Nagao shows off GPU Mirror so you can admire the beauty of your GPU fans

[kingmustard]

 

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Let's be honest, gamers love to look at and admire the beauty of the Gaming PCs they build, to be mesmerized by the fancy RGB lighting as well as their own sublime cable management skills. That's probably one of the major reasons, if not the only reason, for the existence of tempered glass computer cases. However, due to the horizontal mounting of graphics cards, the beautiful front side design of the GPUs with all the fans, etc., can be very difficult, if not impossible, to look at. Of course, you can mount a graphics card vertically as well, but that could mess up the airflow of your system and you'd also miss the sexy backplate (provided your GPU has one).

 

Japanese PC firm, Nagao seems to have just the solution to this problem as the company has devised an amusing mirror that can be placed below your graphics card (see images above) so that the front view of the card becomes visible to us from our general seated position at the PC. Although it's nothing ground-breaking technologically, the effort is still praiseworthy for its simplicity and imaginativeness, and it could well "just work".

 

The mirror is based on 2mm thick acrylic for robustness. The mounting stand that holds the mirror can be rotated by an angle of zero to 90 degrees for the perfect adjustment. Smaller cases, though, may not be able to fit it, so the dimensions of the mirror must be kept in mind.

 

Sadly, while this is certainly an interesting product that could definitely appeal to a lot of gamers, even for comedic factor, information on wider international availability and pricing hasn't been disclosed as of now.

 

Source: https://www.neowin.net/news/nagao-shows-off-gpu-mirror-so-you-can-admire-the-beauty-of-your-gpu-fans

 

 

 

 

Second source: https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/nagao-manufacturing-releases-graphics-card-mirror.271606/

 

My thoughts: I'd be tempted to buy one! It's a sounder idea than using a vertical mount for your GPU.

[IronSoldier]

okay.. cool. i suppose.

 

 

[Moonzy]

sure do love my xiɿɈƧ ƨυƨA GPU

[For Science!]

But then the graphics card fans would have to see your face....

[minibois]

I should start a petition to call this a Fanity Mirror.

[Alex Atkin UK]

Great, lets impede the airflow to the fans for a bit of vanity.

[Senzelian]

Now instead of a piece of tempered glass, it's a mirror that's restricting the airflow. Much better!

[Radium_Angel]

"Paging Narcissus to the white courtesy phone."

[Trik'Stari]

I don't understand why they design the cards to be oriented the way they are in the first place.

[Guest]

I wanna put a whole bunch in my case so that it's OnlyFans.

[TVwazhere]

10 minutes ago, Den-Fi said:

I wanna put a whole bunch in my case so that it's OnlyFans.

 

I dont recognize the case on the first one, but the second one is definite the Define/Meshify C chassis, and in that one the mirror seems to take up a lot of room. This is probably only a product advisable for larger mid or full towers due to spacing. Also if this thing sells for more than $30 it's a ripoff. Get a properly away-from-side-panel spaced vertical GPU mount from cablemod or Phanteks and call it a day. 

[Franck]

like cars in trade shows

[Arika]

[Spotty]

1 minute ago, Arika S said:

Should have used the Linus I showed you my ram meme. Missed opportunity. 

[Arika]

1 minute ago, Spotty said:

Should have used the Linus I showed you my ram meme. Missed opportunity. 

it actually should be more like this shouldn't it?

 

[Mark Kaine]

1 hour ago, Trik'Stari said:

I don't understand why they design the cards to be oriented the way they are in the first place.

I do (airflow)  but I think there definitely should be options for this, manufacturers could just build a "mirrored" case so you put the GPU on the other side,  "upside-down"...

 

I can't imagine it being too bad for temps,  just install a couple of fans on top of the case additionally or something

[GOTSpectrum]

1 hour ago, Den-Fi said:

I wanna put a whole bunch in my case so that it's OnlyFans.

I can see you zip tying 40 fans together to make a case to cool your "5700 XTs"

[williamcll]

wait how much are they pricing this thing?

[Trik'Stari]

3 hours ago, Mark Kaine said:

I do (airflow)  but I think there definitely should be options for this, manufacturers could just build a "mirrored" case so you put the GPU on the other side,  "upside-down"...

 

I can't imagine it being too bad for temps,  just install a couple of fans on top of the case additionally or something

They have that. It's called rATX. I had one but it was shitty. Azza genesis 9000

 

Horrible build quality. 

[kingmustard]

6 hours ago, Trik'Stari said:

I don't understand why they design the cards to be oriented the way they are in the first place.

Likely a legacy design choice that's difficult to simply change.

[nick name]

That's gonna waste sooooo much cocaine.  

[Shreyas1]

Not RGB 0/10

But I actually feel like if they put an LED strip on the outside edge they may be able to sell more. It is a cosmetic device after all

[Bombastinator]

11 hours ago, kingmustard said:

 

 

Source: https://www.neowin.net/news/nagao-shows-off-gpu-mirror-so-you-can-admire-the-beauty-of-your-gpu-fans

 

 

 

 

Second source: https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/nagao-manufacturing-releases-graphics-card-mirror.271606/

 

My thoughts: I'd be tempted to buy one! It's a sounder idea than using a vertical mount for your GPU.

Buy a piece of mirror and an adjustable bracket from you local hardware store for a few bucks. 

 

10 hours ago, Trik'Stari said:

I don't understand why they design the cards to be oriented the way they are in the first place.

Atx form factor.  Atx was originally meant to sit flat. 
 

for myself if you’ve got to eat all that pcie space one might as well do it with a 5 slot cooler.  That would actually be functional.

[Trik'Stari]

1 hour ago, Bombastinator said:

Buy a piece of mirror and an adjustable bracket from you local hardware store for a few bucks. 

 

Atx form factor.  Atx was originally meant to sit flat. 
 

for myself if you’ve got to eat all that pcie space one might as well do it with a 5 slot cooler.  That would actually be functional.

I'd probably buy that lol. Part of the reason I want SLI is because multiple GPU's just looks better.

 

I just want them to flip the cards. That doesn't seem like it should be that difficult.

[Bombastinator]

20 minutes ago, Trik'Stari said:

I'd probably buy that lol. Part of the reason I want SLI is because multiple GPU's just looks better.

 

I just want them to flip the cards. That doesn't seem like it should be that difficult.

So port facing rather than starboard.  Would fit in some motherboards but not others.  They used to make gpu coolers that wrapped around the card to do that.