Does this GFX card come with a metal back plate?. If not, will the PCB bend or warp under heat/weight?.
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If you're referring to an external/removable metal back plate, then no, it did not come with any. I am not sure about specifics on this card, but I am sure you can Google it as I don't want to give you wrong information especially regarding PCB bending. Sorry if I am not of any help. Hopefully you find out what you need to know
223772
In terms of the PCB and the physical chip itself and its performance potential? No. I don't think so. However the only obvious difference I see is in the heat sync/fans and after owning mine for almost a year now I can say I've never had problems with mine overheating.
95435
This is a high end card. I looked at the the FTW version of this card before buying the windforce GHZ model. The GHZ gigabyte model has a better overclock and comes with a back plate. It also runs very quite under load and I have been very happy with it so far. Considering buying a second for sli right now. The only real step up currently available is the Gigabyte 780 Ti GHZ edition if you can find it in stock anywhere and it will cost you about $200 more.
1231330
I have two titans and neither came with a backplate, but amazon sells themEVGA GTX TITAN Graphics Card Backplate M021-00-000023
1012599
I am looking to upgrade my old card to use with this board. I won't go past $200 for a single card so the best option might be a GTX660 (Nvidia). I'm sure you can get a better card that won't be bottlenecked, but some people i know who bought this board also bought the GTX560 series cards. Hope I helped.
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I have two titans and neither came with a backplate, but amazon sells them http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-TITAN-Graphics-Backplate-M021-00-000023/dp/B00GS9S4HI
1081527
I bought this MOBO since december 2009, I know the holes that receive the screws are made with a kind of non conductors to avoid short circuit from the case(the same purpose for back face plate), I don't remenber if back face plate came in because I didn't use it, trust me you can buy this board, or ask the seller
771641
The card Recivier without any problem, it is one of the best motherboards in the market. I recommend it to everyone, buy the seller is very responsible. :)
176019
Not so much as a block of aluminum, but it is build extremely well. The front plate is plastic but the rest, especially the frame is well built and the tower itself is heavy. (between 30 to 40 Lbs with a full build) The right side is recessed for hiding wiring harnesses and more than enough room for any component. I have 5 CD/DVD drives and you could still park your car in there. So yes to your original question as to its standard Cooler Master towers. This is my 3rd one and have never seen this type of quality in any other tower. With the 3x230mm cooling/exhaust fans plus 1 x 120mm, cooling has never been an issue. Hope this helps. Not so much as a block of aluminum, but it is build extremely well. The front plate is plastic but the rest, especially the frame is well built and the tower itself is heavy. (between 30 to 40 Lbs with a full build) The right side is recessed for hiding wiring harnesses and more than enough room for any component. I have 5 CD/DVD drives and you could still park your car in there. So yes to your original question as to its standard Cooler Master towers. This is my 3rd one and have never seen this type of quality in any other tower. With the 3x230mm cooling/exhaust fans plus 1 x 120mm,... » Read More Not so much as a block of aluminum, but it is build extremely well. The front plate is plastic but the rest, especially the frame is well built and the tower itself is heavy. (between 30 to 40 Lbs with a full build) The right side is recessed for hiding wiring harnesses and more than enough room for any component. I have 5 CD/DVD drives and you could still park your car in there. So yes to your original question as to its standard Cooler Master towers. This is my 3rd one and have never seen this type of quality in any other tower. With the 3x230mm cooling/exhaust fans plus 1 x 120mm, cooling has never been an issue. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Mine does not quite match the current picture on Amazon, which shows two fan grills with mounting holes. Mine has a single grill without no screw holes. I don't often use discreet video cards on my business computer builds so I have no use for a side fan, but I do appreciate the large fan up front to move in cool air over the hard drives. - The I.T. Guy San Diego
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HelloIt is, I have some pictures in this post http://jiff1980.blogspot.mx/2013/08/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-650-oc-2gb-gddr5.html
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Yes it does, broke a fan blade in a sandwich setup because of sagging next to a reference 7970 that doesn't sag at all. But the backplate helps, set my case on its side to avoid that problem in the future. Although Althon Micro replaced my toxic in a flash
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Hello It is, I have some pictures in this post http://jiff1980.blogspot.mx/2013/08/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-650-oc-2gb-gddr5.html
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It appears to be, from other vendor sites. Be sure to use Arctic Silver, and a copper shim(which helps with heat dispersion) on the video chip, if you want this to last a long time.
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Go to EVGA's website. It has backplates that fit with each of their specific graphics cards then come back to amazon and look it up by the part number.
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No. I thought it was when I bought and ended up using it in another PC. I then bought the one by XFX and it worked great in my low profile slim Dell case. Good luck.
980755
I have two of them using SLI, I have never had a problem of overheating or any noise at all from either of them. I highly recommend this card for the money.