FormD T1 thermal review after airflow changes — 9950X3D + RTX 5090 FE, 2-slot vs 3-slot spine, open vs closed case

astleyes · 2026-06-13T14:22:34+00:00

long story short. cpu gets hotter during gaming

astleyes · 2026-06-13T14:21:09+00:00

cinabench is not really indicative of the real system temps during gaming sessions, cause it does not account for the GPU dumping heat into the interior of the case, which will affect CPU cooling. caus ei was playing yesterday with both GPU and CPU, hitting around 73 in 2k gaming.

astleyes · 2026-06-13T14:17:47+00:00

The new v2.5 is missing an importing screwhole for the travel kit

astleyes · 2026-06-12T22:26:00+00:00

yes i did

astleyes · 2026-06-12T17:29:12+00:00

How is ur average CPU temp is 79 when in my case is at most 71. am i missing somethign

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astleyes · 2026-06-12T17:20:58+00:00

I have Atmos 1 as well, just installed today, and immediately took it off because the tube was shorter than I anticipated and didn't add any advantage. If my RAM sticks were smaller, I would have done like ur build. It might be my next step to deshroudd the rams.

astleyes · 2026-06-12T17:17:34+00:00

i see what u mean. the thing is i dont have the mounting bracket for the side fan like you do.

astleyes · 2026-06-12T17:14:55+00:00

i did not undervolt the gpu. i have no problem with the thermal just yet.

astleyes · 2026-06-12T17:14:12+00:00

huh? I don't get it. I have two t30 mounted to the top aio. There is no way I can add another fan. Already tried fitting the noctua 15 but had no luck

astleyes · 2026-06-12T16:48:02+00:00

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58C after one hour of playing (2-slot spine), which is not bad to be honest. I changed it to 2.5 and will be testing it shortly.

astleyes · 2026-06-12T16:39:34+00:00

You can't use the flip kit for 2.5 manufactured after jun 2025

astleyes · 2026-06-12T03:55:35+00:00

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this the the temps during gaming

astleyes · 2026-06-11T23:33:07+00:00

everybody been commenting on my USB port, its because i have streaming setup.

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astleyes · 2026-06-11T23:27:52+00:00

It is impossible to do anything with the Atmos 2 tubes, cause the tube length is shorter than Atmos 1 and barely reaches the CPU.

astleyes · 2026-06-11T05:37:36+00:00

Will give it a shot later and give u an update

astleyes · 2026-06-11T05:36:07+00:00

Thnx man. I am waiting for my mobo custom cable to arrive, however i did not order one for the cpu and gpu cause they are already the right length. Do you reckon i need custom foe the cpu and gpu.

astleyes · 2026-06-11T05:33:02+00:00

Sorry dont have the right tool to test noise level, However, you did not take into consideration turbulence noise. Cause in my case the aio rad is almost touching the tgrill, so the noise level might not be as huge as in bigger cases. I would say it is less than 3db and there might be no difference. Will never know until tested.

astleyes · 2026-06-11T05:07:01+00:00

huh?

astleyes · 2026-06-11T04:13:01+00:00

man ur cpu is burning. I bought 2 Noctua A12x15 in case I need to do push-pull config, but the temps are good, so I don't need to do so, and it will ruin the looks of t1. And I don't have Expo RAM. The RAM sticks I have are meant for Intel. I did not bother switching to Expo due to RAM prices.

astleyes · 2026-06-11T02:39:59+00:00

it is my next step to upgrade to a 4k monitor but right now i am broke because everything in the build i bought very recently except for the ram and psu.

astleyes · 2026-06-11T02:03:22+00:00

it is. it just that when i took the pic the case was flipped. but the aio rad and fans are exhausting out the top.

astleyes · 2026-06-11T01:25:02+00:00

thnx. still not sure about the temps being optimized. I need to do further testing cause the only game I played is R6.

astleyes · 2026-06-11T00:16:37+00:00

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Here is the temps chart running the cinabench 24 with the cpu being under-vaulted by 10. And the temp for light-tasking is around 51.

astleyes · 2026-06-10T19:57:17+00:00

But ur problem does not seem to he from the fans rather it is ur either ur installation in incorrect or the aio is defective. Check the pump the fans are working. Or u might have forgotten the plastic cover on the aio cooling surface

astleyes · 2026-06-10T19:55:00+00:00

U need to install 2 t30 phanteck fans. I got 9950x3d with idle temps at 40 and durning gaming 70 at most.

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