I'm building a new PC and have a Palit Gamerock 5080 graphics card that I want to mount vertically in my Antec C3 case. The card has an RGB zone that's visible when mounted this way, but I'm concerned about the PSU chamber underneath, which limits the space for the GPU. I'm also using an Arctic Liquid Freezer AIO cooler. Has anyone successfully managed to do this? I've looked into vertical GPU mounts, like the Cooler Master option, but I'm uncertain if it'll fit and how it might affect cooling performance. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! 😊
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Make sure you're using a Gen 5 riser, as it's better for this setup. You won't regret it!
You don't necessarily need a Gen 5 riser right now. A Cooler Master Vertical Mount (version 3) should fit well and work fine. Honestly, the difference in graphics performance for my 5080 was negligible, less than 0.5% even when overclocking or undervolting.