Can you mount a laptop 2.5 inch hdd on an desktop ssd mount?

MadMindMike

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I'm building a mini itx system and thinking about installing a zotac gtx 1070 or 1080 mini and I'm worried now about the airflow it fits an aio water cooler for the cpu so no problem for the cpu. The case an elite 110 from cooler master has mounting brackets on top and on the sides of the casewith an 3.5 inch mounting slot only on the side, right in front of the gpu! Which disturbs the airflow for the gpu quite a bit.
So the question is if its possible to mount an 2.5 inch laptop drive lets say a seagate barracuda 2 or 3tb drive on an normal ssd desktop mount (instead of a ssd drive) on top of the case indtead of an 3.5 inch normal desktop hdd on the side. If its possible it would allow the gpu to *breath* without any "hurdles" in the way.