GPU Great Temps with Crappy case VS High Temps Awesome Case

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#1 hofuldig
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Ok well i have a generic case i bought about 5 or 6 years ago from when i built my 1st PC. so when i came time to get a new one i got a raidmax Dirk Tooth case. it looked good and it was supposed to have Great Airflow. get the case. 2 weeks later noticed my video card artifacting and stuttering. went into my CCC (ati card) its idling at like 60c and hittin above 80c when running games. open the case BOOM wall of hot air. the metal inside the case was really hot to the touch. so i take all my new PC parts and put them in my old PC case from 5 years ago. idling around 37c and never goes above 50c when playing games.

all in all if you see an expensive case like i did and you think it is going to be great think again. i paid $80 for that case and regret getting it becaus i cant return it lol. the case i have all my new hardware in was around $20 off newegg.

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#2 04dcarraher
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If you replace the stock fans with high performance one your temps will drop big time Just replacing the front and rear 120mm with 70+ cfm fans will really help. You could also replace those 80mm fans with 30cfm fans too.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103061 - 90cfm fan

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#3 cybercuz11
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It's not a crappy case if your temps are that good.

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#4 Too_tight_shoes
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I did that to my Coolermaster Elite 335 stuck in 2 Akasa Apache fans (intake/exaust) and I have a antec spot cooler above my ram and a Titan TTC fenrir for the CPU... case temps are at 32- idle 49-load case temps. Cost me as much as a standard CM-690 but it runs cooler :P.