Vid Cooling Idea: will it work?

[m1 grant]

My idea is to give my GTX better cooling by simply putting its face upwards instead of downwards. To do this I will use the spare PCI slot that's above the current slot that the real PCIx16 slot is hooked up to, and screw the GTX into this slot, facing upwards (with a few mods to its PCI bracket) and use a flexible riser card to hook up the GTX to the PCIx16 slot below it. My question is are there any good riser cards that won't decrease my performance?
Also feel free to comment on whether this is a good idea mechanically or thermally.

 

[ShiShKaBoB]

honestly, I dont forsee it being worth the time for performance purposes.. however for expiremental purposes sounds fun... goodluck.

 

[kniah]

I think your temps will be about the same, assuming you don't use the pci slot below your gtx so that it has room to breathe. It would probably be more beneficial to improve the airflow through your case than to mount the gtx upwards. I don't see much of a difference since the hot air flowing though the heatsink is still being directed horizontally by the heatsink. Just my thoughts.

 

[haelduksf]

That would be an excellent idea if you were using a passive cooler of some sort...but I tend to agree with the others- the stock heatsink is designed to deal with facing down- turning it around probably won't do much for you.