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ASUS's ROG Astral RTX 50 Series GPUs include a gyro and accelerometer to detect sag

TL;DR: ASUS has introduced a unique GPU sag detection feature in its flagship ROG Astral GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs, using a Bosch Sensortec BMI323 IMU chip. This innovative technology monitors GPU ...
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Old Nokia phone used as GPU anti-sag means 'we reached peak' but be sure to remove the battery

TL;DR: In a long line of creative and amusing GPU anti-sag supports, a Redditor has employed a Nokia 6124 Classic phone as a bracket to keep their graphics card in line. What they forgot, however, was ...
TechSpot

GPUs are so bulky now that Asus is using gyroscopes to detect sagging

In context: Over the past few years, brackets to support large graphics cards have joined the growing list of components that custom PC builders might shop for. As high-end GPUs and their cooling ...
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GPU's built-in gyro & accelerometer tell you if the card isn't level — ROG Astral GPU battles card sag with software-monitored feature

Asus’s flagship GPU line, the ROG Astral, recently received a new feature called Equipment Installation Check that allowed users to check if their expensive graphics card is still securely attached to ...
Digital Trends

Asus’ new GPU droop solution is smart, but you don’t need it

Despite graphics card PCBs becoming smaller and smaller with each successive generation — some of the latest RTX 50 cards have PCBs just a few inches long — their power consumption has gone up, and ...
PC Magazine

'Level Sense' Tech for Asus ROG Matrix RTX 5090 Can Detect GPU Sag

'Level Sense' Tech for Asus ROG Matrix RTX 5090 Can Detect GPU Sag While Asus doesn't detail exactly how it manages this trick, it probably built an accelerometer into the card itself, so that it ...