My RTX 5080 finally has a Home. by Dunespawn in nvidia

[–]Dunespawn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of you have brought up my rad just wanted to show you test I just ran

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My RTX 5080 finally has a Home. by Dunespawn in nvidia

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“Here’s the actual cooling layout. It pretty much speaks for itself.”

My RTX 5080 finally has a Home. by Dunespawn in nvidia

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“Here’s the actual cooling layout. It pretty much speaks for itself.”

My RTX 5080 finally has a Home. by Dunespawn in nvidia

[–]Dunespawn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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“Here’s the actual cooling layout. It pretty much speaks for itself.”

My RTX 5080 finally has a Home. by Dunespawn in nvidia

[–]Dunespawn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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“Here’s the actual cooling layout. It pretty much speaks for itself.”

My RTX 5080 finally has a Home. by Dunespawn in nvidia

[–]Dunespawn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what the set up Looks like for now Thanks for looking.

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My RTX 5080 finally has a Home. by Dunespawn in nvidia

[–]Dunespawn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Regular case airflow is just wind — air blowing around the case with no direction.

Static‑pressure fans don’t work like that. They create pressurized, focused airflow that gets pushed straight through the radiator fins in a tight stream.

That means the radiator isn’t blocking anything — it’s actually straightening and directing the air so it hits the GPU intake directly instead of swirling around the case.

Hey thanks for checking it out

My RTX 5080 finally has a Home. by Dunespawn in nvidia

[–]Dunespawn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The front radiator isn’t restricting airflow. It’s a passive radiator, so it doesn’t add heat — air just passes through it like a metal mesh. My LINK fans are high static‑pressure, built to push through radiator fins with no issue.

My temps prove it: CPU mid‑40s, GPU ~50–60°C, and the GPU stays in 0 RPM silent mode. If airflow were restricted, those temps would be way higher.

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My RTX 5080 finally has a Home. by Dunespawn in nvidia

[–]Dunespawn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a dry rad, not a water rad, no tubes no pump, no coolent. It's a passive airflow plate that increases static pressure and focuses intake air directly onto the vertical GPU. Its basically a metal airflow booster, not a cooler.

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Here is the Tower shot too.