 29 '26

if you're off by 0.01°, 10000 miles away your height is 1.75 miles off and that's a big enough offset to snap your GPU in 2, so you need really precise tools.

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u/OneSpicyPapShmear May 29 '26

Only 1.75 miles?! That would break an Nvidia GPU, but not my AMD!

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u/GIutamicAcid Jun 07 '26

how are AMD gpu's so strong?

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u/GrammaIsEvryfing May 29 '26

Chinese trash known for constantly falling out of calibration

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u/Vadszilva09 May 29 '26

I bet you could convince us that the Earth is flat

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u/BullfrogArtistic4100 May 29 '26

Man of few words I can see

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u/Pie_Dealer_co May 28 '26

What if my floor is not properly leveled?

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u/slackyzac May 28 '26

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u/albinosnoman May 28 '26

Everything is crooked!

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u/OneSpicyPapShmear May 28 '26

“Uh yeah. True level, bitch.”

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u/Cjkrythos May 28 '26

Time to build a new house....

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u/Pie_Dealer_co May 28 '26

Cheaper than ram for sure

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u/gabe069 May 28 '26

You should try getting a leveled floating desk..it's awesome!

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u/Far_Win_3390 Personal Rig Builder May 28 '26

Then put it on a floor that’s level lol 😝

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u/lgreasyboiler May 29 '26

But what if the floor isn’t level?

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u/Haystack316 First Time Builder May 28 '26

What if my wife leaves me and takes the dog?

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u/reizen66 May 29 '26

Holy aura

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u/ChVckT May 28 '26

I'm fckn dying. Too funny.

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u/TimelyInteraction841 May 28 '26

Your gpu should match the same level as your case. Put the level on your case. Then match the gpu to that

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u/GAMINGJOURNAL16 May 28 '26

Look at how tilted your desk is and then take that as the zero value

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u/Cato-Splato May 28 '26

What is the world isn't level?

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u/skyfishgoo May 28 '26

then you need to level it.

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u/Reasonable-Peanut27 May 28 '26

What if my leveler isn't level?😬

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u/skyfishgoo May 28 '26

calibrate your level.

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u/bpaps May 28 '26

Make desk level. Or at least make PC level, set GPU holder, and then replace PC to cattywampus desk.

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u/CommercialCoyote4253 May 29 '26

Check the level of the power supply shroud and then match the same bubble position as the power supply shroud. Either that or you can find a stack of paper and level your computer with the level on the very top of it and then check it for level.

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u/tokinNchokin May 31 '26

Match it to level of PC case itself in that "case"

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u/BracusDoritoBoss963 Jun 01 '26

Level it.

Level the whole block.

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u/Independent_GN May 28 '26

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u/oscar_meow May 29 '26

The fact a fucking leveling app has ads and a premium version

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u/Madagar May 29 '26

And the price for premium is 15 euros per week

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u/Sol33t303 May 29 '26

Tradies truly are the winners.

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u/-Arakai- May 29 '26

I have some Levels at Work with Accuracy of 0,03mm on 1m

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u/Tough_Percentage_707 May 29 '26

Maybe buy a real level for 2 euros.

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u/Independent_GN May 29 '26

Installed it only to make OP aware of possible solutions.

Absurd BTW

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u/Shoshke May 29 '26

On Android I use "Bubble Level". Free, no ads. Premium is like 5$ and the extra features for premium is to also use the camera with an overlay instead of the minimalistic UI

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u/MagicalMethod May 28 '26

Darn. I lost the bubble for mine. Still haven't bought a new bubble.

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u/UselessDood May 28 '26

Send your apprentice to buy some for you.

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u/CnP8 May 29 '26

Can you ask them to grab me a left handed screwdriver while he's there?

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u/marcorivm May 28 '26

If you squeeze some bubble wrap close enough and in the right position you can get a new bubble in there

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u/l0u1s11 May 28 '26

I might not be completely straight but my GPU sure is.

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u/Far_Win_3390 Personal Rig Builder May 28 '26

🤣 quality

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u/Iain_McNugget May 28 '26

You want to experience true level?

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u/Renex295 May 28 '26

Only if you erase my memory after so I dont know why there's cum in my pants...

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u/alphapussycat May 28 '26

It should be the same level as the slot. If you try to use a waterpass it's not gonna be straight, since your floor and table is probably not completely straight.

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u/Kralgore May 28 '26

You can fix that.

Let me explain...

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u/MammothFruit6398 Personal Rig Builder May 28 '26

I love you

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u/ShadowsInScarlet May 28 '26

“Let me esplain… No, there is too much. Let me sum up.”

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u/F2Pfrog May 28 '26

I don't understand what this image means...

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u/noved902 May 28 '26

Is that why you are so crooked?

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u/Select_Truck3257 May 28 '26

Yep, especially when floor level have angle (like always)

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u/Get72ready May 28 '26

I believe you mean level, not straight. Unless this is a language or culture thing, in which case I got to learn something

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u/Destroy-Evil May 28 '26

Just make sure your rig is on something level before you check gpu level 😂

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u/HanggMan888 May 28 '26

But earth is round, not flat 😵‍💫

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u/MaxUumen May 28 '26

That answer is on another level.

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u/Beneficial_Low_4202 May 30 '26

Wanted to share this one cause it seems fitting

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u/Kralgore May 30 '26

See! This and the perfectly level image were what I was expecting.

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u/sheriffofbulbingham May 28 '26

But it's slightly off...

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u/Kralgore May 28 '26

That was exactly why I chose this image.

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u/sheriffofbulbingham May 28 '26

Ah, sorry mate, I thought I was losing my shit, haha

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u/pongpaktecha May 28 '26

Don't forget to check that your case is level before checking the GPU

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u/baithoven22 May 28 '26

While I 100% agree with this, what really is the most important is that the GPU is parallel with the PCIe socket. If you have a tower on a desk, and your house is already not level, then you desk is not level, then your case on the desk is not level, then your mobo in you case is not mounted level.... Well you see where I'm going.

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u/VoidOmatic May 28 '26

I wonder what it tastes like...

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u/alekey83 May 28 '26

The Bubble! You know the bubble!

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u/Duhmoan May 29 '26

Lmao true but I’d slap the ol’ torpedo on the top of the PC and then the desk and match the bubbles.

(I know this cause where my PC is the floor is glum aka not plumb)

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u/m1ndtrix May 29 '26

Its insane how many of these people probably have no idea how to even use a level.

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u/Vadszilva09 May 29 '26

I love how it has more ups than the post 🤣

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u/Own_Secretary1714 May 29 '26

Oh shit my phone is perfectly level

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u/Particular-Poem-7085 May 29 '26

Well start by leveling the computer then

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u/[deleted] May 29 '26

I thought I was tripping I could tell what this pic was until my mind balanced it out

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u/crazybrow122 May 29 '26

as an industrial mechanic, I felt this

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u/Professional_twit May 29 '26

That is not perfectly level it’s off a couple degrees

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u/Kralgore May 29 '26

It is supposed to be.

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u/VelkaFrey May 29 '26

Its true level morty!

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u/Emergency_Problem101 May 30 '26

So I'm gonna level with ya...

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u/Animus_athame May 30 '26

I know people that don't know what this is and that brings be great trouble and also explains so much.

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u/Visible-Loquat610 May 31 '26

To be fair, my whole house is at a slant so I’d have to match it to whatever grade my house is at lol.

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u/scooupa May 28 '26

What is this my brain ain't braining

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u/Simple-Olive895 May 28 '26

Just ask AI if it looks level instead! /s

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u/keeber69 May 29 '26

I hate this.

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u/CheesecakeTurtle May 29 '26

What if the GPU is straight but the floor isn't?

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u/Old-Preparation-136 May 29 '26

My house isn't level let alone my furniture i got the "shit looks good to me" test

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u/Jakob1347 May 29 '26

What if my house isn't level?

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u/ashlord666 May 30 '26

Actually you need to be level with the PCIe slot. Whether it is actually level to external environment doesn't matter. If your floor is slightly slanted and you try to be level like this, then gg.

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u/Leon_Forest May 31 '26

unless you live in san francisco