PC Master Race @lemmy.world TwistedPear @lemmy.world 10 mo. ago

Just because case specs say "360mm of gpu clearance", that does not mean "comfortably" or "you won't have to disassemble everything around it".

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"cable management"
I bought a case with enough GPU clearance, without realising the radiator for a liquid cooling kit I got was much thicker than standard (Arctic Freezer II), so I had to get a new case for that.

It's good practise to measure everything with measuring tape, I reckon.
- I just bought a 420mm AF II and plopped it on top of my case. Problem solved.
  
  My first case didn't even give that option lol. Was a rather odd design. I'm using a Corsair case now and decided to front mount, with fans at the top for exhaust. My room gets a bit hot, probably from all the weed, so when I'm gaming it helps exhaust the air from the GPU.
I mean, if there was more room, it would be indicated with a higher number.
haha the GPU I've had before having to RMA it was like this. had about 2mms of space between it and my fans
I made my graphics card watercooled because I couldn't fit it in my case with the bigass extra long heatsink. It's complicated. I used a universal gpu water block, some small heatsinks for the mosfets and vram and thermal glue to hold the heatsinks on but I fucked up because that fucking glue is like 75% as strong as epoxy. Now that I have an actual proper gpu waterblock, I can't install it because of this shit. I guess the takeaway from this is to not do dumb stuff like I did, so at least you didn't do that.
Apparently it was a total area calculation
I'd be very nervous about those PSU cables right below the fan...
- Those cables won't make any difference to temperature, they're not even that close or clumped up
  
  https://youtu.be/YDCMMf-_ASE?si=FQzig0J3DQrY5WDt
  
  They don't look likely to get buzzed either
- Nah there's plenty of room, I have a feeling the CPU cooler fans are pointing the wrong way though. Like you can just see the back 'brace' part of the left fan.
  
  Edit: Oh that top case fan is exhausting air before it's really done anything too. OP the air comes out where the brace bits are, try and keep the air moving in one direction, e.g. intakes near the front, exhaust near the back.
  
  Also, ideally you want positive pressure inside the case. Like two fans pushing air in and just one pulling air out. This helps with dust build up.

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