My new gpu doesn’t fit because of the mic in , line out, line in. What do I do

ShiBDiB · May 3, 2023

80-watt Hamster said:
90% of backplates are 90+% cosmetic, closer to 100% on midrange cards like this one. So it probably can be, but it also looks like the shroud will need to come off to get at several of the backplate's fasteners. I'm not familiar with this particular HSF, but many shrouds don't come off without removing the HSF, which would mean repasting the die. OP has described themselves as inexperienced with PCs, so I've refrained from suggesting this particular course of action thus far.

If the ribbon/riser is full x16, why would that affect performance?

I guess if you spend the money to get a 4.0 cable they don't affect performance much if at all.. but you're also spending $75 on a cable when you'd be better off buying an adult sized mobo.

sLowEnd · May 3, 2023

If I understand the OP's concern correctly....

System Name	[Daily Driver]
Processor	[Ryzen 7 5800X3D]
Motherboard	[MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK]
Cooling	[be quiet! Dark Rock Slim]
Memory	[64GB Crucial Pro 3200MHz (32GBx2)]
Video Card(s)	[PNY RTX 3070Ti XLR8]
Storage	[1TB SN850 NVMe, 4TB 990 Pro NVMe, 2TB 870 EVO SSD, 2TB SA510 SSD]
Display(s)	[2x 27" HP X27q at 1440p]
Case	[Fractal Meshify-C]
Audio Device(s)	[Fanmusic TRUTHEAR IEM, HyperX Duocast]
Power Supply	[CORSAIR RMx 1000]
Mouse	[Logitech G Pro Wireless]
Keyboard	[Logitech G512 Carbon (GX-Brown)]
Software	[Windows 11 64-Bit]

My new gpu doesn’t fit because of the mic in , line out, line in. What do I do

ShiBDiB

sLowEnd