• Asus GPU Tweak III software program notifies ROG Astral GPU customers of any potential GPU sag
• It is potential because of a built-in gyroscope and accelerometer
• The characteristic seems to be unavailable within the newest model of the applying

Contemplating the multitude of Nvidia and AMD third-party GPUs that include totally different designs and sizes, GPU sag is an plain problem (even when the latest RTX 5000 collection has largely been a transfer in the fitting path from the comically massive RTX 4090). Happily, a preferred GPU and motherboard producer has launched an answer – effectively, form of.

As reported by VideoCardz, Asus’ ROG Astral RTX 5000 collection GPUs have an ‘Gear Set up Test’ characteristic inside the GPU Tweak III software program, which alerts customers if their GPU has tilted or moved misplaced. That is made potential because of a built-in gyroscope and accelerometer, successfully serving to detect GPU sag.

The unusual factor is that this characteristic hasn’t been included in any of the ROG Astral GPU advertising. GPU Tweak III, a GPU monitoring and tuning software program, has a number of options to stop points, corresponding to Energy Detector+, which signifies any potential points with the 12VHPWR cable – however this GPU sag preventative measure was solely simply found by customers.

That is maybe much more baffling: in response to Asus boards, the Gear Set up Test characteristic is not out there within the newest model of the software program. Whether or not the omission was solely intentional is unclear at this second, but it surely’s a characteristic that GPU and motherboard producers ought to take into account together with going ahead.

I see this as nothing however a win, and I am hoping different producers can comply with swimsuit…

There’s nothing worse than discovering your PC parts broken as a consequence of instances of oversight or needed precautions being forgotten: that is why GPU sag needs to be taken way more critically.

Happily, I’ve by no means had it occur to me since I made it my precedence to acquire a very good anti-sag stand (I am utilizing a reasonably chunky GPU), but it surely’s simple to see the potential harm to the PCIe slot or the GPU itself in the long term if there’s no help inside your case for a heavy graphics card.

It is a totally different dialog in the event you’re utilizing a GPU riser cable (in a mini-ITX construct, for instance) as the cardboard may be positioned vertically to alleviate issues of sag – however good luck inserting a few of right this moment’s fashionable beefy third-party GPUs in these instances.

After all, this may not apply to all GPU house owners, because it appears the heavier GPUs are principally third-party high-end choices to compensate for cooling: prime examples are my present GPU, the Asus TUF RTX 4080 Tremendous, a triple-slot card, and the ROG Astral RTX 5090.

It is good to see that Asus even considered a characteristic to at the least notify customers of any sag or motion: in my expertise, it isn’t at all times simple to inform in case your GPU is sagging, so whereas some may see it as a nonsensical addition, I would argue it is one value applauding.

Nonetheless, it is gone for the time being and nobody is aware of if it can return: if it would not come again (which I will be shocked by), then I will be hoping different GPU producers have on the very least taken be aware.

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