Magnetic Backplates

[n0x1ous]

What are your thoughts on backplates that are affixed via magnets to the main 4 gpu screws such as these? And safety concerns from using something like this?

These are sold by V1TECH for a variety of GPU's..... I think they look really sharp but obviously have no benefit to cooling and actually might hurt cooling?

Looking for thoughts on these or if anyone has or uses them

 

[railven]

As a lad, I was always told not to use magnets near my electronics. I still go by that rule.

Why even use magnets? little double sided tape if it only connects to the screw holes. Or stand offs with velcro!

 

[PliotronX]

The top cover might not affect cooling, but the back cover will. I don't understand why people like to hide PCBs; that stuff likes to be exposed to airflow.

 

[utahraptor]

Back plates server three useful purposes in my opinion. First they look sweet when looking in a side window they are on top and catch your eye. Secondly they give piece of mind that the card won't get damaged during routine maintenance of the PC. Say you are pulling a drive out or something in the case and it falls on the card. If it hits the back plate rather than the PCB you don't have to worry that some small surface mount component is going to fall off. Lastly if the interior of the PC gets dusty you can just wipe that plate off and it will appear clean rather than having to dust between a bumpy PCB landscape.

 

[KingFatty]

Does it function somewhat as a heat spreader?

 

[nitromullet]

Does it function somewhat as a heat spreader?

not these... They appear to be plastic or acrylic.

http://www.v1tech.com/shop/backplates/nvidia-claw-backplates/

 

[Yuriman]

If you don't have a mechanical HDD, there is nothing in your PC that can be damaged by any magnet you're likely to be able to buy.

 

[destrekor]

If you don't have a mechanical HDD, there is nothing in your PC that can be damaged by any magnet you're likely to be able to buy.

This is as I understand it.

In an absolutely critical computational system doing math that may kill people if the result is off by 0.00001, magnetic fields may have an impact on the electronics. But in reality, the systems are sensitive enough to impact everyday activity. They may even be fine in life-threatening calculations, I just assume if there is any threat, that is the only area in which it can be found, if at all.


The only time you don't want magnets next to your electronics is if you have magnets next to your hard drives. The common rule was to avoid placing speakers or other magnetic devices next to your computer/tower, because of the potential proximity to the HDD. Sometimes that rule of thumb has been boiled down to mean "keep away from electronics" when in reality it remains "keep away from HDDs."

 

[Arcanedeath]

This is as I understand it.

In an absolutely critical computational system doing math that may kill people if the result is off by 0.00001, magnetic fields may have an impact on the electronics. But in reality, the systems are sensitive enough to impact everyday activity. They may even be fine in life-threatening calculations, I just assume if there is any threat, that is the only area in which it can be found, if at all.


The only time you don't want magnets next to your electronics is if you have magnets next to your hard drives. The common rule was to avoid placing speakers or other magnetic devices next to your computer/tower, because of the potential proximity to the HDD. Sometimes that rule of thumb has been boiled down to mean "keep away from electronics" when in reality it remains "keep away from HDDs."

Unless your going to use extremely powerful rare earth magnets by your PC's HDD's normal magnets won't do a thing as they are not powerful enough. HDD's uses power magnets to write and read data but they are a lot more powerful than your average magnet and much closer to what they are trying to read/write so it's really hard to damage a hdd with a magnet just by putting it on a PC case or on the HDD case unless it's an extremely powerful magnet not typical for home use to hold something.

 

[destrekor]

Unless your going to use extremely powerful rare earth magnets by your PC's HDD's normal magnets won't do a thing as they are not powerful enough. HDD's uses power magnets to write and read data but they are a lot more powerful than your average magnet and much closer to what they are trying to read/write so it's really hard to damage a hdd with a magnet just by putting it on a PC case or on the HDD case unless it's an extremely powerful magnet not typical for home use to hold something.

Well I was thinking more of unshielded speakers. But yes, you are more likely than not able to get away with it.

Refrigerator-type magnets are 100% safe. lol