Is there such a thing as this? Asking for a friend

[Guest]

Hi. Here's a regular PC Case.

 

But is there such a thing as this? Not this specific case, just an "opposite" case in general where things point the other way?

Asking for a friend

[Fasauceome]

6 minutes ago, Shabba said:

But is there such a thing as this? Not this specific case, just an "opposite" case in general where things point the other way?

 

yes, cases with inverted motherboard trays. it's not the exact way you picture it because the motherboard itself can't be reversed, just flipped upside down, but it achieves the same thing

 

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2221-corsair-600c-case-review-and-benchmark

an example of an inverted case

[minibois]

Some day people just decided the motherboard is mounted on the right panel (looking from the front), meaning when they were adding windows to cases, they made the left side open.

Now it's such a standard, no case manufacturer will deviate from said standard.

 

There has been a case which was able to be reversed, the Be Quiet Silent Base 801, where you were able to flip the motherboard assembly, allowing for a 'reverse' build. Didn't really take off as a product category though. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Fasauceome said:

yes, cases with inverted motherboard trays. it's not the exact way you picture it because the motherboard itself can't be reversed, just flipped upside down, but it achieves the same thing

 

 

So essentially all your motherboard components would be upside down?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, minibois said:

Some day people just decided the motherboard is mounted on the right panel (looking from the front), meaning when they were adding windows to cases, they made the left side open.

Now it's such a standard, no case manufacturer will deviate from said standard.

 

There has been a case which was able to be reversed, the Be Quiet Silent Base 801, where you were able to flip the motherboard assembly, allowing for a 'reverse' build. Didn't really take off as a product category though. 

It's a bummer because the best positions for my PC at home are with the glass panel beside the wall, so I don't get the RGB money shot.

 

I mean, my friend

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, Shabba said:

So essentially all your motherboard components would be upside down?

yep. and everything that plugs into it, such as the graphics card. aside from that it's the same as a standard case.

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

yep. and everything that plugs into it, such as the graphics card. aside from that it's the same as a standard case.

Interesting. Is there a recognized term for this "Southpaw" type of case? Seems to be "Inverted", I just googled it

[thrasher_565]

i think the uk used to have it standard there but i think they whent in to a resetion or something and custom pcs cooling stooped.

[WhitetailAni]

That standard, where the motherboard was flipped right to left but upside down was called BTX.

Intel created it, and a bunch of Optiplex-like manufacturers adopted it.

The whole idea was that the CPU would be in the bottom front of the case, and it would be cooled by a "cooling module" that was basically a front fan, a mini wind tunnel, and a big passive heatsink.

Everyone hated it, though, because it killed backwards compatibility, and it never came back.

[thrasher_565]

13 hours ago, FakeKGB said:

That standard, where the motherboard was flipped right to left but upside down was called BTX.

Intel created it, and a bunch of Optiplex-like manufacturers adopted it.

The whole idea was that the CPU would be in the bottom front of the case, and it would be cooled by a "cooling module" that was basically a front fan, a mini wind tunnel, and a big passive heatsink.

Everyone hated it, though, because it killed backwards compatibility, and it never came back.

well that btx but there are inverted atx case as well.

 

 

 

 

then there lian li

 

 

then there's the 90 degree case were it can have a benefit.  but with out a vertical gpu adapter it still not grate.

 

Edited February 28, 2021 by thrasher_565