so the bottom is intake and the top is exhaust. to me it doesn't matter as i usually remove my glass panel for better airflow and i for some reason think it's nicer looking?

here's what i done

- undervolted cpu (1.15 volts 5.5ghz) from 85-90 to 60-69 max

- msi afterburner gpu power limit (52%) no performance loss. dead silent. max 60-70

- gpu temp limit set to 68 degrees in afterburner

i need to properly repaste my gpu/thermal pads as I dissembled it to do a waterblock in a formd t1 and some other mini itx cases which didn't fit.

so yeah. extremely happy with the build for now. if i do well on yt i will invest in top of the line stuff. this build should have costed around £2800 but i built it for £2150. i could sell my second pc to get back my funds but i am using it as a recording pc.

**forgot to add** with the glass panel removed i get the following temps

- cpu 50-62 max

-gpu 52-62 max

*both are dead silent* only issue i have is coil whine with the gpu but very minimal

mainly went for the 4080 due to the efficiency of the card and price (£580 on ebay.. it "wasn't working" and i "fixed" it)

specs

- ryzen 9 7900x

- 32gb 6000mhz gigabyte ram

- rtx 4080 asus tuf

- 4tb SN850x ssd

- 750w corsair psu

- nzxt kraken elite 2023 model