Graphic card screws

Im waiting the arrival of my secondary 4870 and i have just thought i wont have screws to hold the card .... so would it be ok to take out 1 screw from the other card to hold it or would that not be good enough .
Or would anyone know the size of the screws so i can source some ?

Thanks

 

I suppose you could. I would take 2 screws out instead. One from each side vertically.

x x x
------>
x x x

This would be the most secure screwing method.

 

Does the card have 4 screws ?
I thought they only had 2 per card

Thanks

 

I have no idea personally. I think they have 4 and my idea was that you take 2 from 1 card and put those 2 into the other card vertically so from a bird's eye view it would look like:

x

x


But maybe the cards have 2 screws and in that case just go on a take a screw away.

 

Im not sure either I thought 2 but if its 4 i'll do it the way you suggest . Thanks

 

I don't really think is a wise idea, clamping force over the gpu die won't be evenly distributed.

Teoretically it can lead to improper heat disipation and uneven stress over the die.

just my 2 cents

 

I'm pretty sure they are talking about screws that hold the card down, not the headsink to the die.

Also I think there are just 2 screws per card. No idea if one per will hold it good or not, you'd just have to try it and see if it feels loose.

 

there should be two screws in the bag. =) it does only have two screws and it wont matter. if they somehow got lost or ets.ets, they can be had very easily from a Hardware supplier, i believe they are 2.5mmx3mm.

 

Hi
Yes its the screws that hold the card down , not the heat sync .
Its second hand and i never thought about the screws .

 

Thanks for that , i'll see if i can get a few in case it comes without

 

Doh! i'm pretty sure you are right, sorry for that...

 

Ah sorry ... i just realised who you are

Thanks for that , i didnt realise you had put some screws in as well , i feel such a fool for not noticing it was yourself .

 

hi bro, i have 8 of those scrws but i live in NY, and you in UK

 

Hi
Its ok .... i have been a fool ... im getting screws with the card

 

I purchased my secondary 5870 directly from dell and there were no screws in the package . . I used 2 of the 3 screws that were used for the cover when there was no card installed