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Laying the Carbide Air 540 On Its Side?

Tldefazio
By Tldefazio
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Hey everyone, it's my first post and wanted to say upfront, thanks for checking out my question. I'm planning a new build (well - old build, new case) and had a question with the Carbide Air 540. I've seen pictures of it laying on its side with the side window positioned at the top. This basically means that the motherboard is on the bottom and all components are then angled "vertically". Is this a safe thing to do? I really like how it looks but if it will ruin my hardware then obviously I want to rethink it. Thanks for your time! My specs are listed below:

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4

CPU: Intel i7-3770K

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 16GB

GPU: MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G 2-Way SLI

Power Supply: Corsair HX850

SSD: SAMSUNG 840 Pro 128GB

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB

After-Market Fans: Corsair AF140x1, AF120x3, SP120x2

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A fair bit of mini-ITX cases have it like this. I assume you mean that the front of the motherboard, with all the slots and what not, will be facing up? This is actually a good thing (No GPU sag, no CPU heatsink falling down, etc)

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Yep that is correct! I was mainly concerned with the hard drive and water cooling. I wasn't sure of "best practices" when it comes to having the hard drive mounted vertically.

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Yeah your build Will fit. And corsair made the case in a way that You can put it on it's side.

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Thank you guys for the quick response! Excited to try it out tonight!

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One thing I overlooked... The PSU vent is on the side that would be facing down. I would assume I'd need some sort of elevation for it so it can vent?

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(Essentially the HX850 would be upside down with the fan on the bottom.)

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Ah, I'm working with mobile right now so I didn't realize there was an edit button, thanks for the heads up! Yeah I'll have to check the Home Depot tonight to see if there's something I can utilize. It'll be a fun project either way :)

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Yeah your build Will fit. And corsair made the case in a way that You can put it on it's side.

They didn't really make it in that way.

 

Putting it on the side poses a few issues. The first is that you will inevitably scratch the side panel. The second is that you have to look at the ugly bottom of the case occasionally (though TBH, it's not a big issue.) And third, you will smother the PSU unless you sort out some way of putting feet on the side.

 

I have one, I tried it. It worked well for a while, but it's definitely less than preferable. But it can be done easily.

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Thanks for the heads up! I may have to just keep it upright. Is there a recommended space that the PSU fan needs in order to properly ventilate?

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They didn't really make it in that way.

 

Putting it on the side poses a few issues. The first is that you will inevitably scratch the side panel. The second is that you have to look at the ugly bottom of the case occasionally (though TBH, it's not a big issue.) And third, you will smother the PSU unless you sort out some way of putting feet on the side.

 

I have one, I tried it. It worked well for a while, but it's definitely less than preferable. But it can be done easily.

Oh, i thought you could put the feet anywhere you wanted? This is the case for the air 240

 

My mistake :/

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