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Finally got a chance to game for an hour and a half. Started off with the front and top fans on low by accident, but it just helped create the heat soak quicker. The CPU slowly got up to 67C and stayed there, so a pretty big jump from the 55C. Not unsafe, but not great either. The GPU only...

Yeah those are load temps in BF4 after 15 minutes. I'm on 1080p but run 175% resolution scale with 2xMSAA, so the equivalent of somewhere between 2k and 4k. Unless I don't understand res. scale, but the fps matches up with benchmarks. Now you've piqued my interest in cutting some metal, I'll...

A lot of good advice here, thanks everyone. Here's what I did: I figured before I go nuts with this thing, let me start from scratch. I blocked off the open PCI ports at the back, took out the Vantecs and replaced them with basic 25cfm Apevia blue LED fan. Three 80mm intakes, 2 front, and 1...

I considered that, but honestly if that's necessary I'll just get a new case. But considering I'm able to keep my temps exactly what they are with the side off, how much more air cooling can I hope for?

Again, these things have been mentioned. Hot air rises and the PSU fan should exhaust, I would think, are 'no ****' things to say. Obviously I know that or I wouldn't have mentioned it as a problem. I appreciate yours and his efforts though. This GPU does not blow out the back of the case...

Thanks for parroting. No one thought a loud PC was cool 10 years ago, people bitched about loud fans then just like they do now. I already made it clear I want to try to make this case work, if it's impossible then I'll get a new one. If you have something useful to add, please do.

I'll try switching that around. Here's basically how it is now. Judging by my PSU being an intake, I need more intake, correct? Or should I block off the open PCI slots at the bottom back?

Thanks for the tips and information. My temps are perfectly fine as it is, I just wonder if there's a better way. No reason for a new case. Currently the setup is 2 25cfm 80mm case fans on front for intake. 84cfm 80mm Vantec Tornado on top exhaust, at 1/4 to 1/2 power. 25cfm 80mm case...

Maybe I should start a new thread for this, but I'll ask here first... So I tried some things with fan configurations. I thought an exhaust fan at the back of the case below the GPU fans would help, but it made temps rise. Turns out the bottom of my case is sucking air on the back and side...

Well good news! I decided I'd put one of my 80mm Vantecs in place of my top fan, and put the 80mm fan that was there onto the existing side mount location, over top of the CPU cooler (JUST enough clearance). Both exhaust. Played an hour of BF4 and the temps stayed right where they were when I...

Yeah I bought this case about 10 years ago. It's not so much I'm blaming Win 10, as it just is what caused the difference in temperature. Could be drivers, could be that Win 7 didn't utilize my CPU/GPU to their fullest potential and Win 10 does (games run better on Win 8 than Win 7 right?)...

I upgraded GPU, played for about a week with no issues. Then upgraded to 10 and literally felt the extra heat the first time I played BF4. Something in Win 10 is taxing the system for sure, but I also definitely have an airflow issue. In any event, side cover off keeps the temperatures at 55C...

Whats AIB 390? Why would an overclocked 970 be a good comparison for a stock 390? I looked at a benchmark of a 970 overclocked vs a 390 overclocked as well, the 390 performed better. Power consumption and heat output aside, the reviews/benchmarks I read showed the 390 and 970 doing about the...

I went with the 390. Old architecture and all, it performed better than the 970 and within 0-15 fps of the 980, even at 1080p from the latest benchmarks. 390x makes no sense for anyone to buy. I can't justify $140 for a max of 15fps (mostly 10fps) more and in one case less fps, when both...

You are both correct. Removing the side panel made a huge difference. Temps dropped 15C and stayed there. Put the panel back on and they slowly creep up into the 70's. Looks like my case is too small for the amount of heat going on in there. I do have some Vantec Tornado's but they're in...