RX 480 (POLARIS COMPATIBLE) SAPPHIRE GPU IO BRACKET/BAFFLE by RTXAlert

Last crawled date: 3 years, 1 month ago

This model is a modified version of a GTX bracket posted by Thingiverse user "Marc_Gyver" (link to his post) https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3883978
This bracket was "fixed" and modified in many ways to reinforce it, and allow it to be mounted onto my AMD Sapphire Nitro RX 480's, which came without the metal brackets, and since I did not want to pay 10+ dollars for multiple brackets from china (aliexpress), I decided to modify this one!
These brackets are not as strong as the original ones, and may not fit as good as the originals, but they do work good enough to mount in a PC case with zero issue, and in a mining rig frame if thats your thing. Only issue i had was with a single case in my collection having the little peg holes on the bottom too far away from the back, not allowing them to enter properly, that i fixed by sanding a bit off the other side of the tapered peg.
The one mounting hole to the left of the bracket is meant to be bent inwards to thread a screw (M3 screw) through the PCB to mount on the top securely, do this while the bracket is hot off the printer, otherwise you risk breaking the tab off rather than bending it, and in that case, you can melt it back on using a soldering iron and some scrap filament bits, or you can also do that to your bent one to reinforce it, as its a weak link by design (to be bent)
This bracket was modified to fit a Sapphire RX 480 with a water block, and therefore may not be compatible with other Polaris card models, or other cards out there, but it's worth a try, as the original was the only model like it I could find, and its mounting orientation was incorrect, this one can provide a better mount than nothing, and for that reason, I've included a version without the "RX 480" text and one with a better vent like the original bracket did if you have a blower-style card or want more ventilation.
I encourage you to modify this model to fit your graphics card, and please upload it so that others may find the bracket they may need for their cards!
Thank you.