reference image if you have no idea what I’m talking about:

I know this is a minor nitpick, but it’s something that annoys me.

I got this graphics card mostly because it was the best deal on Amazon at the time (gpu shortage), and I also thought it looked decent from the images they had. However, when I actually installed it, all I see is the relatively unattractive looking black metal backplate with some white text. The other side is always the side shown in the promotional images too - not a single one of the pictures in the Amazon listing even shows the side that you’ll be seeing 99.9% of the time. Do they think everyone hangs their PCs above them from the ceiling, or has open-air testbenches? Why do they never even bother with the other side? I know they want the fans on the bottom so the cooling is better, but the air in front of the CPU shouldn’t be that bad, a lot of cheaper GPUs don’t need that much cooling, and a ton of people have watercooling now anyways so the CPU radiators just go on the sides.

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    21 days ago

    if you want to showcase the gpu, look for a case with vertical gpu mount option. pics

    or one that opens on the other side, where the mainboard sits cpu end down/slots end up. same expansion card orientation as the old failed ‘btx’ form factor; which i still have a couple of.