make sure the MB is not upside down tho!
I'm having some problems trying to find a good place to store my PC. It's pretty big. I was thinking that I could lay it on it's side instead of standing upright.
Is this OK to do, so long as I don't block any fans?
Why?
It will put strain on the HSF - CPU socket, i've seen it before where the HSF has pulled away and overheated the system.Why?
you don't want the MB upside down, due to the fact that heat rises and you don't want the board heating up from the CPU and components. The CPU wouldn't cool as well.
Normally because if the motherboard was upside down then you would have a large, heavy heatsink hanging off the motherboard putting stress on it. It's better if the system is laid down to have it lying on the side with motherboard at the bottom as if it was a desktop case.
Its ok, but you should make sure that any power hungry components are towards the bottom, so that they get enough electricity.
Ive always wondered why Graphics cards are built this way? Why do they always mount upside down with the heatsink facing downwards and all the heat soaking up into the board. Wouldnt it make much more sense to build them the other way up?