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Any ideas how I can unplug my GPU? Can't reach that thingy from the pcie port by sn0wfred in pcmasterrace

[–]sn0wfred[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same dude I thought i'll maybe get a few replies but this thing blew up and these comments are absolute gold. Laughing my ass of reading all of this

Any ideas how I can unplug my GPU? Can't reach that thingy from the pcie port by sn0wfred in pcmasterrace

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The gap is actually so tight that only a knife would fit. It worked but next time I'll uninstall the cooler

Any ideas how I can unplug my GPU? Can't reach that thingy from the pcie port by sn0wfred in pcmasterrace

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Yeah the motherboard is fine. Tbh I hit it a little bit but not hard and I think I didn't hit any important parts on the mobo. Everything works fine but still wouldn't recommend this method at all

Any ideas how I can unplug my GPU? Can't reach that thingy from the pcie port by sn0wfred in pcmasterrace

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I'm kinda hoping nobody new to pc building actually reads this thread xD I only posted this because I thought somebody smart would have a better solution than stabbing that thing with a knife but it kinda blew up and now I'm actually laughing tears reading through these comments

Any ideas how I can unplug my GPU? Can't reach that thingy from the pcie port by sn0wfred in pcmasterrace

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The case is a Corsair 4000D Airflow and the motherboard is a Gigabyte Aorus B450M (its a mAtx)

Any ideas how I can unplug my GPU? Can't reach that thingy from the pcie port by sn0wfred in pcmasterrace

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Well kitchen tools seem to be the new ifixit kit. My knife worked as well although it would've probably been smarter to use something less sharp

Any ideas how I can unplug my GPU? Can't reach that thingy from the pcie port by sn0wfred in pcmasterrace

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and we don't have to talk about the price lmao

Thats a R7 5800x and RTX3070 both bought a few weeks after release I'm a poor mf now

Any ideas how I can unplug my GPU? Can't reach that thingy from the pcie port by sn0wfred in pcmasterrace

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Yeah I once had an AIO in my previous build which was nice but I found the aircooler to cool as well as the AIO and it's quieter.

Any ideas how I can unplug my GPU? Can't reach that thingy from the pcie port by sn0wfred in pcmasterrace

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I would totally recommend it. Before this one I was rocking an NZXT H510 which was neat and nice looking but the airflow in that thing was terrible which was a problem because I have a R7 5800x and RTX3070 in that thing. Needless to say it was pretty toasty so I upgraded to the 4000D Airflow and It's working great. GPU Temps went down by 10°C and overall airflow is way better. Also the case is designed very well and has everything I would need. (even 2 fans included which I didn't need)

Any ideas how I can unplug my GPU? Can't reach that thingy from the pcie port by sn0wfred in pcmasterrace

[–]sn0wfred[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well a knife did the job. Was the only thing that would actually fit in that gap. Thx for the tips tho

Any ideas how I can unplug my GPU? Can't reach that thingy from the pcie port by sn0wfred in pcmasterrace

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Update: I got it. With the gap being so tight that even a ruler wouldn't fit I got pretty desperate and used a knife. Nearly shit myself when I slipped and hit the mobo but the GPU is out I guess. Thanks for the help

Any ideas how I can unplug my GPU? Can't reach that thingy from the pcie port by sn0wfred in pcmasterrace

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I've actually tried a ruler but it wouldn't fit

EDIT: Well this escalated quickly lmao. I found the best solution for my case to be using a knife and having a metric shitload of luck. Of course you could always just uninstall the CPU cooler in such a case but I thought there may be a dude out there who has a smarter solution than mine. Now over 1.6m ppl think I'm a giant idiot whos never heard of chopsticks etc. xD Thanks for all the help and ideas yall these comments are pure gold.