Scarlet-Tech
I am not sure it is a flaw when it is all the rage. :-)
 

 
 
 
 

 
Now this thing escaped my attention. looks like Inno 3D where onto the VRM thing and dedicated an extra fan to it. I like it.

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HeavyHemi

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when I was installing my GTX 1070 I noticed that thier was a hole near the slot bracket (same with my old GTX 770 ACX)
 
what always make me nervous is when I try to mount the screws is they could slip and fall inside the video card so I used a piece of masking tape as a temporary safeguard
 
This problem should really be fixed evga needs to add a piece to the side of the card to cover that hole
 

What about that giant 'hole' where you mount the second screw? My solution is to put the screws in with a magnetic screw driver and with the GPU's horizontal with the case upright. That way you don't have to worry about the screws falling in the GPU or onto the motherboard. And, for aesthetic purposes, you can adjust the GPU so that it has little or no sag.

Having the case upright would put stress on the PCI-E slot due to the weight of the GPU not a very good idea to do that
 
as for the magnetic screw drivers its ussually not a good idea to have anything magnetic around the computer

 
Why no magnets? The magnets inside the hard drive are some of the more powerful magnets I have owned.
Take apart a spinner hard drive and see what I mean. Put the two together and it is very hard to pull them apart.

bill1024
 
Why no magnets? The magnets inside the hard drive are some of the more powerful magnets I have owned.
Take apart a spinner hard drive and see what I mean. Put the two together and it is very hard to pull them apart.

"Neodymium" magnets. Can pin a phone book to your fridge with those. Seriously tho, saying this is a "Design Flaw"
is kinda erroneous when you look at the bigger picture with other cards. I've been working with computer hardware
for 22 years, and this is a pain of the trade you just gotta live with, unless you set about it with a technique of your
own. I found my groove by laying the case flat on its side (if its a tower) with the mobo pointing up. and position
myself at the right angle to be careful and steady enough while inserting GPU or peripheral screws. Anyone that 
builds their own PC's really should have a well magnetized philips head to work with at all times. Saves alotta trouble.

HeavyHemi
 
What about that giant 'hole' where you mount the second screw? My solution is to put the screws in with a magnetic screw driver and with the GPU's horizontal with the case upright. That way you don't have to worry about the screws falling in the GPU or onto the motherboard. And, for aesthetic purposes, you can adjust the GPU so that it has little or no sag.

I found that placing a thin large washer on the top screw anchors things down very well. Done it with many builds. I even keep a special stash of them lol.
 

This is what I use to magnetize my screw drivers. It is a must when putting things together.
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/M...9dd:g:Xh0AAOSwgZ1Xs4yk

Yeh nice. I used to wire up an old E core transformer i had put away as spares. One with a decent high rating that could produce a reasonable field. 

NucleusX

HeavyHemi
 
What about that giant 'hole' where you mount the second screw? My solution is to put the screws in with a magnetic screw driver and with the GPU's horizontal with the case upright. That way you don't have to worry about the screws falling in the GPU or onto the motherboard. And, for aesthetic purposes, you can adjust the GPU so that it has little or no sag.

I found that placing a thin large washer on the top screw anchors things down very well. Done it with many builds. I even keep a special stash of them lol.
 

I slightly enlarge the holes and use black anodized screws with nyloc nuts.

ooo stylish. lol. another good one, using the phillips head thumb screws you typically get with side panels. Their thread fits PSU's as-well.

RC Car wheel locks 

I do like those screw-less peripheral covers you get on some cases. Don't see em enough.