GPU Temps & Airflow With The Bequiet! Dark Base 901 

I scored a Fractal Torrent that was basically BNIB on craigslist for 100$ a couple years ago. Gonna be my main rig case til I wear it out or die... unless something massive changes in form factors. Yeah it's got the glass sides, but this thing moves a lot of air haha.

That's why I still have my old C.M. 690 III Case, with some modifications I did,in order to improve the airflow. Never choose aesthetics over functionality.

True but a solid case like the lian lancool mesh 2 will have so many holes that it can afford to have a side panel for aesthetics. Not saying I'm a huge fan but that's pretty much the meta now

@@x8jason8x So you bought it with glass sides even though the main purpose was to allow more air in...

@@x8jason8x Not bad. The two 180mm fans are nice.

We had a week of 90 degree weather so I capped to 60fps and my pc made almost no heat.

@@BlackJesus8463 Mine kicks alot of heat out, but temps are not that high.But here in the uk it's been mild a long time now, well most of this year so far.But iam running at very high FPS to.😊

Everything you said is the exact opposite of the way it really is. ✌

@@BlackJesus8463 Username checks out though. 😅 There's a definition of static here that's descriptive, but applies to the content of the post more than case fans. 😂

😂 It ain't the hardware baby, it's the numbers you can get with it. Crack on sir! Haha

3 x 140mm fans in that case is just fine. ( 2 front, 1 rear) you are going to get VERY diminishing returns on more fans. If you want to test it yourself, set all your fans to 50% and check temps, then set all fans to 100% and see if you get any temperature drop. But long story short no you don't need any more fans to cool a 7900xtx. Just make sure you have 2 front 1 rear.

@@Gribbous thanks, that was my initial guess too.

@@gergoturi7559 If it does turn out you want more power add another exhaust top/rear so you have 2 in 2 out. Dont use the top front. It will suck cold air out before it hits your cpu cooler.

@@Gribbous well, just to be on the safe side, I'll add one more then. So 2 intake at the front, 2 exhaust near the cpu. Got it. Thanks for the tip.

@@gergoturi7559 To stop dust build up set your intake fans 10% faster than the rear to make up for lost air pressure. It will make sure dust only gets on the front filter and not everywhere. With nice matching fans that's all the tips i've got. Hope it helps.

Yes that is true, but I was just addressing the case and airflow with this case here, may do a video on undervolting

Actually 4000 series perform better by just reducing the power limit as apposed to using curve editor, der8auer done a video on it with a 4090

I've seen stable undervolts that only save about 10 watts but capping frames will help a lot more than that. Trust me bro.

@@BlackJesus8463 "capping frames will help a lot more" Especially if you live in a desert in summer and don't want to murder your electric bill. lol

Not the same, because the radiator will decrease the airflow - and you would have some more heat from the CPU. It won't likely make a big difference, but the CPU may be slightly cooler, while the GPU may be slightly warmer.

@@ClassicalTechnology I see.. that's how I currently have one of builds, however my 4080 PNY hovers around 62 degrees and my 7900x around mid 60's with manual PPT set to 142,000 for 105 watts.

@@mariolp2999 I had a client that bought an NZXT H5 flow, an AIO that was too big for the case initially, with a Zotac 4080, and it would not fit at all top mounted because of the RAM clearance (I didn't pick the parts lol). He asked if I could make it work, so I finagled the fans pushing air through the radiator, venting inside the case, from between the chassis and front panel mesh. It had to be setup in an entirely messed up weird way with maybe a centimeter (not exaggerating lol) of space between the radiator and graphics card... somehow the temps are not terrible, but I took a chance and set the top fans to exhaust with the normal rear fan. Even under load, it was only maxing 68c on the GPU, and he paid double my rate even after I told him it wasn't necessary... full disclaimer: he didn't even have me fully benchmark and validate it, but he hasn't reported any issues whatsoever. I told him it'll be a negative pressure dustcatcher, but that's easy to mitigate with a modicum of routine cleaning. Needless to say, it can work, but unless you're willing to solve some hardcore spatial math at times, and possibly risk an inferno case, not at all recommended lol.

Yeah but you're going to rack up a lot of dust

Kind of depends. I service mine and do a clean with an airduster every year anyways. I normally have the pannel on but got lazy due to a few upgrades in succession and left it off for a year. Really wasn't that dusty inside. Also have an open air test bench and it was only slightly worse than my partners case which always has the panels on.

Yeah boi! I haven't used sidepanels in at least a decade. I actually just put a cheap box fan pointed directly into the side.

@@adoptedorange52951 Nah I use an air duster as below. It actually isn't that bad if you keep on top of it

@@BlackJesus8463 Lol nice

This is why you go for NVIDIA and ONLY NVIDIA.

WTF are you smoking bruh? 😂😂

Yeah, the newer 4070 is better in terms of power efficiency for sure

There's no argument that they're hot, but I'll take a few celsius over the dismal performance of the 40 series.

@@x8jason8x The 4070 = the 3080... Your comment itself doesn't make sense.

@@x8jason8x Oh of course, it's you. I didn't even read your name but of course, you'd say something this brain dead. What's new, as expected.

@@adoptedorange52951 No it doesn't but you repeat straight up lies all the time like a clown, so who cares what you think?

I guarantee you don't use that pc for anything other than gaming

@@adoptedorange52951 sorry to inform you but i dont only game on it.

@@parkersgarage4216 Microsoft word doesn’t count

@@adoptedorange52951 lmao im glad you are genuinely concerned so much about what i do w my pc. to help you sleep tonight though, im not a heavy word user lol. have a good night bud go get some sleep. whats really funny though, it shouldnt matter to you what anybody does w their pc because really its none of your business. i kinda feel bad for you though honestly. it must be hard worrying what everyone builds their pc for. very stressful life you live thats for sure lmao. so stressful that i cant even imagine to be honest lol. take care dude, call your woman and tell her to come back your lonely and feeling down. there are so many pc's being built for gaming that its a travesty. you fuwieddfjkhgsdfkjh, you are the only one who can stop this trend and keep it from going any further lmao. im out take care and i do appreciate the good laugh tonight.

@@parkersgarage4216 I’m not reading that book good night have fun playing diep io and solitaire

Yeah it’s pretty sweet!

Saw this comment yesterday and today HUB named is the best 1440p monitor on the market. 😅

He lives next to microcenter, give him a break

Yeah 3000 series is just so bad in thermals and efficiency in general. That's where the 4000 series mainly makes its improvements.

@@adoptedorange52951 Yeah and that's the only improvement on the 40 series GPUs, memory bandwidth, generational improvements in traditional raster performance below 4070 Ti and overall price is what's killing it for me to even think of upgrading.

@@adoptedorange52951 I dare to say that 4090 and the 4070 non-Ti make sense to upgrade to, the Ti variant is just way too expensive over the 4070 to justify a hefty premium. While it's powerful, it having 12GB is a deal breaker for that price.

You can bring heat down considerably by capping frames. it also helps with coil whine!

@@BlackJesus8463 About that, I've capped Assetto Corsa (modded) and even then, this game can bring both my GPU to its 340W power draw and CPU to its knees at times, mainly due to the old engine. It's the inefficiency of the Samsung node that even with capped frames, you never know where the power draw at what performance will lie at. Also, my hardcap in the control panel is 143 fps due to my monitor's G-Sync compatibility, select games I run outside of the limit, but I don't play many if any competitive games.

It's not about the card, it's about the heat that it produces. You can keep a 300w chip cooler than 100w chip.

It's not about the card, it's about the heat that it produces. You can keep a 300w chip cooler than 100w chip.

I can second this, the 4070 Ti stays relatively cool unlike the 3090 Ti while delivering the same-ish performance.

Lol @ the bots comparing their fake rigs.

lolz

The GPU isn't just heating itself though. Every 10 degrees hotter is a significant shortage of lifespan for capacitors and extreme heat cycling will damage anything. You can actually see GPU sag baked into well used cards on RU-vid.

Coz you a broke boy 😂😂😂

@@Ober1kenobi Nope. Just don't like getting ripped off....

@@Ober1kenobi Funny how you made comments about people's IQ being low in this community... then hit us with "Coz you a broke boy". The irony. 🤣💀

You do you man, I'm happy with my 4070 Ti and might consider the 5090 next generation since it's going to blow the 4090 out of the water.

@@x8jason8x This is a community? I get classical technologies videos popping up and I'm not even subscribed. I guess you're the head honcho because you're head over heels for him.

True tbh, like this is common sense and GPU temps aren't even an issue with the 4000 series, AMD might have more problems yet the title is only aimed at nvidia...

You saw the title bruh. It's not enough to simply fit a GPU into your case and if you've never used a high-power GPU this video could save you time and money. ✌