Hi,
My rig consists of
Xeon E3 1245 v3 (4770 equivalent)
R9 290 Tri-X OC
GIGABYTE H87M-D3H Mobo
CM Seidon 120M AIO Liquid Cooler
CM K350 case
My temperatures right now are just OK with 70C on CPU and 80C on GPU max (+-2) at extreme gaming. But to achieve this I needed to unscrew the transparent side panel and screw in some fans there.
The rad is attached to the rear and is exhausting air out from the case. One side fan is exhausting the hot air from the GPU while one side fan is giving in cool air to the GPU. There is a case fan on the front that is pulling some cool air into the case. I'll attach some pics to make it simpler to understand.
The main problem is the GPU depositing hot air into the case and because the motherboard is tiny, the gpu is very close to the CPU cooler hence the hot air goes through the rad. If I cool the rad with outside air, more hot goes into the case and GPU temp rises which is almost like a catch 22.
My aim to is lower these temps to more respectable temps. I want to explore various options like a custom case built from scratch - I have few ideas for cases which solve some of the problems I'm facing. Can someone suggest any better solution to this before I attempt something drastic? Thanks
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My rig consists of
Xeon E3 1245 v3 (4770 equivalent)
R9 290 Tri-X OC
GIGABYTE H87M-D3H Mobo
CM Seidon 120M AIO Liquid Cooler
CM K350 case
My temperatures right now are just OK with 70C on CPU and 80C on GPU max (+-2) at extreme gaming. But to achieve this I needed to unscrew the transparent side panel and screw in some fans there.
The rad is attached to the rear and is exhausting air out from the case. One side fan is exhausting the hot air from the GPU while one side fan is giving in cool air to the GPU. There is a case fan on the front that is pulling some cool air into the case. I'll attach some pics to make it simpler to understand.
The main problem is the GPU depositing hot air into the case and because the motherboard is tiny, the gpu is very close to the CPU cooler hence the hot air goes through the rad. If I cool the rad with outside air, more hot goes into the case and GPU temp rises which is almost like a catch 22.
My aim to is lower these temps to more respectable temps. I want to explore various options like a custom case built from scratch - I have few ideas for cases which solve some of the problems I'm facing. Can someone suggest any better solution to this before I attempt something drastic? Thanks




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