Which is the best position for gpu card? vertical or horizontal?

[subie]

Hello,

What would be the best position for the gpu card?

Vertical
The gpu is positioned vertically/slight angle, and the exhaust is on top

Horizontal
The gpu is positioned horizontal, and the exhaust is at the back


and is there any difference at all in the temperature?

Thank you!

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[Tristan1337]

I don't think you'll see any large difference whether it's vertical or horizontal.

FWIW, i have my cards positioned in a vertical position. And haven't noticed any difference myself.

[Za1n]

It is more important to keep your cards spaced appropriately to avoid excess heat buildup and to under-volt them so as to further reduce heat.

Also, if you have many rigs, try to space them apart from one another as well or utilize external air flow such as a fan to direct the heat away from your rigs.

Finally keeping dust and dirt buildup to a minimum with periodic cleaning is also beneficial to maintaining effective GPU cooling and thus increased the card's longevity.

These practices will allow the fans on your GPUs to run at slower speeds, as too high of continuous fan speed is the number one reason for premature fan failures. While vertical and horizontal positioning may offer slight variations in operating temperatures, the bigger heat related issues are considered above.

[adaseb]

I don't think it will do much difference temperature wise.

However it might make a difference with the fan longevity.

The cheap sleeve bearing fans last longer if mounted horizontally.

[subie]

 Thank you very much everyone for the advice!