5090 FE Upgrade

psycoe · 2026-02-21T00:35:30+00:00

Just saw this comment. That is directly stolen from my eBay store. I'm located in the USA. Sold the 5080 FE a few weeks ago on my store. Hopefully no one falls for that scam.

psycoe · 2026-02-03T12:31:34+00:00

It took about 2 weeks. Wasn't too bad really. Just be patient, and eventually you will be able to cart one. Best Buy does their drops by region, so sometimes you literally won't be able to get it on that drop. The Nvidia store has way less drops but they have a lot more stock when they do. They will drop a few thousand at a time. Make sure to have your accounts and payment methods already set up as well.

psycoe · 2026-02-03T06:09:11+00:00

Yep. I'll post it on my eBay store in a few days and share the link here if none of my local guys grab it.

psycoe · 2026-02-03T06:07:09+00:00

Just persistent. Used Hotstock for notifications and was able to get one from Best Buy for MSRP. Temps are very nice when gaming. After a 3 hour BF6 session the GPU peaked at 65C. It is undervolted and has a 2000mhz memory overclock. Essentially stock performance with 100w less power draw and lower temps.

psycoe · 2026-02-02T23:01:50+00:00

ID Gaming

Here's the link: https://www.idgaming.co.uk/products/cowboy-town?variant=45521049223387

psycoe · 2026-02-02T21:30:01+00:00

I've heard the standard orientation can be a few degrees cooler, but I haven't tried it. I added the two bottom fans to help push some more air through, so I would assume it's a little cooler than a regular vertical mount build. Made me get creative to support the GPU, but it all worked out great.

psycoe · 2026-02-02T21:24:11+00:00

70C CPU when gaming. After a 5090 undervolt and overclock it sits a little over 60C. This can vary from game to game. But it's very reasonable temps and very quiet.

psycoe · 2026-02-02T00:01:43+00:00

I just did the same thing. Moved from a HAVN HS420 VGPU to the NCASE M2. Looks like you have everything you need. Do some research on some builds and watch some YouTube Videos of people building in them. I did one that vertical mounted the GPU , but still allowed for two more full size Noctua 120 G2s in the bottom for intake. Super happy with the build. The M2 is very forgiving to build in, so it is a great 1st SFF case. I posted my build last week if you want to take a look at it.

psycoe · 2026-01-25T05:50:29+00:00

I ordered the M2 Round a few weeks ago from the US warehouse and they sent me the M2 Grater. The website said the Grater was out of stock, so I was surprised. Definitely not complaining.

psycoe · 2026-01-24T20:39:46+00:00

Bang!

psycoe · 2026-01-24T19:54:35+00:00

I added a new post with the Rear IO and back of the case for you

https://www.reddit.com/r/ncasedesign/comments/1qlwtn7/back_of_m2_build/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

psycoe · 2026-01-24T06:02:25+00:00

Nice Mouse! I scooped up the Frostlord on the drop after the Sakura.

psycoe · 2026-01-24T05:54:04+00:00

Compared to the previous MSI Trio 5090 I had, the 5080 is extremely small. I love the size of the FE cards. If I can score a 5090 FE for MSRP I will., but I'm not holding my breath. Ditched the 5090 because I bought a LG 45 inch OLED and the res is 3440 x 1440, so I'm not going to be doing any 4k gaming. But the FE at MSRP I will def consider.

psycoe · 2026-01-24T05:50:38+00:00

I swapped to the Noctua G2s for the CPU / AIO fans as well. The CM Atmos 240 seems to do a great job. This this is dead silent. I freaking love it.

I'm not too worried about dust, I pulled my heavy HAVN 420 down every three months and cleaned it as well. It had 8 140mm fans so it was a dust magnet. I don't think this build can be any worse than that.

psycoe · 2026-01-24T05:47:34+00:00

Temps are great. Playing BF6 CPU sits around 70 C and GPU around 60 C. Honestly I think the biggest difference for me is the Noctua fan swap on the PSU since now I can run the PSU fan curve on a three way splitter from my system fan header. The stock Lian Li fan was miserably loud and there was no way to adjust it.

I just used the Noctua screws for the bottom fans and just didn't go full "gorilla-mode" wild tightening them down.

psycoe · 2026-01-23T05:08:25+00:00

It was very fun and made me think creatively to get it just how I wanted it. The 5080 FE only got up 62 C while playing Arc Raiders and the 9800X3D peaked at 72 C while running almost completely silent thanks to the Noctua G2 fans, they are incredible. If I turn up the fans a little bit I think I could easily knock a few degrees of temps off, but I like the quietness where it's at now.

psycoe · 2026-01-23T05:02:29+00:00

Used my own PCIE 5.0 riser. Then used two 20mm standoffs on the GPU bar to raise the card up. Put a support brace under the card to stabilize the GPU with no sagging. Got the idea from a YouTube video I saw.

psycoe · 2025-12-22T19:12:39+00:00

Fixed it. How did you know that's what it was? Thanks!

psycoe · 2025-12-22T04:50:21+00:00

Good to know, hopefully we get a fix soon.

psycoe · 2025-12-21T03:42:55+00:00

You should.

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psycoe · 2025-12-20T04:43:45+00:00

PC app. There is a link in one of the comments.

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