• blueday@lemmy.worldEnglish
    441·
    10 months ago

    I mean, if there was more room, it would be indicated with a higher number.

  • PeterPoopshit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    10 months ago

    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.

  • JadenSmith@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    10 months ago

    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.

      • JadenSmith@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        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.

        • Bondrewd@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          I didnt say I mounted I “plopped” it on top. It is only attached to not fall off, but it moves. And there is a huge ass hole beside it so the tubes have room to get into the case. Welp, too lazy to get a new case for now so that is how it is going to be.

  • Hubi@feddit.deEnglish
    75·
    10 months ago

    I’d be very nervous about those PSU cables right below the fan…

    • SteveTech@programming.devEnglish
      10·
      10 months ago

      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.

      • edgemaster72@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        Took me a second to see it on the CPU cooler but yeah, looks like they flipped it around, probably due to insufficient RAM clearance, without reorienting the fans.

      • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        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.

      • TwistedPear@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        In this instance, the CPU fans are pulling rather than pushing, and yeah it’s because of memory clearance.

        Surprisingly, temps of the parts aren’t that bad. Under load the CPU tops out at about 70c, and the gpu only goes up to 65c while ray tracing and the whole bit.

        Still, if money were no object, I’d like to have the Silverstone Sugo 17 shoebox style case when it becomes available.

  • froggers@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    haha the GPU I’ve had before having to RMA it was like this. had about 2mms of space between it and my fans