I’m concerned since my 2080ti is idling at 58c. I have that intake right next to an exhaust and I’m not sure.

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    What’s the thing between the PSU and the GPU?
    And what’s the orientation of the fans?

    The main question is: does your GPU have a no fan idle mode? AFAIK the fans won’t spin till the GPU reaches 60°C and cool it back down to 40 or 45, sorry can’t remember.

    Usually you want to have a 3 intake at the front panel and 2 exhausts, one at the back inline with the CPU cooler and one at the top as far behind as possible. Since you’re running, what looks like, a mini tower you can with the same layout as a midi but 2+2 (2 intake front, 1 exhaust back, 1 exhaust top far behind). For a positive pressure you can mount an additional fan on top, at the front as an intake.

    For the best result you should take your time and fiddle around, measure and document

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      That thing is a 3d printed anti sag brick lol.

      The GPU fans spin around 55ish.

      Oh! So if I flip the top front fan around it’ll work out better? Or should I just take that one off entirely?

      I want all the fans filled if I could. But I’m okay even 3d printing air guides to move air along or prevent it from getting in specific places.

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        The anti sag brick looks nice but is restricting airflow from the side, if you can look for a stand for the corner of the GPU.

        You don’t have to populate all available fan slots. I would recommend you to remove the bottom one entirely, even if your PC is on top of a table and dust isn’t a problem, this fan redirects a lot of the air, coming from the front 2, slightly up to the CPU.

        The problem with the top one is, even if you rotate it to be an intake, it could push the air, coming from the front, down away from the CPU flow.

        Short: try and simply remove the bottom and the top front one entirely.

        Like someone already stated, you want the air to move linearly from one side to another.

        I don’t recommend to use air guides since they can create pressure points and block other components. Components like RAM, VRMs and drives also need some fresh air.

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          Yea I guess you’re right about the anti sag brick. But it does have a bunch of speed holes in it I thought would be enough. I really don’t like the column antisag methods.

          Ill disconnect the fans you all have recommended and report back.

          Thanks this is my first small case like this. Usually I either have a big fuck all case or one of those mini ITX cases that you put the GPU on the back side of the mobo.