Why are power connecotrs on gpu always located facing the side panel?

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

well not always, but all modern cards are. 

it just looks bad in cable management

 

I have seen some older cards connectors are turned 90 degrees (facing front panel)

if the card has longer cooler than pcb, i think it could hide the cable completely

[LukeSavenije]

well, many quadro's have them. maybe that's the reason.

[PineyCreek]

Evga has a nice little accessory for some cards, nvidia only.

 

https://www.evga.com/articles/01051/evga-powerlink/

 

I've had one on my 1080Ti since I built my computer.  No issues.

 

 

[Shoe_Eater]

because we dont want the power connectors smashing into the other cards next to the gpu. And basically most modern cases have more than enough room for the connectors to be pointing out towards the side. 

However this isnt stopping you from using a cable which has a 90 degree connecter on it, which would fix the issue 

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

4 minutes ago, Shoe_Eater said:

because we dont want the power connectors smashing into the other cards next to the gpu

how is this possible? lol

as for multi gpu, current gpu designs will be quite a nightmare 

[Quadriplegic]

Because cases tend to have more space towards side panel rather than front panel

[w1nger1]

Mostly because facing side panel can give more clearing room to fit more cases.
And yes, it is ugly as hell..so I brought some custom made cable just for that reason.