Nothing about moving it, but the thing is 4 freaking lbs (~1.8 kg) according to the spec sheet. The card I have that made me feel like I needed extra bracing for it is only a little more than half that weight. It’s in a reinforced slot and visibly sags without the extra brace.
If you’ve ever put together a computer and thought that even a reinforced PCie slot could handle that kind of weight shifting around on its own then you haven’t been paying attention. They’re lucky it’s just the card that’s totalled and not the mobo slot and anything under it.
I understand the argument “how are they supposed to know if it’s not in the manual”, but this is supposedly a Tech Youtuber with 40 million freaking subscribers. And it’s a $10k card. If they’re going to be a tech youtuber, a source of “trustworthy” info on tech, they should absolutely know this. They should have experience building a PC, and moving one, or know enough to look up advice on it.
It’s common advice on every PC building forum for people moving their hardware.
I didn’t mention this to be about what someone feels is proper, if the manual or manufacturer does not state how it should be handled during transport, or that extra supports is necessary then they should bear some responsibility in the matter.
while I agree that the end user should have taken precautions against simple physics, the manufacturer should have also backed it up by writing it somewhere. general logic or common sense can be thrown out the window when it comes to legal issues. what’s written would take precedence unless it’s illegal.
I wanna read the manual before ‘picking sides’.
Here’s what I was able to find: https://manuals.plus/asin/B0F7Y644FQ
Nothing about moving it, but the thing is 4 freaking lbs (~1.8 kg) according to the spec sheet. The card I have that made me feel like I needed extra bracing for it is only a little more than half that weight. It’s in a reinforced slot and visibly sags without the extra brace.
If you’ve ever put together a computer and thought that even a reinforced PCie slot could handle that kind of weight shifting around on its own then you haven’t been paying attention. They’re lucky it’s just the card that’s totalled and not the mobo slot and anything under it.
I understand the argument “how are they supposed to know if it’s not in the manual”, but this is supposedly a Tech Youtuber with 40 million freaking subscribers. And it’s a $10k card. If they’re going to be a tech youtuber, a source of “trustworthy” info on tech, they should absolutely know this. They should have experience building a PC, and moving one, or know enough to look up advice on it.
It’s common advice on every PC building forum for people moving their hardware.
Again, it’s a $10k, 4 lb card.
I didn’t mention this to be about what someone feels is proper, if the manual or manufacturer does not state how it should be handled during transport, or that extra supports is necessary then they should bear some responsibility in the matter.
while I agree that the end user should have taken precautions against simple physics, the manufacturer should have also backed it up by writing it somewhere. general logic or common sense can be thrown out the window when it comes to legal issues. what’s written would take precedence unless it’s illegal.