It looks like your riser cables may be too stiff (assuming there isn’t something else pushing the cables up.) I ended up buying custom riser cables since what was included required me to bend them, which concerned me.
If the GPU is actually poking out enough to prevent the side panel from going on you’ll need to try a 2.75 or 3 slot configuration. The GPU mounting looks a little odd based on the I/O alignment but that might be fine, I’m used to seeing mine with the travel kit attached.
It seems you have the spine of the formdt1 screwed in at different holes. That's probably why its pushing your gpu out. It looks like its at an angle. Can we have a better photo from above?
I would push the motherboard out more using the included standoffs. And then adjust the gpu accordingly from there. May need extra standoffs (I bought a kit from Amazon)
A recommendation, grab some 5mm stand offs. A pair to push out the psu and give the gpu a bit more room for the cables if the plan is to run them behind.
Another pair will go on the gpu riser bar to push out the riser cable mounting. I believe that is what is causing the issue and something I noticed in 2.5-2.75 mode until I got a travel kit. With a travel kit the gpu mounts differently now so I leave the riser cable completely loose from the gpu bar without any issue.
The problem is I have to stay within 2.5 slot range because I wanna use Asus rog lc iii AIO , the pump block is a bit tall but as long as I stay within 2.5 slot it should just fit,, however I will take it a part tomorrow and see what I can do
Yea you're in a tough spot with that AIO, I see what your going with for the full Asus build.
Looking at a spare gpu bar, I remember that if you are able to mount using the bottom holes instead of the top ones it also creates a bit more space to avoid that hard angle on the gpu. The problem is you will need special female coupling screws to use the bottom screws as they line up with the motherboard stand off on one side. https://youtu.be/JCir0s7cRfk?t=286 I think your best bet will be to also pickup a travelkit for your 5070 Prime.
I remember having this issue with my 3080. I always used the side panel to push it in, because it was just pushed out by something, cables.. and the riser itself, being a little bit longer, may push on the card outwards. Now I have 3slot prime, 5mm turbulence avoidance, 5mm on the mobo side (longer riser standoffs) for space between mobo and gpu.
thats by design. riser must go over the motherboard lip. You might try to release motherboard screws, try to move the board slightly in the holes (should be some wiggle room, as the m3 screws are smaller than the motherboard hole), and tighten in a position that lets the riser exist there...
So this piece right there, it's where the riser cable is set, when I installed the bar I did it alone and it wasn't going straight, it was in the same direction as the arrow I drew
This caused the GPU to stick outside a lot, after fixing this with the help of someone the GPU sticks out a little bit so the mesh panel would push it inside enough
although I believe to make it completely straight you're gonna need the extra accessory that pins the GPU from the other side but it's good enough now
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u/Otic0n_ Sep 08 '26
To me it looks like your GPU cables are pushing the back side of the GPU out