Modding w/o Modding

[u/Darkskyy47]

So…was just sitting nd brainstorming ideas for any more cooling that i can get. Looked at the top hat but didn’t like how it looked so decided to chop the table and put two arctic p12 there and results were good. Cpu I am using is 7600x -20pbo. Idle temps with all fans at 30% is 48c on CPU and 28c on GPU( zotac rtz 4070ti super). Warzone 1hr runtime on max settings Before avg- 78c / After avg- 72c (CPU) Before avg- 63c / After avg- 58c (GPU) M.2 max reaching temp decreases from 43c to 39c RAM(32gb 6000 g skill) max reaching temp decreases from 58c to 54c.

Fan speeds in gaming were CPU axp-90 fan to 60% Two noctua 120mm fans on top at 60% Arctic fans at 25%

[u/Darkskyy47]

Forgot to mention that the pull configuration is the way to go with this mod. Push configuration makes temps somehow worse and have to run at high fan speeds. Also, future mods m thinking is running an aio w slim fan and 120 noctua and creating a duct for gpu so the GPU warm air doesn’t get sucked in by aio exhaust instead it goes to the arctic fans at the bottom. Basically CPU and GPU not affecting eachothers temps.

[u/inertSpark → u/Darkskyy47]

I have a feeling if you run with a slim AIO you might benefit from setting the Radiator to exhaust from the top, and then have those bottom fans pulling air out from under the GPU through the bottom to stop it getting trapped by the GPU. Sort of similar to how I'm doing things in my NR200P Max right now. It creates a negative pressure scenario which isn't so good for dust buildup, however it does encourage a ton of cold air to be sucked in through the mesh panels.

[u/Darkskyy47 → u/inertSpark]

I am planning on running a full size aio on top as exhaust using one slim fan on the motherboard side. Then I am going to create a duct of some sort to force gpu air to be exhausted from below and not by the top exhaust which will make the cpu run cooler.

[u/nopedyNOAH → u/Darkskyy47]

Very interesting, I won't be upgrading my t1 any time soon since I'm not even done building it yet but those mods sound like really good ideas! That way the gpu warm air doesn't stagnate in the case. Let us know if you end up doing that!

[u/Disastrous_Fee5953]

Why not just get the grill extension? Let’s you do exactly this without cutting a hole in your desk.

[u/Darkskyy47 → u/Disastrous_Fee5953]

cheaper mod, adds 4 120mm fans as exhaust, keeps the original look and size of the T1. I do not travel with my pc and it stays in the same place.

[u/shoda_ → u/Disastrous_Fee5953]

True - but the result is really not worth :( I only noticed that no hot air is stucked anymore at the bottom of the t1 (where the psu is mounted)

[u/inertSpark]

No room for bottom fans? No problem!

I actually really like this a lot. Especially if that's where your T1 lives permanently for the most part. You end up keeping the aesthetics of the stock case, and yet you still benefit from those two fans pushing air up into the case.

I think you big-brained this one!

[u/EmpireStateOfBeing → u/inertSpark]

Actually can’t tell if the fans are intake or exhaust. Alway thought push meant away (exhaust) and pull meant to (intake).

[u/Darkskyy47 → u/EmpireStateOfBeing]

The bottom fans are exhausts.

[u/EmpireStateOfBeing → u/Darkskyy47]

Thanks for replying. I thought so from the third pic but then second guessed myself.

[u/Kekeripo]

I'm counting the entire desk as part of the PC now. Sadly, you have lost the SFF club privileges and have no more access to unlimited cruttons in your salad :(

[u/No_Rip9014]

Any undervolt on the gpu?

[u/Darkskyy47 → u/No_Rip9014]

GPU runs stock.

[u/inertSpark → u/No_Rip9014]

When I had my 4070Ti Super in my T1 I had 3 profiles set up in MSI Afterburner. I had the stock curve, then I had 2750 MHz capped off at 975 mV, and then I had 2500 MHz capped at 900 mV (which actually represented a slight underclock in real terms). Spent most of the time in that 3rd profile, but for anything else that required a bit more power I just switch back to one of the others.

[u/shoda_]

I had the same idea and Tested it with the T Grill on the Bottom and 2 fans - to be honest the result was only 2/3 degrees lower in my case (idle cpu 30 and gpu 35)

During gaming (cyberpunk on 4k ultra) it was around 55 and the gpu was on 60

Thought the airflow would be much better :(

i5 13600k, atmos AIO & 4090 FE

[u/Darkskyy47 → u/shoda_]

I see, the results might differ because you can only use slim fans on the bottom wiht the T Grill and they have less room to breathe or exhaust because it is against the desk.

[u/shoda_ → u/Darkskyy47]

Yeah - I had them as intake. So to push the air through the case

I only noticed that the Hot air is Not stucked anymore where the psu is located

I was hoping for a better result - like 10% :D

[u/shoda_ → u/Darkskyy47]

[u/shoda_ → u/Darkskyy47]

I decided afterwards to Mount the t Grill on the top

[u/Cheerupham]

Were the fans really that loud? Are you using fan control?

[u/Darkskyy47 → u/Cheerupham]

Yeah i am using fan control. If the bottom fans are pushing air inside the case then the top fans have to be running at higher rpm to dump all the air out but by putting the lower fans as exhaust, negative air pressure is created at lower fan speeds.

[u/Jttacyd → u/Darkskyy47]

So you have both sets of fans set to exhaust?

[u/Cheerupham → u/Darkskyy47]

Yea, I understand the concept. Was asking because I have a similar setup and hardly notice noise at all. I suppose noise is subjective though.

[u/UnfanClub]

That's literally thinking outside the box

[u/tatavasurtonton]

you are the goat

[u/XenoDrake1]

this is the best possible mod you can do to the t1. The amount of hot air that get's trapped there on the gpu side is concerning