Custom GPU back plate

[trespillos]

hi guys..who knows how to make some custom back plates?I want to know because I want to make one using an acrylic sheet ) what kind of screws will I use and how will I know where to screw the back plate?thanks in advance for the reply )

[Hooded]

I moved this from Tutorials section

To some what answer your question.
Are your mounting to water block or an air cooled block?
Most of EK's waterblocks used 3mm.
Many Air cools blocks are mounted with 2.5mm bolts.

SO as you can see we need more info.
What card what manufacturer.


Anything else without that info is just guessing or speculation

[bungwirez]

I'm gunna just input http://www.coldzero.eu/
may be pretty spendy though to get imported to Manila.

But I'll give you more props for DYI.

but like Hoody says, more info on your card and you'll get better directions.

[trespillos]

I moved this from Tutorials section

To some what answer your question.
Are your mounting to water block or an air cooled block?
Most of EK's waterblocks used 3mm.
Many Air cools blocks are mounted with 2.5mm bolts.

SO as you can see we need more info.
What card what manufacturer.


Anything else without that info is just guessing or speculation

I have a Asus GTX 660 DC II OC sir..and I'll be mounting it on an air cooled block since it's not a very powerfull gpu to put in the lcs loop

[Akira749]

In this case, I think you will have to secure the backplate by the 4 spring loaded screws around the GPU.

[Hooded]

All my Asus DCII cards use 2.5 mm screws to mount the default back plate. The default back plates for those have a special nut crimped into the back plate with a screw coming through the PCB to the back plate. My default back plates also have some 1mm thermal pads behind the cards ram. Also helps to maintain a 1mm gap between pc and back plate.

You will most likely need to remove the air cooled heat sink to find the proper holes in the cards PCB to mount a custom back plate with.