Vertical GPU placement

[Razer06]

I am going to buy a Masterbox q300L, can you  vertically place a GPU in this case?  

Q300L

[minibois]

Probably with one of those mounts that like which Cablemod (I think?) has. Those just convert all your PCIE slots to 1 vertical mount.

Not that I would recommend that though.. Unless you're watercooling (which I highly doubt in a case like this), you will get much worse thermals/noise/boost speeds. 

On top of that, the Q300L already has quite lacking airflow (the front panel + fine mesh leave little room for airflow), meaning that your card will not run at full capacity.

 

But that really depends on your build if that matters..

[Juular]

There's quite a lot of 'universal' GPU vertical mount kits, you just cut usual addon card slots and replace them with the mount. Some cases don't have these 'rails' in between so you don't need to cut anything but that's rare. And yes, as @minibois have mentioned, that case isn't that good because it's basically an open air bench, no directed airflow at all with any amount of case fans, look for smth else.

[Razer06]

14 minutes ago, minibois said:

Probably with one of those mounts that like which Cablemod (I think?) has. Those just convert all your PCIE slots to 1 vertical mount.

Not that I would recommend that though.. Unless you're watercooling (which I highly doubt in a case like this), you will get much worse thermals/noise/boost speeds. 

On top of that, the Q300L already has quite lacking airflow (the front panel + fine mesh leave little room for airflow), meaning that your card will not run at full capacity.

 

But that really depends on your build if that matters..

Yep, not water cooling my GPU. Thanks, am water cooling CPU if that matters?

[minibois]

Just now, Razer06 said:

Yep, not water cooling my GPU. Thanks, am water cooling CPU if that matters?

Just see it this way; your GPU's fans are blasting out air (unless it's a blower style cooler.. But that's another can of worms) and if you have it mounted vertically the air will just blast into the acrylic sidepanel and it will create something of an hot air bubble or something, with the lacking airflow of the case.

 

You should decide for yourself if the higher temps/louder PC is worth it for the looks:

 

[Zando_]

1 minute ago, minibois said:

if you have it mounted vertically the air will just blast into the acrylic sidepanel and it will create something of an hot air bubble or something

Other way around. Standard axial fan cards pull air in the bottom and just dump it out the sides (and blower cards inhale on the bottom and push hot air directly out the rear). If too close to the side panel, it actually dumps the hot air directly into the normal airflow (assuming you run the classic front fans and one exhaust on the rear for clean airflow straight through). The issue is that the card cannot suck in fresh air as well, that's what hits temps. 

[TVwazhere]

32 minutes ago, Razer06 said:

I am going to buy a Masterbox q300L, can you  vertically place a GPU in this case?  

Q300L

The Q300L is an mATX case that only has four PCI-E slots. For nearly all of the vertical brackets on the market, you'd need at least seven (Standard ATX amount) in order to fit the bracket. 

[thrasher_565]

On 12/13/2019 at 5:53 AM, minibois said:

Just see it this way; your GPU's fans are blasting out air (unless it's a blower style cooler.. But that's another can of worms) and if you have it mounted vertically the air will just blast into the acrylic sidepanel and it will create something of an hot air bubble or something, with the lacking airflow of the case.

 

You should decide for yourself if the higher temps/louder PC is worth it for the looks:

 

well not a 100% on how it works. it works just like a fan in the front of the case. if the gap from the panel and the fan is too small it will reduce air flow and make more noes. testing says on average a 1 inch gap is ok.

 

fans blow throw the heat sink. if it was the other way it probably wound not matter as much.