Is it safe to lay gaming pc on its side??

OneZeoN

Enthusiast
Hi

I'll soon be getting a new gaming rig with the CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE
it's going to be used in the living room and I've been wondering is it safe/ok to lay a pc on its side these days?

It would look a lot better in my set up laying horizontally but if it's not safe I'll find another solution.

Sides of case is tempered glass and not blocking vents etc

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Specs below....

Case
CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.35GHz/20MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
Gigabyte X470 AORUS Ultra Gaming: ATX, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3400MB/R, 2300MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x Hydro Cooler with RGB fans
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
 

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steaky360

Moderator
Moderator
I don't think it will cause an issue, just don't put it on its side when its turned on :)

That case is certainly designed to be upright though, but as long as you're not blocking anything, I can't see what the problem would be, ultimately the PC won't know what orientation its in!
 

OneZeoN

Enthusiast
Cheers both

Yeah went with the Corsair case in the end as if it runs ok horizontally then it could be on view a lot so wanted it to look semi non garish lol
 
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