Puget Systems Universal Acrylic GPU Brace

Attaches to the PCI covers on your case and allows a extra bit of support to prevent gpu sagging, where the weight of the gpu pulls down on the PCI-E slot on your motherboard over time. If you got the space for it (it takes up 2 PCI-E slots right under your GPU), it's a great bit of investment to keep your motherboard in great condition. Attaches easily (comes with a set of #6-32 or M3x0.05 screws) to your case (you can keep your PCI slot covers on your case), and you attach the separate support piece at the end with the included #6-32 screws to secure the support once it's made contact with the gpu. Hardest part of this is either, a) getting at your PC or, b) taking off the protective cover from the acrylic pieces. Seriously, it's easy to set this up. And since you'll be using the supplied Puget screws, you can storage the old screws that used to hold in your PCI covers to your case. Not a huge fan of the "Puget Systems" logo being so prominent, but it's their design. So to the victor goes the spoils, I guess. I'd rather use this than other options (not that there are many at the moment) to provide extra support for your GPU. You'll get the following in your package: Ziploc bag containing instructions, both acrylic pieces, and a smaller ziploc bag with 6 screws (2x #6-32 3/8, 2x #6-32 5/8, 2x 10mm M3x0.05)

Works exactly as it should. Looks great, only thing I don't like about it is the embossed Puget Systems logo, they could have made it say Geforce GTX, or nothing for that matter and it would have been cooler. But oh well, it holds up my GPU from the crazy sag it had. Check out the pic it looks good, that Puget Systems logo really irritates me though.

This thing is great. it takes a little fooling with to get it to hold up the GPU properly, but once you get it set, it's working fantastic and looks great in my case. I have a STRIX GTX 970 that was sagging, and this fixed that. Also, I think it's priced a little high, which is the reason for 4/5 stars, but other than that, it's great.

It's gets the job done. Heavy-duty plastic (acrylic maybe?), very sturdy, and transparent. It was kind of a pain to assemble and install, but not complicated. It's better than the popsicle stick I was using to prop it up before, and much better than having the GPU sag. Some things to consider before buying: - It's not a perfect fit for all GPUs, but you can probably make it work. The smaller piece that actually holds up the GPU is supposed to go on the back side of the brace, but the design of my GPU has an indented triangle in the middle where that piece would go. If I tried to put the smaller piece on the back of the brace,The GPU wouldn't sit flat on it. See pic. - Depending on your GPU, there may not be too much clearance between the brace and the small piece that supports the GPU. It could block the fans spinning. - The part of the brace that screws into the case slightly overlaps the bracket for my GPU. It makes the brace sit a little uneven and probably puts stress on the holes where it screws in. It could crack the plastic from the uneven pressure. See pic. - The logo is prominent and permanent. I thought it would be painted-on and removable, but it's etched into the plastic. This is my own personal nit-picky thing, but I don't like it. Not that anyone really sees it in there... A smaller and more discreet logo would be better, or none at all.

I use this excellent product to maintain stability for my GTX 1080 in my PC Tower in my semi tractor trailer. Most tractor-trailers average about a 5.8 on the Richter scale during travel over the average roadway. Is Puget uses this for General shipping of their new PCS I thought it would be a great idea to use it to protect my investment in my mobile entertainment system and it's worked out great. One thing though, the Puget systems label on the acrylic is written backwards with the backing on the wrong side. This only affects presentation if you're looking for an aesthetic out of the unit, but functionality is not affected.

This is a no frills product that does exactly what it was designed to do, for the right price. There are other brackets, but if you are using any sort of internal PC LED or RGB lighting, get this item as the clear design with the company logo, lights up wonderfully with LED and RGB lighting in your PC case. It's cheap, and keeps my GTX980ti Hybrid perfectly level even though it has a strong back plate. Plus the company that makes this product makes custom computers, and makes them how they should, by tech professionals who know the value behind customized PC building, with proper testing, and documentation. Come for the bracket, stay for the company that makes it.

Pros: Once you get it installed it actually does do what it's supposed to do Cons: You'll need some extra tools and a trip to the hardware store to get some longer screws and nuts. I had no problem installing the long part, the included screws work fine for that. The "riser" piece that butts up against and supports the video card was a pain. First off, the piece isn't threaded - they include machine screws to secure that piece and expect those to thread/grab the plastic as you tighten. Problem is, one of the screws sheared completely off when it was only halfway installed. Tried extracting it with a pair of vice-grips with no luck - that thing was in there tight. Luckily (I guess?) the sheared off screw was in the hole on the wider part of the riser piece so I was able to drill a new hole in line with the blocked one. Then I used a drill to make the holes big enough for a 6-32 screw to clear through. Then I took a trip to the hardware store and spent a buck on some longer screws, a couple washers, and a couple lock nuts. Only then was I able to secure the riser piece. Two hours later it was installed, albeit slightly modified, and my R9 290X with an Arctic Accelero Xtreme III was braced and no longer bending. For those of you not handy with tools, stay away from this one.

Fine product but does not fit into every system. I needed it to support a zotac amp extreme 1080 card and it didn't line up well with any part of the card. Unfortunate because this thing looks nice and appears solid in its construction. But it was useless in my system... $20.00 Wasted. Short return window as well, when you realize it doesn't fit your system be sure to return it right away as the return window is only 30 days!