A player shows on Reddit how he protects his new graphics card worth 1,400 Euros from sagging. Instead of using the manufacturer’s accessories, he prefers a 40-year-old firearm.
On Reddit, it has developed into a small trend to use as original graphics card supports as possible in one’s gaming PC. However, this assumes that the graphics card fits in the computer at all.
Users often resort to everyday household items, which, in combination with their graphics card, lead to funny images.
One player has taken this to the extreme. He opted for a small firearm to give his 1,400 Euro graphics card the needed stable support.
Firearm in Gaming PC Becomes Graphics Card Support
What did the player do? User deltarho presents an unusual method in a Reddit post to secure his new graphics card. Here, he deliberately does without the support supplied by the manufacturer for his 1,400 Euro MSI GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER.
The player prefers to use a 40-year-old firearm that was originally developed in Italy. In this case, it is a model of the Beretta 21A Bobcat that is only manufactured in the USA. The semi-automatic pocket pistol should be familiar to some shooter game players.
Why a pistol as support? Deltarho describes himself as a collector and states that he has several versions of this weapon in his possession. However, the model used in his gaming PC is only a display piece that can serve as an original support due to its suitable dimensions.
I found that my Beretta 21A Bobcat is the perfect height to use as a temporary anti-sag support.
deltarho on Reddit
In comments under his post, the player elaborates further. As a fan of the 80s, he feels reminded of that time by the Beretta. After revealing that he is American, responses follow that target the stereotype regarding gun usage in the United States.
M78MEDIA sums it up with his comment:
The most American GPU support bracket
Another player even took it a step further and used the post as inspiration to also protect his graphics card from sagging with a firearm: “I’m stealing this idea as soon as I get home from work!” (Ru5tBeard via Reddit)
Using a pistol as a support for a graphics card is admittedly very unusual. At least this construction seems stable, provided that the gaming PC remains in place. Far less safe appears to be the case where a user has used half a pencil: Gamer buys a graphics card for $500, only to secure it with half a pencil for a few cents
