- ASUS GPU TWEAK III software notifies astral GPU users of any possible GPU SAG
- It is possible thanks to a built -in gyroscope and accelerometer
- The function seems not to be available in the latest version of the application.
Taking into account the multitude of GPU Nvidia and AMD of third parties that come with different designs and sizes, GPU SAG is an undeniable problem (even if the recent RTX 5000 series has largely been a movement in the right direction of the RTX 4090 comically large). Fortunately, a popular manufacturer of GPU and motherboard has introduced a solution, well, more or less.
As reported by Videcardz, the GPUs of the Astral RTX 5000 ROG series of ASUS have an ‘equipment installation verification’ function within the GPU Tweak III Software, which alerts users if their GPU has leaned or moved out of place. This is possible thanks to a tuned gyroscope and accelerometer, effectively helping to detect SAG GPU.
The strange thing is that this feature has not been included in any of the Astral Rog GPU marketing. GPU Tweak III, a GPU monitoring and adjustment software, has several features to avoid problems, such as power detector+, indicating any potential problem with the 12VHPWR cable, but this preventive measure of GPU SAG has just discovered users.
This is perhaps even more disconcerting: according to ASUS forums, the equipment installation verification function is no longer available in the latest version of the software. If the omission was completely intentional it is not clear at this time, but it is a characteristic that GPU manufacturers and motherboard should consider the future included.
I see this as nothing more than a victory, and I hope that other manufacturers can do the same …
There is nothing worse than finding the components of your damaged PC due to the cases of supervision or necessary precautions that are forgotten: that is why GPU SAG should be taken much more seriously.
Fortunately, I have never happened, since I realized my priority to obtain a good anti-SAG support (I am using a fairly thick GPU), but it is easy to see the potential damage in the PCIE slot or the GPU in the long term if there is no support within its case for a heavy graphics card.
It is a different conversation if you are using a GPU lifting cable (in a mini -it construction, for example), since the card can be placed vertically to relieve SAG concerns, but good luck by placing some of the modern third-party GPUs today in those cases.
Of course, this will not apply to all GPU owners, since it seems that the heaviest GPUs are mostly high-end offerings of third parties to compensate for cooling: the main examples are my current GPU, the ASUS TUF RTX 4080 SUPER, a triple-LOTES card and the Astral Rog RTX 5090.
It is good to see that Asus even thought of a characteristic to notify users about any SAG or movement: in my experience, it is not always easy to know if their GPU falls, so, although some could see it as a non -sensitive addition, I would say it is worth applauding.
However, it has gone at this time and nobody knows if it will return: if it will not return (which will surprise me), then I will wait for other GPU manufacturers to have taken at least note.
