Yannis76 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Hi, Since September I have been experiencing PC shutdowns with fans at 100% whenever I try to play a game with graphics. I don't play very often, so I haven't been noticing so much. In the beginning I thought it was only TW Troy, but it seems it is every 3D game! The card is the EVGA 2070GTX Super and temperature reaches 86oC, works there for about 1-2min and then PC shutdowns with the fans at 100%. CPU temperature is around 50oC. Of course if I leave the 280X case side panel open, pc works fine. Case is the Corsair 280X with two fans in front entering air and a H115 radiator also entering air with its two fans on the top (based on corsair advise). Graphics card is at the bottom of the case. Any ideas? Maybe de-assembly the card and reapply thermal paste? Adding on more fan at the bottom? Can I change the glass panel with one similar as on the left side with a mesh? Thing is that that didn't happen in the past, so I feel something is failing on the cooling part of the card in that case. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDoyen Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 since there's no exhaust fans and you really need the H115i at the top, maybeeee i would flip the front fans as exhaust, and add at least a fan under the GPU to intake air right on the GPU (remove the front filter if you do that). It should prevent the GPU sitting in a bubble of its own heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yannis76 Posted November 27, 2021 Author Share Posted November 27, 2021 Thank you for the response, but there seems to be no place to add another fan below the graphics card. Things are pretty tight there. Does Corsair have a normal side panel with mesh for the right side as well? I haven't found one from Corsair yet, but saw one from coolzero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDoyen Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 if the GPU is the only PCIE device you use there should be plenty of room for fans at the bottom of the case. As far as i know, coldzero are the only ones to offer open plexi panels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yannis76 Posted November 28, 2021 Author Share Posted November 28, 2021 Hi again! I also have a SB sound card on the last PCI slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeDoyen Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 oh damn, sound cards still exist ^^' Seems like the bottom front slot is still useable, with a bit of cable management. All this bundle of cables should fit neatly in the dual chamber of the case, leaving the place completely empty to put a fan. That's one possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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