Cooler Master Vertical Graphics Card Holder Kit

Having made a massive overhaul of my PC a month or so ago, the point of it being virtually a new PC, I decided it was time to go vertical. I have to be honest, though. This wasn't my first choice. I would've liked to have gone with the Cablemod vertical gpu bracket, but it seems they do a limited run and sell quickly--you don't have to modify your case with that.So I was left with either this Cooler Master vertical bracket/mount, Phantek's version, or another which seems like a mass produced/rebranded mount by EASYDIY. The EASYDIY requires no modifications, like the Cablemod, but unfortunately it didn't look like it would work with my case and GPU in terms of length--Phanteks Eclipse P350X, Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce OC.In the end, you can gather what I chose by this review, and the verified tag.Installation:Instructions were pretty straight forward, and it was easy enough to install. You will have to modify your case. I had to put in the vertical bracket/mount first, and used masking tape to mark where I needed to cut the PCIe dividers. I first tried to use a portable dremel with a diamond cutting disc, but didn't have much luck...maybe my dremel lacked the RPM. In the end, I grabbed some side-cutters out of my hobby workbench. Job done.Performance:I ran the Assassin's Creed Origins benchmark tool after installing it to see if there would be a performance hit. I unfortunately didn't note down the frame time and latency beforehand, so you'll have to take my word that I believe there was an increase of around 1-2ms latency with the PCIe riser cable. Which without benchmarks, is honestly unnoticeable.Temperatures:Because the GPU isn't up against the side panel like cases with built-in vertical mounts, and more or less positioned in the center of the case, airflow and temperatures are unaffected. Which is a good thing.In conclusion. While again, it wasn't my first choice, it's still a good and well-built product, and I'm still happy with this. I would recommend it for those who want to go vertical.

Easy to assembleEasy to installEasy to improve the look of your build.Installed into a Cooler Master case so no issues found. Materials are good quality. Zero sag.Would advise inserting GPU to mount prior to installing into the case. The screws to secure the GPU to mount can be difficult to access once mount is installed into case.GPU: ROG STRIX 1080Ti OC

This works as advertised but a couple of points let it down and I removed it from my PC. The riser cable is too short in my opinion and restricted the positioning height in my machine to only one possible slot. Also, the mounting bracket - which actually works quite well in terms of case compatibility - leaves the graphics card mounted close to the mainboard and away from the side window, which doesn’t work well if you have an RGB mainboard. It also leaves the graphic card covering all the spare PCIE slots, preventing any add-in cards from being added in the future. A good quality item worthy of the Coolermaster brand but the original design could be improved.

Worked out great, had to cut the pci slots out at the back but was not difficult a pair of wire snippers and a tiny bit of needle filing and it’s barley noticeable, the bracket fills theVoid perfectly. When I had air cooling it gave me plenty of room for the fans to work perfectly and now I have water cooling also plenty of room for the tubes. There is the tiniest bit of sag now I have a water block on the card but it is far far less that what I would have had with the gpu mounted in its normal orientation also this could be mitigated with some tiny shims on the motherboard side of the tabs at the back, the bracket is well made and sturdy enough for the heaviest of graphics cards.

Can honestly say the build quality is fantastic and worth every penny. Was a breeze to install and looks great. I particularly like the fact that it mounts the GPU directly to the rear of the case with no offset, some of the brackets i looked at set the GPU further back in the case which this one does not so that was great. Has also dropped the temps on my 2080ti a couple of degrees which is also a huge bonus.

Good idea, fits perfectly in a large tower case.Unfortunately the one I received was poorly painted. The other downside with this is that you have to cut your pc tower to suit this bracket. Low profile ram required as it sits quite close to the motherboard. None of the above details given in item description.

Fitted to my NZXT H500 fine and has decreased the GPU temps by 2°c which is great.Seems to be a bit issue that everyone is complaining about having to cut their case and not wanting to, I was more than happy to make the sacrifice as the end product is amazing!

I thought this would have been a nightmare to put together and actually use but it turned out quite easy. FIRST OF ALL, you need a PC Case with 7 expansion slots such as the Cooler Master Cosmos C700P. You have to mount your GPU to the Vertical Mount FIRST before fitting it to your PC Case. The riser cable is of excellent quality but quite stiff too so be careful when plugging it in to your PCIE Slot. Once done, you can then fix the mount to your expansion slots with the expansion port screws that come with your case. Other than this, 2 screws securely keep your GPU from moving around, though there is still some movement. For this review I used an Asus Strix OC 1080Ti which is a massive card to start with but had no issues fitting the Vertical GPU Mount.