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Turn the tower on its side so the motherboard is parallel with the ground and the weight of the GPU keeps it in the PCI-e slot. It is my understanding that GPUs

Turn the tower on its side so the motherboard is parallel with the ground and the weight of the GPU keeps it in the PCI-e slot. It is my understanding that GPUs are able to still properly dissipate their heat in this configuration. Great article!

toast0 4y ago
Watch out or you'll invent desktop cases and we'll put the monitor on top. ;)
lvturner 4y ago
Came here to somewhat sarcastically write this, glad to see it here. Less sarcastically, I would quite like to go back to putting my monitor on top of a desktop - sure beats a stack of books.
- eigenspace 4y ago
  I do this with my PC unironically.
0x457 4y ago
Vertical-mount GPU gang sees no issues.
moandcompany 4y ago
In the old days, desktop cases existed where you could use the case as a vertical tower or horizontally to put the monitor on top. People could also move to a rack mountable chassis.
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AmVess 4y ago
I have a horizontal PC chassis. Easy access to everything and has two large 140MM fans in front. It runs cool and nearly silent. I am never going back to a tower for my main PC again.
somat 4y ago
That is what I started doing. I build my desktop pc's in 4u server chassis[1] I had it vertical in a tower config until a couple months ago when I thought about the dynamics of the situation a bit and moved it to the flat orientation, as you would find it in an actual rack. 1. the cases(even the cheap ones) are better built and have better airflow than most tower cases, as a bonus, no rgb or windows.
- puffoflogic 4y ago
  Can you link to the case you use?
  - somat 4y ago
    This is the one I used on my last two builds, be aware it is a bit of a chonker. The main reason I choose it over the others is look at all them 5 1/4 bays, the whole front of it is 5 1/4 bays. 5 1/4 bays for days. do you know how many stupid drive bays, fan controllers, sd slots, switches etc you can fit in this case... By my count all of them. https://www.newegg.com/rosewill-rsv-l4500u-black/p/N82E16811147328 https://www.newegg.com/rosewill-rsv-l4500u-black/p/N82E16811... https://www.newegg.com/Controller-Panels/SubCategory/ID-11 https://www.newegg.com/Controller-Panels/SubCategory/ID-11
    - Dylan16807 4y ago
      The one you linked looks like it only has three 5.25 bays at most?
      - somat 4y ago
        not sure, perhaps(cookies?) you are seeing a different chassis type, the one I ment to link to is "4U, 15 Bays & 8 Fans" it comes with three 3u(5.25) internal drive bays(5 drives each). honestly they suck, pull them to get access to the 5.15 bays.

toast0 4y ago

Watch out or you'll invent desktop cases and we'll put the monitor on top. ;)

lvturner 4y ago

Came here to somewhat sarcastically write this, glad to see it here. Less sarcastically, I would quite like to go back to putting my monitor on top of a desktop - sure beats a stack of books.

eigenspace 4y ago
I do this with my PC unironically.

0x457 4y ago

Vertical-mount GPU gang sees no issues.

moandcompany 4y ago

In the old days, desktop cases existed where you could use the case as a vertical tower or horizontally to put the monitor on top. People could also move to a rack mountable chassis.

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AmVess 4y ago

I have a horizontal PC chassis. Easy access to everything and has two large 140MM fans in front. It runs cool and nearly silent. I am never going back to a tower for my main PC again.

somat 4y ago

That is what I started doing. I build my desktop pc's in 4u server chassis[1] I had it vertical in a tower config until a couple months ago when I thought about the dynamics of the situation a bit and moved it to the flat orientation, as you would find it in an actual rack. 1. the cases(even the cheap ones) are better built and have better airflow than most tower cases, as a bonus, no rgb or windows.

puffoflogic 4y ago
Can you link to the case you use?
- somat 4y ago
  This is the one I used on my last two builds, be aware it is a bit of a chonker. The main reason I choose it over the others is look at all them 5 1/4 bays, the whole front of it is 5 1/4 bays. 5 1/4 bays for days. do you know how many stupid drive bays, fan controllers, sd slots, switches etc you can fit in this case... By my count all of them. https://www.newegg.com/rosewill-rsv-l4500u-black/p/N82E16811147328 https://www.newegg.com/rosewill-rsv-l4500u-black/p/N82E16811... https://www.newegg.com/Controller-Panels/SubCategory/ID-11 https://www.newegg.com/Controller-Panels/SubCategory/ID-11
  - Dylan16807 4y ago
    The one you linked looks like it only has three 5.25 bays at most?
    - somat 4y ago
      not sure, perhaps(cookies?) you are seeing a different chassis type, the one I ment to link to is "4U, 15 Bays & 8 Fans" it comes with three 3u(5.25) internal drive bays(5 drives each). honestly they suck, pull them to get access to the 5.15 bays.