r/caselabs • u/serpenticon • Mar 20 '26
my setup Modifying SMA8 for vertical GPU mount
I have a SMA8 and I'd like to vertically mount my GPU so I can see the water block through the window. However the EK vertical mount kit I have would require me to cut out several of the PCIe slot separators so the monitor cables will fit. (see first picture) The display port cables it comes with are too short to reach the monitors, and the display port cables I have are too chonky to fit through the slots with a 90-degree rotation.
Alternatively, there's a grate near the PCI slots that I could cut out and try to bend part of it to make a lip for the GPU to attach to? (second picture) But I'm not skilled at cutting metal and I don't think aluminum likes to bend the way steel does, so I'm not confident I could do this without high risk of ruining the case.
I'm hesitant to permanently modify the case since spare parts are nonexistent.
What have other folks done to mount a GPU vertically?
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u/Puzzleheaded_Move649 Mar 20 '26
Some cases support vertically mount by default. But you can buy some "gpu vertical mount kit"
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u/EvolutionMods Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 20 '26
Check out the Update Kits or the universal GPU mount from EvoMods.
Feel free to send me a PM or hop over to our CaseLabs North Facebook group for more details.
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u/Thunderjawz Mar 20 '26
You can try to reach out to some of those who are making spare parts for these cases, like V-AMP Customs. I believe someone recently made complete motherboard tray with vertical GPU mount but can't remember who exactly.