Putting old gpus / graphic cards in a good light on a shelf

Hello guys.

I really don't know where to post this so here we go.

I'm a process of organizing some of my unused old hardware, and I would like to put my old graphics card on one of my shelf, like you see on some hardware youtuber videos.

Stupid question, but are some of you already doing this , and what kind of stand are you using ? It's a strange form factor... For the weight, I will remove the radiator / water block, so It won't be that heavy.

Any recommendation ?

Thx

 

Get a block of hardwood cut a groove in it to replicate a pci-e slot and slot it in.

 

You can check Home Depot, Lowes or maybe Amazon and see if hard foam blocks will work. They come in a variety of colors, shapes and thickness.

 

Thx for the input.

I believe i'll go with that kind of stand, with the right size :
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07KSXWJ3N/ref=sspa_mw_detail_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2YBNJE5TZ7AI4

Now I need to remember how to unmount this xspc waterblock of my old Fury X

 

That should work perfectly. I use a smaller version to hold my iphone during zoom calls.

 

I don't have the stands yet, but I cleaned my old FuryX. No marking on the gpu, but it looks nice, I like the compact hbm look ( My Vega FE is next when I can buy a new gpu ).



(Yeah you can see some stuff in the réflection but nothing confidential ...)

 

Aaaah, kind of sad, I can't get the waterblock of the Vega FE, 3 screws are really not moving without self destroying :/

Meanwhile, I find my old Geforce 256 SDR (Winfast), but the thermal past started to "eat" at the upper layer of the gpu, so after cleaning it, the inscription on the gpu are kind of gone and the gpu is ugly :/

At least I still have this (even if their are scratches on it)

 

I kept my tnt 2 ultra. Someday I'll stick it on a shelf as well. Sooo old now.

 

I have a EVGA GTX260 with a lifetime warranty. I wish it would die so I could RMA it. I cant imagine they have a 260 in stock to replace it with so what do they do?
Do they refund my money, getting several hundred £'s for a 260 would be awesome.
Do they replace it with something of comparable performance? Returning a £300(guess) graphics card and getting a sub £100 card in return is unacceptable to me.
Do they replace it with something comparable? Back in the day it was the second fastest NV card you could buy so do they send me a RTX3080 ?

 

Things like this usually goes case by case and you can "haggle" with them. At least that was the case for me (with different part)

 

The problem is the bugger wont die

 

just in case it gives you an idea..., here is the mighty DirectX wall.

https://hothardware.com/news/microsofts-directx-gpu-wall-35-years-gaming-history

I still have my old Voodoo 3 and my Matrox G400 Max, but they are just taking dust. Voodoo 3 2000 PCI VGA port is kinda rusty looking nowadays, not copper like in colour, but greyish and worn out

 

Hadnt seen this thread yet, but nice idea! I have many old GPUs and other old hardware laying around, also thinking of having them behind some plastic glass on shelves with lighting
The voodoo's, Ti4200 and 9700pro desevering special places, FX5800Ultra also on a 'special' place

Lol, i seriously doubt that 'lifetime' warranty is going to work out like any of those suggestions But hey, go ahead and stress the thing 24/7 and just wait

 

I had a bfg card with lifetime warranty, but they went bankrupt before the card died. I think it is totally fair for them to give you a card with similar performance though. Maybe I'll stick the diamond tnt2 ultra with my old steel box copy of quake 3 on a shelf somewhere.

 

Nothing a set of tweezers or other conductive material accidentally dropped onto it while plugged and turned on won't solve...

 

or ship it to me, and it'll fizzle out as soon as i unbox it hahahahahaha

 

I should come up with some way to display this old thing

i also still have my (sadly broken) voodoo5 5500 at my parents' house

 

You think it's fair to replace my £250 card with a £50 card ?

 

It's not a £250 card any more.

What do they sell for on eBay?

 

If only 'lifetime' meant 'human lifetime' rather than 'lifetime of the product' lmao