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I need pc case advice

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Ok I made a post about my graphics card temp few days ago, it still seems a bit hot to me 50c idle and 75-80c under load. My cpu doesnt seem to hot, only gets to like 45c under load. My question is do you think its worth putting another fan in the remaining slot? I made so pr0 paint l33tage to show the basic layout of case and where the extra fan would go :roll:

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the one down the front is usually for hard drive cooling but it might help. 75-80c isnt that bad though, Its not a major problem. If you really wanna cool it down then you could get a new (better) heatsink and fan for the card or even some water cooling.
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artic cooling ftw

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From what I know - A case should have more extractors than inputs. My case runs 2 80s on the bottom front (Input), 2 80s and a 120(PSU extractor positioned on the bottom part of the PSU) in the top back part.
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Just put an additional cooler below the graphics card.. take like 4 twigs and stick them in the 4 holes to make something like a table and it should stay around 30°C

Default slots for coolers on the case arent really efficient

I've got 1 250mm cooler in the front and one on the side panel, 2 80mm's on the back side.. graphics card still idles at 40 and 60 under load

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Not really that high for a graphics card. Mine has a 120mm on the front, 1 120 on the back, 2 80mm on the side and 1 80mm on the top. Plus the PSU. Works well.
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