This Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics card has a novel feature and youll never guess what

Date:
Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:49:18 +0000

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A European graphics card maker has come up with an innovation to combat the dreaded sag.

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Heres a novel idea for the RTX 4090 if youre worried that the hefty graphics card might cause some sag in your PC case: a built-in spirit level.

Yes, you read that right: a European graphics card manufacturer by the name
of Manli has come up with the idea of integrating a spirit level (actually a pair of them) into the board itself, on the side.

The phenomenon of sag is where the graphics card is so large and heavy that
it pulls down on the PCIe slot and the motherboard its attached to, which
over time has the potential to perhaps damage those components (or the card itself). (Image credit: Manli)

The Manli Gallardo RTX 4090 is equipped with those two spirit levels so you can see if the board is sitting straight in its slot, or drooping down at
all, and as VideoCardz , which spotted this, points out, it also comes with a support bracket to help defend against the card sagging down.

Note that there is a Chinese graphics card maker, the name of which we wont mention, which has allegedly stolen the design from Manli and Photoshopped
its own logo on top instead, in what would appear to be a shameful grab for publicity (hence not mentioning the brand). Boo, hiss, etcetera. Analysis: Spirit levels in the material GPU world

As well as that support bracket, Manli makes it clear that the Gallardo RTX 4090 has a strengthened metal backplate (aluminum) for further structural rigidity, and its quite a smart-looking card. Although were not at all sure about the partial covering of one of the three fans with the metal shroud partly overlaying it. (That just cant be a good idea in terms of airflow, right?)

VideoCardz observes this is a 3-slot card, but on the Manli press release and specs it clearly states its a 3.5-slot board, so around the expected size
(and fairly hefty). But hopefully those aforementioned features will help as theyre designed to, and the spirit level system will let you know about any sag.

In theory anyway, but what about if your PC isnt actually level or rather, the desk its sitting on isnt level, or indeed the floor of the room isnt level? You could get yourself an actual spirit level to check those things first, of course. Equally, it could be argued that you could stick a spirit level on any board to check it (with the PC turned off, naturally, and usual precautions taken), but the point of this integrated effort is that itll constantly show, over time, if theres any developing problem.

That said, it still feels pretty gimmicky and with a support bracket in place, there really shouldnt be any issues so perhaps this is why Manli doesnt even mention the integrated spirit level system on its web page for
the Gallardo RTX 4090. Or anywhere in the specs, or press release for that matter.

Still, weve nothing against trying new ideas, and it doesnt do any harm to have the system present, even if were really not sure of the value add here.



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/news/this-nvidia-rtx-4090-graphics-card-has-a-novel- feature-and-youll-never-guess-what/


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