Question gigabyte vision rtx 3070 vertical mount questions

[Ven25]

Hello,
I want to mount my gigabyte RTX 3070 vision vertically to complete the whole look. I want to use a vertical bracket with a pci-e riser cable. 2 questions arise to which I'm having a hard time finding answers:

• Will my GPU be limited by pcie-3.0 riser?
• Will my GPU fit vertically below noctua nh-d15?

I have asked fractal design support however a week passed and I have yet to hear a response.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Dj0gany]

You wont see a fps difference between the pcie3.0 and4.0
What bracket are you buying and what case do you have?

 

[Phaaze88]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwfAF5XjXbM

 

[Dj0gany]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwfAF5XjXbM

I knew as soon as there is a question about vertical gpu mounting u were gonna spawn xD

 

[Ven25]

You wont see a fps difference between the pcie3.0 and4.0
What bracket are you buying and what case do you have?

I have the fractal meshify 2
I have had the opportunity to test fit the cooler master universal vertical bracket ver. 2 and it did not fit.
Right now I'm thinking of buying the fractal riser

 

[Phaaze88]

@Djoza
Hey now, no need to single me out - it's not just me, I swear!

 

[Dj0gany]

Typically with vertical gpu mounts,the top of the graphics card the should be on the top expansion slot.
In other words,the top of the GPU should be aligned with the bottom of the rear I/O shield in your Fractal design meshify 2 case.
So if the NHD-15 goes below your I/O shield,that means you are going to have clearance issue's with any bracket honestly.
I hope you understood what i said since its kinda difficult to put it in words.

 

[Phaaze88]

Or just, IDK, look up pics of NH-D15_vertical gpu?

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[Dj0gany]

https://imgur.com/a/lHcmZRv

View: https://imgur.com/a/lHcmZRv

Tight fit

 

[Ven25]

Or just, IDK, look up pics of NH-D15_vertical gpu?

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I'm embarrassed now. That's a great solution or at least a step in a good direction

 

[Ven25]

Here's my pc with the gpu mounted vertically on the included vertical slot

https://imgur.com/a/bfyVKpI

View: https://imgur.com/a/bfyVKpI

 

[Ven25]

Typically with vertical gpu mounts,the top of the graphics card the should be on the top expansion slot.
In other words,the top of the GPU should be aligned with the bottom of the rear I/O shield in your Fractal design meshify 2 case.
So if the NHD-15 goes below your I/O shield,that means you are going to have clearance issue's with any bracket honestly.
I hope you understood what i said since its kinda difficult to put it in words.

It very well goes beyond the io-shield however as the sample pictures of cases with nh-d15 and vertical gpus indicate that's not true.

 

[Dj0gany]

It very well goes beyond the io-shield however as the sample pictures of cases with nh-d15 and vertical gpus indicate that's not true.

What i said applies if you use a vertical gpu mount kit,not the included vertical gpu slot,which is in general much worse for airflow.

 

[Ven25]

It very well goes beyond the io-shield however as the sample pictures of cases with nh-d15 and vertical gpus indicate that's not true.

In my case it ends about 2cm above the bottom of the top expansion thing

 

[Ven25]

What i said applies if you use a vertical gpu mount kit,not the included vertical gpu slot,which is in general much worse for airflow.

oof, that's a bummer

 

[Ven25]

What i said applies if you use a vertical gpu mount kit,not the included vertical gpu slot,which is in general much worse for airflow.

I understand the airfrlow implications, hence the want for a vertical mount kit

 

[Ven25]

Here is the fractal B-20 it seems to end at the top of the second highest expantion slot (if that's the correct term)

https://imgur.com/a/geXdXQs

View: https://imgur.com/a/geXdXQs

sorry for the link earlier

 

[Dj0gany]

I understand the airfrlow implications, hence the want for a vertical mount kit

On the 3rd 'spoiler' @Phaaze88 sent you can really see how it would be with a mounting kit.So i think you will have to buy a bigger case for this to work.
I think something like JayzTwoCents did in his video will work.
Skip to 19:20 and you will see that the way he mounted the gpu was at a 45 degree angle,but the problem is i dont know where you can get that sort of bracket,since he didnt link it in the description.

Edit: Having it at a 45 Degree angle would decrease the GPU's height,making it not interfere with the NHD 15

 

[Phaaze88]

I don't think they need to get a bigger chassis... or did I miss something?

The angle of the pic in the 3rd spoiler is from a slightly higher angle than the other two - that's why it looks like they're 'bumping'.

 

[Ven25]

I just took out a measuring tape and if the vertical kit will let me mount the gpu on the second highest expantion thing then I will have a couple of mm of clearence between the most sagging point of nh-d15 and the gpu

 

[Ven25]

I just took out a measuring tape and if the vertical kit will let me mount the gpu on the second highest expantion thing then I will have a couple of mm of clearence between the most sagging point of nh-d15 and the gpu

Imma buy the fractal B-20. I'll let you know when it arrives whether it fits.

Thank you for all of the help

 

[Dj0gany]

I just took out a measuring tape and if the vertical kit will let me mount the gpu on the second highest expantion thing then I will have a couple of mm of clearence between the most sagging point of nh-d15 and the gpu

Nice,so there is clearance.Even if its a little bit,its enough.
Those expansion things are called expansion slots.In a normal mid tower case,there is 7 of them.Bigger ones can have 8,9,smaller ones can have 5,small office pc's have 2,3.you get the point.

 

[Ven25]

Nice,so there is clearance.Even if its a little bit,its enough.
Those expansion things are called expansion slots.In a normal mid tower case,there is 7 of them.Bigger ones can have 8,9,smaller ones can have 5,small office pc's have 2,3.you get the point.

yup, thank you <3

 

[Ven25]

@Phaaze88 I would like to thank you too <3

 

[Dj0gany]

wholesome 😖